Firefighter injured, taken to hospital during North Portland home fire response
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland firefighter was injured and taken to a hospital during a response to a home fire on Saturday evening. Just after 7 p.m., Portland Fire and Rescue said crews responded to the blaze at a building on North Missouri Avenue. The firefighter who was injured sustained minor burns while fight
Lost for 4 Days on Mount Hood, 7-Year-Old Jack Strong Hiked 30 Miles to...
On a summer afternoon in August 1926, 7-year-old Jack Strong wandered away from his family's camp at Paradise Park on Mount Hood to find his older brothers and took a wrong turn instead. He would spend the next four days alone on the mountain, surviving on huckleberries and fish he caught with his hands, before rescuer
New Medicaid rules could hit 600,000 Oregonians. Many may not know it
Shannon Hughes had heard that big changes were coming to Medicaid. She just didn’t realize they could affect her. The 45-year-old Gladstone resident gets her health insurance through the Oregon Health Plan. She hadn’t connected the federal Medicaid changes to OHP or realized that people like her could soon have to work
Three arrested after Buckman Tesla crash and hourslong search; five guns seized
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Friday, Portland Police officers arrested three people during a patrol meant to reduce summertime violence. The mission is called "Summer Cool Down," and Portland Police has stated its meant to create proactive patrols in order to connect with community members at a high risk of being involve
State-of-the-art training facility for two major Oregon women’s sports teams opens in Hillsboro
The first time professional goalkeeper Bella Bixby walked into a practice facility designed for a pro-soccer team, it wasn’t actually built for her team. It was 2019, and renovations to Providence Park caused Bixby’s Portland Thorns to instead practice at a Beaverton facility built for the Timbers. At...
Armed fugitives speed through SE Portland, toss guns from car in wild police chase
People enjoying a late summer night at restaurants and bars around Southeast Portland’s Laurelhurst neighborhood found themselves caught in the middle of a wild police chase. Social media lit up Friday night and early Saturday morning with reports of a large police presence in the Laurelhurst and Buckman neighborhoods,
3 arrested, 5 guns seized after brief shelter-in-place, suspect search in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police arrested three people and seized several guns after a brief shelter-in-place and suspect search overnight in Southeast Portland. On Friday night, the Portland Police Bureau said that just after 11 p.m., they pulled over a black Tesla Model S near Southeast 29th and Belmont street
Oregon hiker rescued after spending 10 days in Chelan County wilderness
An overdue hiker was found safe after spending 10 days in Chelan County wilderness.
Portland Man on Meth Breaks Into Business, Gets Shot, Then Sues for $10 Million...
A bizarre Portland case involving an early-morning break-in, a business owner jolted awake inside his own building, a pair of bolt cutters, three gunshots, and a $10 million lawsuit has finally reached its conclusion, and it is the kind of story that perfectly captures why so many people feel like the system has been t
Dad Sues for $39 Million After Daughter, 17, Dies on ‘Death Trap’ Road Days...
Mai Grace Tankersley’s family described her as “incredibly kind and loving” and said she hoped to one day teach high school history
