1stHeadlinesBreaking News Headlines

Portland OR

Text size100%

Trail Blazers Fan Fest kicks off season with new players as Moda questions linger

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hundreds of basketball fanatics swarmed the Moda Center on Sunday afternoon during the annual Trail Blazers Fan Fest. The free event represents the first chance to see the newly reconfigured team as the Blazers host an open court shoot-around and scrimmage in preparation for the upcoming…

PHOTOS: Runners bask under the warm sun for Portland Marathon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On a sunny October day with unusually high temperatures for this time of year, thousands of runners took to the streets for the annual Portland Marathon. The overall winner of the race was a first-time marathon runner, organizers said. Participants ranged in age from small children to people in…

Near-record warmth in Portland followed by more abnormally warm days

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — What a weekend for some iced Pumpkin Spice lattes! Portland reached a high of 80 degrees on Saturday with plenty of sunshine across the metro area. But that was not a new record. The daytime high record for Oct. 3rd is 86 degrees that has been in place since 1979. With a

Rep. Maxine Dexter talks affordability, pushing back against Trump during town hall

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (D-OR) hosted a town hall at Grant High School on Saturday afternoon, fielding questions about affordability and pushing back against President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections. The Trump administration announced on Friday night that it would be sending…

Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap

Editor’s note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court case that ended the federal right to an abortion. She said it lit a…