The mother of a family medicine physician who died in June 2024 after a collision between his kayak and the Buena Vista Ferry is suing Marion County for $22.5 million, alleging its negligence caused ...

For years, Oregon has struggled with a public defender shortage, which experts say is the root cause of issues like delayed trials and overcrowded jails. An Oregon man accused of trying to destroy ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Heavy rains over the weekend caused a rare combined sewer overflow (CSO) into the Willamette River as the Big Pipe system reached capacity around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday ...

The Willamette River in Salem is forecast to rise to near ... The high water has already closed the Wheatland Ferry and had ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A combined sewer overflow advisory is in effect for the Willamette River following the weekend’s heavy rains, the City of Portland announced on Sunday afternoon.

Sewage and stormwater began spilling into the Willamette River around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, when weekend rains overflowed Portland’s Big Pipe system. The sewage-stormwater mix drained into ...

The original city plat established Willamette Street — named for the nearby river — along with 8th ... to the south along Willamette Street to ferry passengers to other parts of the city.