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PORTLAND, Ore. — A combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after Portland's Big Pipe hit 100% capacity on Thursday. Portland's online Big Pipe tracker showed that the ...

Portland, Ore. (KOIN) — Just days after overflowing on Dec. 9, another combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after Thursday’s rain. Shortly after 4 p.m., the City of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a strong atmospheric river makes its way through the Pacific Northwest, residents have braced themselves for flooding, downed trees, and power outages. Now add sewage to the ...

JAMES ISLAND — A lane of Harbor View Road is closed as the public service district adds an additional sewer pipe. As the Charleston area grows, James Island has found a need for more capacity for ...

A worker was critically injured Friday morning after being rescued from deep inside a sewage pipe at a Lakewood construction site, according to West Pierce Fire & Rescue. Crews were called around 9:50 ...

A sewage treatment plant has been shut down "as a precaution" after a pipe burst underground. Operations at Fleetwood Wastewater Treatment Works have been "temporarily suspended" after residents ...

Two construction site workers needed to be rescued by West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) crews after they were stuck in a confined space inside a Lakewood sewage pipe. At approximately 9:50 a.m., WPFR ...

When Goleta West’s Brian McCarthy and Joey Hilliard met at the airport property bordering the slough the morning of February 17, 2024, they found a mucky brown mess on the grassy edge. The day before, ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...