Portland OR

In 2025, the Stolen Vehicle Operation (SVO) at the East Precinct in Portland focused on reducing car theft. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) conducted 10 SVO missions during the year. The PPB worked with nine partner agencies, including the Gresham Police Department, Port of Portland Police Department, and the...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County officials are asking the public’s help in finding a man they say is linked to multiple thefts from Plaid Pantry stores around Portland. Timothy Ray Jones, 54, is wanted on various charges of burglary and aggravated theft, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of Portland’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ nightclubs keeps its doors open after finding new owners earlier this year. Fears of the over-40-year-old Portland-run business closing came to light during the summer of 2025. The new owners of CC Slaughters, Jonathan Lo and Christopher Lovern, helped...

Oregon’s first worker-owned and operated game store is leaving its location in Portland’s Hollywood District, citing costly burglaries and a need for more space.

It takes more than social media videos of trash fires to scare scream queen Jennifer Tilly. The Oscar-nominated actress-slash-professional poker champ posted to Instagram on Dec. 9 documenting a trip to Portland with her friend, bespoke candle maker Amber Sakai. The ladies were in town for a Dec. 4 holiday party at...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who shot a homeless man to death under the Burnside Bridge over three years ago was sentenced to life in prison, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Back in early April 2022, Riz’o Lucas was arrested after 33-year-old Fars Giday was found on the ground...

A man accused of a serial slaying who was found guilty of one of the killings and acquitted in the other was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the chance of parole in 25 years. Riz’o Lucas gave no account for why he shot Faris Giday, 33, outside the...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - ICE agents detained a father in front of his children Thursday morning in north Portland’s St. John’s neighborhood, prompting community outcry and raising questions about enforcement tactics near schools. The arrest occurred around 9 a.m. on North Fessenden Street as families were taking...

Francis Thomas Grice, Jr. was identified as the man killed in a single-vehicle crash on Sauvie Island in early December, and the cause of the crash remains unknown.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Next week, the Multnomah County Commissioners will consider a multifaceted resolution that will strengthen the community's protections from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes amidst growing concerns about increased immigration enforcement actions. "There's an attack that's...