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HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - A person was reportedly killed in a homicide in the Tanasbourne neighborhood of Hillsboro on Friday afternoon, according to Hillsboro Police. Police were dispatched at about 5 p.m. to the Extended Stay America on Northeast Cornell Road after people reported hearing the sound of gunshots....

PORTLAND, Ore. — Downtown Portland businesses appear to have begun boarding up their windows again this week, bracing for possible unrest ahead of a nationwide day of protest called “Rage Against the Regime,” organized by the activist group 50501. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, August 2, is...

Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday evening that is considering vetoing a controversial $45 million appropriation for the Willamette Falls Trust, which is seeking to buy 60 acres of property at the iconic waterfall between Oregon City and West Linn. In a carefully worded statement, Kotek’s office put the trust on...

Over the past decade, Oregon has earned a reputation—one not built on innovation or resilience, but on slow decline. What began as subtle warning signs has become a full-blown unraveling of the state’s economic foundation. From Portland’s empty storefronts to shuttered mills in rural counties, the symptoms are...

Reckless burning, failure to appear — Shannon Dixon Beckett, 56, of the 4000 block of East Burnside Street, Portland. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Beckett Wednesday on charges of reckless burning, second-degree disorderly conduct, reckless endangering and a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — The former Kenton Hotel in North Portland is being transformed into a 24/7 shelter for unhoused veterans recovering from substance use. The site, located on North Interstate Avenue, will offer 17 beds to veterans. The original rooms in the hotel building currently remain intact, each featuring...

Portland's unsettling trend of arson fires took another shocking twist with the news of a serial arsonist who was arrested, released, and subsequently apprehended again after allegedly setting multiple new fires. According to KPTV, 35-year-old Aubrey A. Edwards was first arrested Tuesday evening for setting a vehicle...

Portland police, along with several other local law enforcement agencies, staged their 61st stolen vehicle operation last Sunday, resulting in a trove of recoveries and arrests. Information released by the City of Portland's official website stated that the collaborative effort between the Portland Police Bureau,...

Multnomah County Commissioners Shannon Singleton and Julia Brim-Edwards are calling for an external investigation of Leslee Barnes, the director of preschool and early learning at the county, after a WW report on state funding that a preschool she owns received. The two commissioners are also asking her to resign...

Ever had that moment when you find something so perfect, so unexpectedly wonderful, that you have to resist the urge to look around suspiciously, wondering if you’re getting away with something?. That’s the daily experience at The Arc Thrift Store in Portland, where treasure hunting isn’t just a possibility—it’s...