Boaters and beachgoers alike flocked to the Willamette and Columbia rivers on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Once popular swimming holes, Salmon Falls, in addition to Elkhorn Valley and Canyon Creek recreation sites, remain closed. In ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two bodies were found in the Willamette River in Portland on Saturday about six hours apart. The first body was reported around 2:10 p.m. north of the Steel Bridge.

Michael Moody was arrested after a body found in a suitcase on the Willamette River banks on Sauvie Island was ID'd as Judy Hurley of Portland, OR.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of an unidentified person was found on Sauvie Island Monday afternoon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.

For 75 years, Ross Island Sand & Gravel mined the bottom of the Willamette River, significantly altered the habitat of the river near Ross Island. The company ceased mining there in 2001, but the ...

The Sauvie Island Wildlife Refuge hosts remarkably secluded paddling only about 30 miles from Portland. Gilbert River and Sturgeon Lake, accessible from the Island, offer many miles of great paddling.

Oregon's top 5 places for paddleboarding: From Willamette River in Portland to Waldo Lake From marshland to dunes, high mountain lakes to vast wetlands, Oregon offers just about every style of ...

Some advocates say to look no further than the Willamette River, Portland’s natural backyard swimming pool and a resource more city residents should be taking advantage of.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A growing algae bloom is affecting the Willamette River in downtown Portland between the Ross Island Lagoon and the Riverplace Marina and people should not swim or do any ...