Portland Public Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students through the 2024-2025 school year, funded by the Oregon Student Success Act, and will no longer accept cash or check paym…

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests on both sides of the river were met with police use of force Saturday on the 51st consecutive night of demonstrations against police brutality that were initially s…

As votes continue to be counted across Oregon, the Linn County Sheriff is already preparing for the possible passage of one measure that is some of the strictest gun control legislation in the U.S.

Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen has joined Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan in promising not to uphold the laws established in Measure 114. If passed, the measure would add additional restrictio…

At least three Oregon law enforcement agencies are debunking rumors that antifa had a part in starting Oregon wildfires.

A group of Ridgefield High School students walked out of class Wednesday morning in protest of mask mandates in schools.

Fred Meyer warehouse workers voted unanimously on Saturday to authorize a strike that could disrupt food distribution at 180 locations across the Pacific Northwest.

Target announced this week that it will drop its mask requirement for shoppers and employees inside stores.

Some parts of the U.S. are colder than Antarctica right now.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight made another significant contribution to the Oregon governor’s race Tuesday when he donated $500,000 to Republican candidate Christine Drazan. 

Nike co-founder Phil Knight donated $2 million to a political action committee backing Republicans in the Oregon legislature, according to state records.

Portland City Council voted Wednesday afternoon to pass an ordinance that bans camping in the city during the day starting July 1.

A Republican state lawmaker let protesters into the Oregon Capitol building in Salem during a protest that disrupted state lawmaker’s special session with violence last month, according to st…

An Amber Alert for a 7-year-old girl who was asleep in a Honda when it was stolen in Southeast Portland was canceled after the girl was found “safe and sound in the area of Laurelhurst Park,&…

During Tuesday’s midterm election, 60% of Morrow County voters said “yes” to county measure 25-88 to move the county to Idaho. In Wheeler County, 58.15% of voters also said “yes” to measure 35-29 t…

Paul Vernon Hoeffer was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. He had pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of threats to injure.

Columbia Sportswear announced they will terminate employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, the company said Wednesday.

The Supreme Court ruling will have ramifications on a national level at a time when homelessness in the U.S. is at an all-time high.

Kevin Dahlgren isn’t a typical homeless advocate. The Portland-area drug counselor says he has spent 28 years helping people on the streets along with advising cities and counties.

A pair of photographers captured stunning images of the northern lights over Crater Lake in September.

Oregon Republican lawmakers are calling on Governor Tina Kotek to remove Cass McLeod-Skinner from her role as director of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners after re-posting a message about…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison’s police chief has banned officers from using “Thin Blue Line” imagery while on duty. The move by Chief Kristen Roman follows criticism on…

Tillamook’s sharp cheddar cheese won four of the five top slots in the sharp cheddar category at the 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest, placing second and third overall.

Florida’s governor is calling out Oregon for not being tough on crime, after Washington County failed to request the extradition of a man with warrants for his arrest, but the governor’…

As millions of Americans across the United States move every year, a new WalletHub report analyzed the best and worst places to live — ranking Oregon among the top 10 worst states to live.

Both violent crime and property crime decreased in many of Oregon’s largest cities from 2021 to 2022, according to preliminary data released by the FBI. Portland was among them. 

A federal judge on Friday denied a request from the Oregon attorney general for a temporary restraining order against federal officers in Portland.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced her office is investigating the board of directors at Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, claiming the media company breached its stoc…

Portland and the ongoing protests came up several times during the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic contender Joe Biden, during which the president did not directly condem…

Without informing students, Portland State University quietly rearmed its patrolling officers with guns on Feb. 14. PSU Police Chief Willie Halliburton announced on April 11 that he rearmed the sch…

Tina Kotek, Oregon’s new governor-elect, is already hard at work on what’s ahead when she takes office in January.

The anonymous written comments staff members of the Portland Police Bureau provided after an LGBTQ policy training session shows many rejecting the whole training.

A new report by the National Drug Helpline shows Oregon as the state with the worst drug problems in the United States.

The Biden administration’s sweeping new vaccine mandates announced this week are expected to impact tens of thousands of workers in Oregon and Washington.

