Portland OR

Following a recent tactical search in Portland, a suspect has been taken into custody after being discovered hiding in a detached garage. According to a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) report, the search that led to the apprehension of one individual and recovery of a firearm has now concluded, with the surrounding area...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is releasing video footage of a police chase through Central Oregon on Monday involving the alleged kidnapping in Multnomah County of a 9-year-old. The driver was identified as 46-year-old Charity Carter of La Pine, who refused to stop for authorities and...

A Hillsboro man was convicted Tuesday of exposing himself to a minor he babysat, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced. On Dec. 16, a Washington County Circuit Court judge found Brandon Drew Falsetto, 29, guilty of two counts of luring a minor and one count of private indecency.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police are looking for the suspect in an armed robbery of a restaurant on Northeast Sandy Boulevard last month. The restaurant in the Parkrose Neighborhood, located in the 10000 block of NE Sandy, was robbed at gunpoint on November 22. Though police do not yet know the suspect’s name,...

PoChiMu Dragon’s Revival After 25-Year Basement Slumber. Portland’s Chinatown was once America’s second-largest, buzzing with life from 1880 to 1910. Then came decline. By the 1990s, the Lunar New Year parades had stopped, and a 150-foot dragon gifted from Taiwan in 1989 lay forgotten in a basement for 25 years.

PORTLAND, Ore. – At least 372 people experiencing homelessness died in Multnomah County in 2024. According to the County’s Domicile Unknown report released Friday, that’s an 18% decrease from the record-high number of deaths reported the year before. The decline marks the first year-over-year decrease in homeless...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Highway 6 is closed indefinitely due to a landslide and a sunken roadway between mileposts 27 and 42, cutting off travel between Portland and Tillamook on the Oregon coast. The landslide occurred about four miles west of Glenwood, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Drivers...

As federal immigration crackdowns continue to impact Oregon families, Multnomah County has joined other local governments in funneling support to immigrant communities. The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday made a refreshed commitment to uphold its sanctuary status and approved the use of $250,000 in...

As a weak La Niña pattern continues, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center is out with new maps that show what kind of weather each state can expect this winter. La Niña is the phase of El Niño-Southern Oscillation that generally means cooler, wetter winters in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — After five years of absence, Portland's beloved Thompson Elk statue is on track to return to its historic home on Southwest Main Street by early spring 2026, city officials confirmed on Wednesday. The iconic bronze elk, which has stood as a downtown landmark since 1900, was...