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Newport Safeway included on list of stores to be sold
Newport’s Safeway location was included on a list of 579 stores across the nation and 62 across Oregon proposed for sale as part of a planned merger between parent company Albertsons Company and Kroger. Stores would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a New Hampshire-based company that operates an extensive grocery supply operation, as well as grocery stores in the Midwest, South and Northeast. Attempts to merge the two...
At food pod, that tent is gone for now
Since last winter there has been a pod of food trucks, “Charli’s on I-5,” near the freeway in Albany, just off southbound Exit 234 on Airport Road. Last month the owners asked the Albany City Council to let them keep in place a large tent they had put up to shelter diners, to no avail.
Men’s Tennis Garners Team, Individual ITA Academic Honors
TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Portland men's tennis team was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team on Monday, while five players garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition: Tannor Binder, Oscar Brown, Fabian Gusic, Nikolas Tvedt and Luka Vukovic. To qualify for the team award, a program must post...
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.
Trail Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan sets all-time NBA Summer League record for blocks
LAS VEGAS — When the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, they did so primarily because of the defensive impact the 7-foot-2 center could have on the court. In his first taste of professional basketball at NBA Summer League...
Trail Blazers end summer league with win over Houston Rockets
The Portland Trail Blazers ended their summer league session with a 105-95 victory Sunday night over the Houston Rockets at Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas, Nevada. And they did so without rookie center Donovan Clingan, who sat out. Forward Kris Murray and Kennedy Chandler led the way for the Blazers...
'Evolving quickly': Fire near Mosier in Wasco County prompts Level 3 'GO NOW' evacuations
MOSIER, Ore. — A wildfire broke out near the town of Mosier in the Columbia River Gorge Monday afternoon, prompting Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations for an area immediately south of the city. The evacuation area extends from Rattler Ridge Road east to Huskey Road, north to the border...
3,000-acre fire near Paulina prompts Level 2 & 3 evacuations
Central Oregon Fire Information released this Tuesday morning update on the new fire starts from the past couple of days. While most stayed small, the biggest one burning near Paulina is reported to be 3,000 acres. Central Oregon — Yesterday firefighters in Central Oregon responded to over 25 new reported...
Missing Central Oregon Youth Found in Southern Idaho
SPRAY — On July 13 the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of two missing juveniles from Spray, Oregon, at about 7:20 pm. It was reported the youth were on a camping trip in a forested area inside Morrow County. At the end of the camping trip, they told their parents over the phone that they would be returning home to Spray from Heppner.
Harefest: Where the past meets the present - and it rocks
Arms raised to the sky, eyes closed, hips slowly swaying side to side, there was a nice vibe emanating from Sherry Hempstead as music filled the warm evening. The Portlander traveled to Canby with two of her 50-something girlfriends over the weekend to get lost in the music that defined their youth. At this year’s Harefest at the Clackamas County fairgrounds in Canby, this trio of ladies weren’t the only...
A big festival for a tiny berry
NORTH POWDER — The annual Huckleberry Festival centers around something small — the tiny purple berry that grows in the forests of Eastern Oregon. But this summer festival is anything but small, and North Powder will buzz with activity July 27 and July 28. Saturday. Saturday starts early...
Oregon to get nearly $200 million from feds to fight climate change and pollution
Oregon will receive $197 million from the federal government to build more electric-vehicle charging stations, incentivize homebuilders to install heat pumps and reduce methane emitted from landfills, among other measures designed to target climate change and pollution, state and federal officials said Monday. The money is coming through a grant...
The heat continues, fire danger remains high, air quality is poor, 80s late week
The pattern of heat and dry conditions continue through the middle of the week as highs will stay above 90° until Wednesday. The record of 19 consecutive days over 90 was tied today and we will re-write the record books tomorrow. In fact, we continue to monitor several records that will fall this month as we are on pace for the hottest July ever in Bend.
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