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A father in Oregon rushed into action after a man tried to kidnap his child from a stroller while they shopped at Walmart a few days before Christmas, authorities say. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Dec. 21 at a Walmart in Cornelius, which is about 25 miles west of Portland, according to the...

It’s still rare to find accumulated snowfall on Portland roads — but it happens often enough that the city has a fleet of 56 snowplows. And a handful of them are about to get a new name. The Portland Bureau of Transportation started its snowplow naming contest in...

OREGON CITY, OR – The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two individuals who lost their lives in a head-on collision days before Christmas. Family notifications have been completed, and the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the deceased as Charles Roger...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver was rescued, then given a DUII after officials say he lost control of his car, plunging 20 feet down an embankment in Troutdale early Sunday morning. Just before 1 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a crash notification from a cell phone near Southeast Troutdale Road and Division...

Mohamed Osman Adan, 36, received a life sentence with parole eligibility after 25 years on December 30, 2025, for the second-degree murder of his domestic partner, Racheal Abraham, on August 27, 2022, in their southeast Portland apartment. Prosecutors highlighted his escalating violence, including punching her in May...

Portland man James Han is seeking $415,000 in damages from TriMet, alleging he was assaulted by two security guards on a MAX train in October, according to a December lawsuit in Multnomah County Court. KATU reported the incident occurred after Han, a funeral director, reportedly bumped into a guard while returning...

WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Highway 6 is closed in both directions near Milepost 35 as crews repair damage from a landslide, according to the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). The landslide washed out an entire section of the two-lane road at Milepost 35 - near the Tillamook and...

Every year, the Bird Alliance of Oregon aims to observe and record trends in bird populations over time in the Portland area.

An Vancouver teen has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after investigators say he shot squirrels with darts in a Clark County park.

Oregon’s huge investments in addiction treatment beds began to pay off in 2025, when hundreds of new beds came online. A 74-bed Portland residential treatment center opened in July in what used to be a high-end hostel. In August, a 40-bed Oregon City youth treatment center that gives summer camp vibes opened. And...