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Nothing terrifies Boiseans more than being compared to Rip City, columnist Michael Deeds writes.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A motorcyclist died on Friday afternoon after striking the side of a pickup truck, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced. The crash took place at the intersection of NE 173rd Circle and NE 142nd Avenue. “Preliminary investigation indicates the driver of the pickup truck was traveling...

Clark County Public Health has placed signs around Lacamas Lake in Camas this week warning that the lake has elevated levels of harmful cyanotoxins from algae. Water samples collected from the lake on June 2 showed cyanotoxin levels above the Washington Department of Health’s recommended levels. According to a...

This weekend, a huge ridge of high pressure moves into the Northwest! Temperatures will be at times above twenty degrees normal in cities like Portland and Boise. Heat alerts have been issued for Oregon, Washington, and Idaho for the very hot temperatures. Record highs are likely from Sunday into early...

In the delta where the Sandy River meets the Columbia, Jerri Boon lives tucked away in the cottonwood trees. She’s part of a community of more than 30 unhoused people who’ve called the Sandy River delta home for years, but this week, the encampment is being forcibly removed as the Oregon Department of State Lands...

The man who was shot was taken to the hospital and no police officers or deputies were injured.

On June 4, 2024, PPB officers saw Calix-Rivera carrying a hatchet, recognizing him from previous drug arrest encounters.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police have arrested a Gresham High School teacher and indicted him on child sex-related charges after an undercover online sting. Last December, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was notified by the Bothell Police Department in Washington that a Portland man had been identified during an undercover...

Following a mistrial in 2024, a jury reached a guilty verdict for the two charges on May 1.

Regional leaders have paused controversial plans to open a homeless resource center in East Multnomah County. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, alongside Commissioner Vince Jones-Dixon, called for a 90-day pause on construction plans for the homelessness facility within the former Cook Plaza building,...