PORTLAND, Ore. — A 147-foot "drop tower" ride proposed for Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland has sparked concerns from nearby residents who say it would mar scenic views and potentially harm ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland has rejected an attempt to block a new “drop tower” at Oaks Amusement Park. Portland hearings officer David Doughman struck down the appeal from the Bird ...

Oaks Park drop tower proposal. (Submitted to city of Portland) The City of Portland has given Oaks Park Amusement Park permission to install a new drop-tower ride on its midway despite an appeal by ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - In what was intended to be a fun visit to an amusement park ride in Orlando, Florida, the day turned tragic for the family of a 14-year-old boy who fell from a towering free-fall ride ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some Portlanders are pushing back on Oaks Amusement Park’s plan to install a ride they worry would hinder the surrounding neighborhood and animal habitats. The City’s Hearings ...

The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old who died after falling from an Orlando, Fla. amusement park ride in 2022, has been awarded $310 million. Sampson, of St. Louis County, Mo., was visiting ICON ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dollywood is temporarily closing its drop tower attraction after a boy fell to his death from a similar type of ride by the same manufacturer at a park in Orlando, a spokesman ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland hearings officer has denied an appeal to block Oaks Amusement Park from adding a 135.5-foot drop tower ride, despite concerns from nearby residents that it would mar scenic ...

Protests erupt in Portland after federal agent shoots U.S. citizen in Minneapolis A protest took place in Portland today after the deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents.