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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A judge is set to make a decision by Wednesday in a Portland dog mauling case that resulted in the death of six-year-old Loyalty Scott. Koko Miller faces four felony charges, including criminally negligent homicide, after her dogs attacked and killed Scott at her home in December 2023.

The largest gathering of the world’s best winter sports athletes is just weeks away: The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, two cities in northern Italy, will jointly host the games. There are 16 sports at the Winter Olympics, and athletes from Oregon and Washington...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A young and playful polar bear has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Polar Passage habitat. Kallik, a 3-year-old polar bear from the St. Louis Zoo, explored his new habitat on Friday morning and is already making himself at home, the zoo said. “He ventured out to...

PORTLAND, OR — A Portland veterinarian has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation after admitting she diverted controlled substances for personal use and replaced them with saline, compromising the treatment of hundreds of animals. According

An unfaithful firefighter who strangled his wife in the bed they’d shared for two decades — clearing the way for a new romance with his mistress — was found guilty in the wife’s killing Tuesday. After a two week trial, a Clark County Superior Court jury...

A retired Lake Oswego fire lieutenant who ordered live-streamed child sex abuse videos from the Philippines and attempted to meet up with children there was sentenced Tuesday to more than 15 years in federal prison. Kenneth William Green Jr., 57, of St. Helens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children...

If you were to build a pitmaster in a lab, their background might look a lot like Bryan Furman’s. Born and raised in the South with grandparents who raised pigs, Furman trained as a professional welder before catching the barbecue bug in 2010, when he smoked a whole hog for his daughter’s 1st birthday.

Charly Stoever, 35, is a financial coach who lives rent-free in Portland, Oregon, by pet sitting full time. Here’s how Charly has spent the last 18 months living out of two suitcases while bringing in $60,000 a year.

Many Downtown Gresham businesses are in mourning after the death of a familiar face they collectively looked out for. Ronald “Ronnie” Amato died Friday, Jan. 9, after being hospitalized with an illness. Cheap Charlie’s Beer and Wine Superstore, where Amato would often spend his time because of its safety and friendly...

A man convicted of murder, drug and tax charges over the past three decades was arrested in Sandy for an alleged domestic violence incident. Larry Hurwitz, 71, of Sandy, who was the Portland “Starry Night Murderer,” was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 16, by the Sandy Police Department. He is being held at the...