KOIN News AM Extra 11-14-24 @ 8:05am

'Fake' contractors target Portland homeowners, local roofing company

The campaign for Rene Gonzalez’s run for mayor has violated Portland campaign finance laws, the city’s auditor office announced.

Read online: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/auditors-office-rene-gonzalez-campaign-violated-portland-campaign-finance-laws-over-a-dozen-times/

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has paused Zenith Energy’s air quality permitting process, officials announced Thursday.

Read online: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/zenith-energy-air-quality-permit-pause-11142024/

St. Helens High School has closed its doors early Thursday and will remain closed through Monday after protesters gathered outside the campus following an investigation that led two teachers to be accused of sexual abuse.

Dozens of people have agreed to deflection rather than going to jail for possessing small amounts of hard drugs in the first two months of Multnomah County’s new program.

Read online: https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multnomah-county-says-dozens-of-people-signed-up-for-deflection-in-first-two-months-of-program/

After Janelle Bynum declared her victory and the Associated Press officially called the race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District Thursday morning, incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer released a statement formally conceding to Bynum.

A former Shari’s employee has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of all workers who were laid off when the restaurant chain abruptly closed in October.

In a saga centered around Oswego Lake, a judge has ruled city officials cannot restrict the public from accessing the water.

A person was arrested Thursday after breaking into a North Portland fire station and leaving behind a trail of blood in their wake, according to Portland Fire & Rescue.

Video from Otter Rock, Ore. shows surging tides slamming the Oregon Coast on Thursday, as the first of several seasonal king tides are set to hit the Pacific Northwest from Nov. 15 to Nov. 17. (Video by Mike Peeples.)

Protesters gather at St. Helens High School as teachers face sex abuse charges

We've been highlighting Veteran's stories all this week for Veteran's day. Magician Scott Anderson is putting on a show to benefit those that have, and continue to, serve. Enjoy a night of Las Vegas size, family friendly magic, comedy, and illusions with "Evening of Illusion: On Stage!" Funds raised go towards "Stop Solider Suicide", and we got sneak peak into one of his illusions. You can buy tickets at www.ticketleap.com/events