PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dark smoke billowed through the sky Saturday in Southeast Portland due to a “wildland” fire on Ross Island, officials say. Portland Fire and Rescue crews responded to the fire ...

State environmental regulators have released proposed rules to monitor the Ross Island lagoon in the Willamette River for toxic algal blooms. The lagoon’s owner, Ross Island Sand & Gravel, must ...

won a key endorsement for downsizing its restoration work on the Willamette River island in 2002, a big reason was the company's declaration that it would finish the work in a decade. The larger, more ...

Dark smoke billowed over parts of Portland Saturday afternoon as firefighters worked to attack a fire on Ross Island. The fire was reported at 4:43 p.m. Portland firefighters were about to call a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group is suing Oregon's water quality regulatory agency, alleging that the state has allowed a company called Ross Island Sand & Gravel to worsen water quality in the ...