Oregon was one of the fastest-shrinking states in 2022, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer introduced a bill that would ban federal funding and approval of Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 tolling in an effort to “kill Oregon tolling permanently,̶…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan has taken a two-point lead over Democratic nominee Tina Kotek, a new nonpartisan poll conducted by Emerson College shows.

A new study shows that many retired individuals are choosing to leave Oregon in favor of cheaper, or potentially warmer, locales.

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Republican state Senators who garnered over 10 unexcused absences during a 2023 walkout are ineligible to run for re-election based on the voter-approve…

With the presidential election less than a month away, mail-voting is rousing debates in states where it is allowed, including Oregon.

In a letter sent Monday, the Alsea School District’s superintendent demanded Oregon make masking optional in schools and allow parents to make that determination.

After years of negotiations, the Burgerville Workers’ Union says a new contract will create the first fast food labor group to be legally recognized.

A video on Twitter captured the moment two people were escorted off an American Airlines flight out of Miami for not wearing masks.

Joining a coalition of western states, Oregon is set to consider a bill that would make Pacific Standard Time permanent amid calls to end Daylight Saving Time.

Rep. Earl Blumenhauer announced Sunday he’s joining Rep. Don Beyer in calling for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to resign.

A Louisiana man convicted of raping a teenage girl will be physically castrated as part of his sentencing, which includes a 50-year stint in prison.

In a new Gallup poll, President-elect Joe Biden has a 55% favorable rating and a 41% unfavorable rating. The same poll gives President Donald Trump a 42% favorable rating and a 57% unfavorable rati…

Attorney General Phil Weiser will make an announcement on the statewide grand jury investigation into the death of Elijah McClain on Wednesday.

After the longest legislative walkout in Oregon history stalled dozens of bills and barred at least 10 senators from re-election, two bills were signed by Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday that aim to exp…

By 6 votes, the Washington State Senate passed a bill that would band the sale, manufacture and distribution of more than 50 assault weapon gun models.

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty’s re-election campaign announced Thursday she is pausing fundraising and is instead directing donors to support abortion providers and advocates.

Kevin Dahlgren isn’t a typical homeless advocate. The Portland-area drug counselor says he has spent 28 years helping people on the streets along with advising cities and counties.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden called for the Portland Trail Blazers to erect a statue of former Blazer Bill Walton outside the Moda Center on Tuesday, following the beloved big man’s death on May 27.

Inaugural event will include drumming, dances; takes place virtually from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

An Oregon judge has entered the final order striking down a gun control law that was narrowly approved by voters in 2022.

Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced her decision to not remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot on Thursday amid questions if the Republica…

An 8-year-old polar bear named, Suka, has successfully given birth to two cubs, though one is being raised by humans after early health issues, the Detroit Zoo announced in a recent press release.

Legalizing cannabis does not increase substance use disorders or use of other illicit drugs, and therefore is not considered a “gateway drug,” according to a new study from the Universi…

KOIN 6 News anchor Ken Boddie is celebrating 39 years at the station.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A veteran was beaten by federal officers with batons during demonstrations outside the Federal Courthouse and Justice Center in downtown Portland on Saturday night, the 51st…

“There is a requirement that Board Directors must either live in or own property in the Hubbard Fire District.”

“We are struggling with the drug crisis in our community — it is killing our 911 system. And for the county to continue to distribute drug kits that tend to draw people into our community to facili…

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Nathan Vasquez is looking to unseat District Attorney Mike Schmidt — hoping to bring his 20 years of experience prosecuting what he calls R…

Former President Barack Obama has given his official endorsement for Oregon gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden completed his first week of virtual town halls with Oregon counties. He held a town hall for Washington County Sunday.

After months of neighbor complaints, crime, garbage and drug use, a homeless camp profiled in KOIN’s ongoing series “Is Portland Over?” has been cleaned up.

Protesters are calling out the City of Portland for their lack of action in enforcing camping bans along safe routes to school.

The political group People for Portland has plastered a new four-story billboard attacking Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt across the Governor Building in Downtown Portland.

The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel peace prize for the way its call for systemic change has spread around the world.

Two Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would ban members of Congress and their families from making stock trades while in office.