Jun. 20—Greater Portland Landmarks has sued the city in an attempt to save the longstanding building at 142 Free St. from the excavator. In May, the Portland City Council voted to remove a historic classification that protected the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine from demolition. The Portland Museum of Art plans to build […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Have you ever wondered how much the Portland metro area spends on homeless interventions? John Tapogna’s team at ECOnorthwest crunched the numbers. Local governments and nonprofits in the Tri-County area (Multnomah-Washington-Clackamas counties) spent $531 million in fiscal year 2023 on homelessness interventions, a 70% increase from the previous year. “The number […]
Jun. 18—A few weeks ago, Christian Perry told other staff at King Middle School in Portland how much he thought Rachsombath “Rex” Rasmey would thrive in seventh grade. The 12-year-old’s teachers and peers loved him, Perry said, and he had a great year ahead of him. But a few days after Rasmey’s sixth-grade year came […]
Jun. 17—The 12-year-old boy whose body was retrieved from the Presumpscot River was identified on Monday morning. Rachsonbath “Rex” Rasmeya of Portland was reported missing for hours on Sunday night after never resurfacing from underwater, Westbrook police chief Sean Lally said in a statement. Westbrook police and fire departments initially searched for Rasmeya around 4 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of a woman was found just outside Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Northwest Portland, bringing police investigators to the scene. The woman’s body was found in a wheelchair around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near NW 22nd and Kearney, officials said. It’s unclear at this time how the woman died. 9 […]
Jun. 15—With thousands of rainbow flags flying, Portland’s Pride parade traversed the city’s downtown streets — and participants danced, strutted, waved, drove motorcycles, and even roller-skated and rode unicycles by the crowd. Saturday’s parade featured full sun, temperatures in the 70s and a light breeze. With ideal weather conditions, thousands packed the sidewalks so densely […]
Nearly 30 people were suspended upside down in the air for more than 20 minutes after a ride at an Oregon amusement park malfunctioned. The AtmosFEAR ride at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland stopped working at around 2:55 p.m. Friday, leaving the 28 riders stranded, the park said in a post on X. Park staff […]
Jun. 11—Portland voters selected former school board member Yusuf Yusuf on Tuesday as the winner of the Democratic primary to fill an open seat representing part of the city in the Maine House of Representatives. Yusuf won the House District 118 primary with 56% of the vote, or 270 votes, while former state Rep. Herb […]
Jun. 10—A South Portland woman who stole half a million dollars from her former friend and employer was sentenced Monday to 90 days behind bars. Theresa York, 60, pleaded guilty to theft in Cumberland County Superior Court and admitted stealing at least $500,000 from her friend and Portland dental clinic owner Pamela Anzelc. Anzelc intended […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Morgan Polk of Polk Apothecary is one of about 150 local vendors who set up their wares at My People’s Market in Portland this weekend. “There’s always a variety and I always say it’s the best in the city here,” Polk told KOIN 6 News. The vendors set up with booths […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez is voicing his criticisms of the nearly $4 billion budget recently approved by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. The county budget included funds for distributing two million tents to the homeless and five million syringes. Gonzalez took umbrage with the syringe funds, which a Multnomah […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A longtime eyesore has now been ruled a major safety concern in Northeast Portland. The old Gordon’s Fireplace Shop at Northeast 33rd Avenue and Northeast Broadway in the Grant Park Neighborhood has been vacant since it closed in 2016. A new owner took over with approved permits for redevelopment. Despite this, […]