PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It is the day Swifties have been waiting for: Taylor Swift's 11th album "The Tortured Poets Department" is out, and it came with a surprise. Two hours after its release, the pop star released more than a dozen additional songs – calling it an “anthology” with 31 songs. Swift surprise-announced the album during the Grammy Awards back in February ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man is facing multiple criminal charges after he was arrested following an incident involving a Molotov cocktail thrown at a trailer Thursday morning, officials said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, a man and a woman were still inside the trailer when it caught fire. Portland Fire and Rescue extinguished the flames near the corner of Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Divison Street at 6:30 a.m. Both people made it out of the trailer with no injuries, officials said.  Timberline closed Friday after fire at historic lodge A release from PPB said 33-year ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As residents of America’s second-best weed city, Portlanders may be seeking plans to commemorate 4/20: the unofficial high-liday of the marijuana world. While public consumption of the drug is illegal in Oregon, there are a few spaces celebrating the day in their own special ways. Timberline Lodge: From great depression job creator to ski resort icon UwUtopia When: Saturday, Apr. 20 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Where: Back 2 Earth, 3536 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, Ore. 97212 LGBTQ+ bar Back 2 Earth’s UwUtopia is “about exploring what queer joy, and queer utopia m ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Investigators have revealed the body camera footage along with the identities of the Clark County deputies involved in the shooting of a suspected carjacker on April 13. Benjamin Steven Woods, 41, died of “multiple gunshot wounds” after officers located a stolen van behind an American Legion at 14011 NE 20th Avenue, according to the county medical examiner ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Following layoffs in February, Nike is expected to let more employees go from its Washington County campus location. According to Nike, these layoffs are the second phase of the ones that began a few months ago, bringing the total now to 740 employees laid off from that location. In February, Nike announced its plans to "right-size" its workforce, by laying off two percent of their workforce ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three Portland watering holes have been nominated as regional contenders for the 18th annual Spirited Awards. Organized by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, the Spirited Awards is an event designed to highlight excellence in the drink industry. Portland saw spike in young people killed in car crashes in 2023 The business opened in March 2023, and has since become a popular spot for nightlife in the Central Eastside District. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation will announce the top 10 overall nominees for each category in late May ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – At long last, Beaverton adventure seekers have their own REI Co-op boasting “the largest gear and apparel assortment in the state.” The store kicked off its grand opening Friday at 2780 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard inside the Walker Center, but the festivities are expected to last through Sunday, April 21 ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Heads up if your weekend journey takes you across the Columbia River. The Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 across the Intestate Bridge will be closed late Saturday night and remain closed until Sunday morning. The Oregon Department of Transportation says traffic will be stopped starting at 11 p.m. Saturday night and will be allowed to resume at 7 a.m. Sunday morning. Portland saw spike in young people killed in car crashes in 2023 While the bridge is closed, ODOT says an inspection team will be looking at the critical steel structure to make sure it remains sound. It is ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Its exterior is known worldwide as the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining, but Timberline Lodge's history has deeper, and less sinister, roots. The Lodge was originally built in an effort to employ Oregonians during the Great Depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Works Progress Administration." Using almost entirely local materials, hundreds of Oregonians came together to build the lodge ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Downtown MAX lines are delayed Friday morning after a power loss issue in Downtown Portland, officials said. According to Trimet, the MAX Blue, Red, Orange, Green and Yellow lines were all slowed down because of the power loss. The power loss was caused by an issue at a MAX power substation, TriMet said, which led to the problems downtown ..read more