Portland OR

In a tragic turn of events last Saturday morning, a driver who evaded a Portland Police stop was later found dead following a crash in Beaverton. As reported by KATU, the incident began at around 2:15 a.m. when the Portland Police attempted to stop a vehicle at Northwest 11th Avenue and Burnside Street for reckless...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A prominent Portland-area chef has been charged with domestic violence. Luna Contreras, the chef behind the Mexican pop-up restaurant and hot sauce line Chelo, was arrested Dec. 19 on four misdemeanor charges, including domestic violence. According to court documents, Contreras arrived at her...

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council last March, will eliminate the machines year-round within the next two years. For the first two years, gas leaf blowers will be prohibited...

The Portland man that prosecutors have accused of stabbing a 77-year-old inside a grocery store bathroom on New Year’s Day was previously convicted of attempted assault after a 2017 stabbing at a MAX stop, court records show. Christopher E. Woods, 51, is charged with attempted murder, assault and robbery...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is opening its latest overnight shelter on Southeast Grand Avenue on Monday, which is specifically focused on recovery. Transition Projects is partnering with the city on the shelter, which offers 140 overnight shelter beds, “for people who wish to get a safe night’s sleep in an alcohol- and...

Sign Language Cafe ASSOCIATED PRESS An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Sign Language , or ASL, is the primary language at Woodstock Cafe in...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a driver who hit a TriMet bus in Beaverton and fled the scene in late December, according to the Beaverton Police Department. The crash happened around 8:33 p.m. Dec. 23, 2025, on Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway...

In a startling start to the New Year, residents of Oregon City, Oregon were taken aback when a cougar — also known as a mountain lion — was spotted moving through a residential area on January 1. The large wild cat’s appearance in the city’s core, near homes and parks, prompted the Oregon City Police ... Read more ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 21-year-old Portland man faces multiple charges after a Sunday morning chase ended in a crash and suspected overdose. At 7:36 a.m., Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of an impaired driver weaving southbound on U.S. Highway 97 toward Bend. They spotted Jaiden Robert...

A transient was jailed after a stolen vehicle was recovered on Saturday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 3:45 p.m. while driving on Interstate Five southbound near the Quines Creek Road/Barton Road exit in the Azalea area, a deputy got behind a sedan and learned that it had been stolen that...