Portland OR

Larry Hurwitz, convicted in 1990 murder case, allegedly violated parole and faces new domestic violence charges in Clackamas County with $500,000 bail set.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 68-year-old Northeast Portland man was arrested after police found his 104-year-old mother's body in a refrigerator, according to court documents obtained by KGW. Richard William Vinyard told police he put his mother's body in the appliance to continue collecting her Social Security payments,...

Federal authorities are investigating a shooting involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Portland, Oregon, that left two people wounded. The incident occurred just one day after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis, intensifying scrutiny of the use...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Wiener Week is back and serving up $8 hot dogs at over 45 metro restaurants from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. Restaurants in this year's Portland Mercury event have not disappointed in their creations. There's everything from the classic Chicago dog to ones with toppings pilled high with chili, Korean...

Tucked away in North Portland sits a building that has witnessed over a century of stories, secrets, and some say, souls that never quite checked out. McMenamins White Eagle Saloon & Hotel, standing proud since 1905, is more than just a historic watering hole and cozy lodging spot. Originally built...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Family and friends gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life of Cory Jones, who was killed in a shooting earlier this month. “It’s beyond shocking. I would’ve never thought he would be in a position like that,” longtime friend Tiffaney West said. Jones...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Police Bureau is investigating a deadly shooting that happened in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood early Monday morning. Just after 2:30 a.m., AMR crews responded to a medical call near Southeast 134th Avenue and Southeast Harold Street. When they arrived to the scene, they...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland's Major Crime Scene detectives are investigating a deadly shooting near Southeast 134th and Harold Street. According to Portland Police, AMR emergency medical crews were called out at about 2:30 a.m. Monday on reports of someone not breathing. They found someone with gunshot wounds...

Hillsboro firefighters reminded people on Saturday to get their chimneys inspected and to keep flammable materials far from wood stoves after responding to two suspected fireplace and stove blazes within 12 hours. On Saturday evening the agency responded to an attic fire in a home on the 700 block of...

Nearly every city in Oregon must submit annual financial reports to the state under Municipal Audit Law, yet some Portland-area municipalities remain years behind, with state officials powerless to enforce compliance. In December 2025, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read revealed 238 delinquent entities statewide,...