It rains one-hundred-fifty days a year in Portland, Oregon. With all that water, why do we need to protect it? If you've lived in the I-5 corridor for any length of time, then you've likely heard about the high quality water many of us get from the Bull Run Watershed. The picture even makes it … [Read more...]
An interview With Koin Local 6 Meteorologist Brian Miskimins
Have you ever met someone who actually likes Mondays? How about somebody who's actually saved a life? These things are rare, but both are true of KOIN Local 6 Weather Anchor Brian Miskimins. Here he is with his fiancee, Laura. They're getting married this summer. But most of the time … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 News Anchor Jeff Gianola
Did you know Jeff Gianola sometimes does a little dance behind my camera while I'm giving you my weather forecast--to try and make me laugh?  Probably not until now.  Or, how about the fact he's constantly helping local charities, schools and kids during his free time?  He and his wife … [Read more...]
An Interview With Maryhill Winery’s Joe Garoutte
Talk about a sweet location to spend some time sippin' wine! This shot from the KOIN Local 6 WeatherBug camera at Maryhill Winery was taken on April 1st, 2011 - but it's no April fools joke. It really is sunny like this an incredible amount of the time. And it's much, much drier than places … [Read more...]
An Interview With “Rainbirds” Who Escape The Northwest Rainy Season
We all know about snowbirds, right? They're  people who leave places like North Dakota and bitter cold and snow for somewhere warmer down south. Well, here in the northwest we have our own version of those people: rainbirds! And in my continuing series of Friday interviews, I'm talking with … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 News Photographer Matt Rashleigh
It was late February, 2011. It was dark. It was cold. And it was snowing. I was warm in the PinPoint Weather Center  and you were probably warm and cozy at home watching KOIN Local 6 at 11, right? Right! But news photographer Matt Rashleigh was spending hours in snow up above I-5 in … [Read more...]