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Grant Starck: 2024 Oregon State Lineman | BeaversEdge Ranking
In the BeaversEdge Top 25 for 2024, OL Grant Starck secures the No. 7 spot on the list due to his impressive performance and versatility on the Oregon State football team. 6-foot-4, 289 pounds senior from Springfield, Oregon. Rated as the No. 3 overall offensive lineman in the Mountain West...
Oregon Ducks Football And The Revamped College Football Playoffs
The Oregon Ducks are preparing for their inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference and an expanded College Football Playoffs. For the first time, this tournament will include 12 of the best teams in college football and Oregon looks to be a contender fo
Spirit of Bohemia Mining Days steps up to honors 65-year-old Cottage Grove tradition
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — Hundreds of people came out this weekend to honor the area's mining history, filling the gap left after a longstanding tradition failed to materialize. The "Spirit of Bohemia Mining Days" festival held its second day of festivities Saturday in and around Coiner Park. The Cottage...
Former Oregon Duck Christian Gonzalez buys parents a new house
One of the goals of every athlete who ultimately reaches the professional level is to be able to provide for their family and give back to those who have helped get them to where they are. Former Oregon Ducks cornerback Christian Gonzalez was finally able to see that dream come to fruition. On his Instagram this past weekend, Gonzalez shared that he bought his parents a new house. Here’s what he wrote in the post: “Mom and Dad, I told you guys when I started this football journey at 5 years old I was going to put you in a place you couldn’t...
Oregon Ducks Honor Spencer Webb Legacy with Annual Tribute Hike
Oregon Ducks Football continues to honor the late tight end Spencer Webb with an annual tribute hike up Spencer’s Butte, named in his memory. Webb recorded four touchdowns, 31 catches, and 296 yards in his career with the Ducks. Webb was 22 years old at the time of his...
Thousands gather for Portland Pride parade Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Pride celebrations had a stormy start Sunday, but the brief downpour wasn’t enough to rain on the parade. The annual parade, emceed by KOIN 6’s very own Emily Burris and Travis Teich along with co-hosts Summer Lynne Seasons and Bolivia Carmichaels, went off without a hitch and some state leaders, including Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, were seen joining in the celebration.
A giant falls: Sam Mowry, 1959-2024
Sam A. Mowry, a beloved Portland actor and director known both for his personal gentleness and generosity and for his deep, profoundly captivating onstage speaking voice, died on Saturday morning, July 20, 2024, at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas. He suffered massive cardiac arrest while being prepared to undergo emergency surgery for severe blockages in his arteries. He was 64.
Environmental History Book “Forest Under Siege” Examines Post-WWII Old Growth Forests
Rand Schenck, environmentalist and author, spends much of his time at and around a recreational cabin in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Due to protections of a nearby mineral spring, the part of the forest his cabin occupies is one of the few remaining in Washington state that’s still primarily made up of old growth.
Fallen power line sparked Sauvie Island fire
A fire that broke out on Sauvie Island on Saturday started when a tree fell on a power line. A representative of the Sauvie Island Fire District said the fire started around 4 p.m. after the damaged power line ignited grass and blackberry bushes on Northwest Reeder Road. The afternoon...
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets: Game preview, time, TV channel, how to watch free live stream online
The Portland Trail Blazers close out their summer league schedule with a 6 p.m. game Sunday night against the Houston Rockets in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blazers rookie center Donovan Clingan has enjoyed a strong summer session. The No. 7 pick out of Connecticut is averaging nine points, 12.3 rebounds and leads all players with 4.3 blocked shots per game.
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