Portland Public Schools to close early on Friday due to ‘extreme heat’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Public Schools officials announced all of the schools in the district will close early on Friday due to “unusual and extreme heat.” “After careful review of conditions across our schools, we have made the decision to release all students two hours early tomorrow, Friday, August 29,”...
TriMet surveillance video shows Gresham man launching dart into transit rider’s lung
TriMet surveillance footage captured the moment a 40-year-old Portland man, Joseph Naes, used a slingshot to fire a 6-inch-long dart at another man on a MAX platform on June 17, 2024, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case. The dart struck 33-year-old Logan Sharp in the back,...
‘Dad killed my mom’: 4-year-old called 911 after mother was allegedly slain by ex
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of stabbing a mother of four appeared in court today, with chilling new details revealed in court documents. Joseph Smate is accused of murdering 24-year-old Queena Isam, the woman with whom he shares four young children. Court documents reveal a four-year-old child alerted 911...
Mother of toddler who died in unlicensed daycare sues woman convicted in his death
A mother is seeking up to $1.5 million in damages from the woman responsible for her 11-month-old son's death while he was at a daycare in Beaverton. The wrongful death lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington County Court stems from the 2022 death of Bettina Ann Curl's infant child at an unlicensed day care run by...
$50K Meant for Oregon Schools Wasted on Failed Homeless Camp Cleanup
Troutdale, Oregon — If you ever needed proof that government can burn through your money faster than a Portland riot eats through plywood, here it is. The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) — the agency responsible for managing land to generate revenue for schools — just torched more than $50,000 on a failed...
Portland father sentenced after punching toddler ‘so hard the child nearly died’
A father was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after officials said he "punched his son so hard the child nearly died."
Man who killed over public urination outside Portland Art Museum sent to psychiatric hospital
A judge on Wednesday found a 28-year-old man guilty except for insanity for fatally stabbing a man who was urinating on a retaining wall in front of the Portland Art Museum in 2023. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Kelly Skye ruled that evidence clearly showed Jonathan Grall was suffering from schizophrenia...
Crash blocks Highway 26 at 185th Ave. in Hillsboro
HILLSBORO, Ore. — A crash has Highway 26 eastbound partially blocked at 185th Avenue in the Hillsboro area on Thursday morning. The crash was reported at about 7:45 a.m. There’s no initial word on how many vehicles were involved, however, several emergency responders were called to the scene.
Portland father enters ‘unique’ plea deal after teen girl’s deadly fentanyl overdose in his...
A Portland father who is accused of allowing drug use in his home, leading to the overdose death of a 15-year-old girl in 2023, pleaded guilty to two charges on Wednesday.
Woman hospitalized after shooting near Wood Village Buffalo Wild Wings
Deputies are searching for a suspect after a shooting in Wood Village late Wednesday night.
