PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the second most powerful waterfall in North America, the Willamette Falls is an ancient cultural treasure of Oregon. Straddling West Linn and Oregon City, the historic land ...

Long-simmering tensions at Willamette Falls spilled out into a federal trial in Portland this week, pitting Portland General Electric against the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde over the tribe’s ...

Another development project could mean more public access at one of Oregon’s most spectacular waterfalls. The Willamette Falls Trust, an intertribal coalition of four tribes with ancestral ties to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Willamette Falls is a window into Oregon history. The natural waterfall, which sits between Oregon City and West Linn, once marked the finish line for many Oregon Trail ...

Portland General Electric is heading to trial against the state of Oregon over the fate of five acres of land historically used for tribal fishing at Willamette Falls. On Friday, a district court ...

The 1873 Willamette Falls Locks and Canal, which have been closed since 2011, are one step closer to reopening after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown authorized $500,000 in state funding for their repair and ...

The number of coho salmon that returned to the Upper Willamette Basin in 2023 smashed previous records and provided a bright spot for anglers seeking to hook the delicious but enigmatic fish. Just ...

This story is co-published by Underscore News, ICT and High Country News. The second-largest waterfall in North America is 20 minutes south of downtown Portland. Most Portlanders have never heard of ...

This spring government partners in the Willamette Falls Legacy Project had planned to start work on a public walkway that was designed to wind through a 23-acre plot of land that lies next to the ...

The 20-year-old kayaker from California who went missing after going over Willamette Falls late Saturday evening, April 12, was an inexperienced kayaker and might not have known the falls were nearby, ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A 20-year-old kayaker from California went missing after falling over Willamette Falls on Saturday night, sparking an extensive search effort from local, state, and federal ...

OREGON CITY Ore. (KPTV) - Authorities are searching for a missing kayaker who went over Willamette Falls and did not resurface Saturday night, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) ...