Ex-con sentenced to over 17 years for manslaughter after 2022 hit-run at SE Portland...
A convicted murderer was sentenced to the maximum of 17.5 years in prison Friday for killing one person with his car, then attempting to hit another at a Southeast Portland shopping center three years ago.
Interim Cowlitz Tribal Police Chief found dead from apparent suicide after Vancouver burglary report
An investigation is underway after a reported burglary turned into the apparent suicide of the interim Cowlitz Tribal Police Chief.
Top fishing spots within an hour of Portland
The Portland metro area is home to dozens of freshwater lakes, rivers and streams perfect for casting a line and seeing what bites. Why it matters: Fishing can be a fun family activity and deliver a deeper connection to the outdoors — plus, maybe even dinner. Whether you're a...
Portland-based Mercy Corps forced to terminate more than ⅔ of federally-funded international programs
The central African country of Sudan is facing one of the worst hunger crises in modern history. “Every day there are children dying from hunger and malnutrition,” Mary Stata, chief development officer of Portland-based international nonprofit Mercy Corps, told OPB. “And we have had to cut programming as a result of...
Stolen motorcycles, weapons seized in Troutdale raid; suspect indicted
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KATU) — Deputies arrested a man caught storing stolen motorcycles at his elderly father’s home in Troutdale, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said. The investigation started on April 8 when a deputy pulled over 42-year-old Michael Falk for riding a Harley Davidson without a license plate. The...
Vancouver mom guilty in fentanyl overdose death of toddler
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A 29-year-old Vancouver mother was found guilty of manslaughter on Thursday after her toddler died from a fentanyl overdose last year, according to court documents. Court documents state the 21-month-old girl was found dead in her crib in late March 2024. She tested positive for both...
Fourth body recovered from Portland waterway in less than two weeks
The body recovered from the Columbia River near Hayden Island by Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office crews Thursday afternoon, April 24 marked the fourth recovered from a Portland river in less than two weeks. The body had yet to be identified as of Friday afternoon. According to the sheriff’s office, this rate of...
‘TriMet Barber’ gets 22 years for recording women in Portland area restrooms
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man known as the “TriMet Barber” was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison for 30 charges related to filming women in public restrooms in Portland by a Multnomah County Judge. Jared Walter, a convicted sex offender, became infamous for documented attacks over...
Oregon governor picks 2 new judges for Portland area courts
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint a prominent fourth-generation Portlander to the Multnomah County Circuit Court bench and a dedicated criminal defense lawyer to an open seat in Clackamas County Circuit Court. Newly appointed Multnomah County Judge Elisa J. Dozono will be familiar to longtime Oregonians. Dozono,...
Landowner hunting tags poised to become permanent
SALEM — More than four decades since it was started, a program that prioritizes Oregon landowners for hunting tags is poised to become permanent law this year. “The program is finally at a point where most people are willing to live with it,” said Brian Wolfer, deputy wildlife division administrator of the Oregon...
