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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man received a 22-year prison sentence on Thursday for a crime spree targeting four women in Southeast Portland in March. PAST COVERAGE | Suspect arrested after string of assaults on women in SE Portland's Tabor neighborhood. Judson Defir, 43, pleaded guilty to kidnapping,...

One person is dead after a motorcycle and a car crashed around 5 p.m. Thursday on northbound Interstate 5, leaving the highway closed for several hours. The crash occurred near North Columbia Boulevard, the Portland Police Bureau said in a news release. The identity of the motorcyclist, who died at the scene, has not b

Sunstone Way, the embattled homeless shelter provider, billed Multnomah County up to $3.6 million in unallowable expenses over a 18-month period. That’s according to a remarkable letter county officials sent to Sunstone Way’s leaders on June 16, detailing allegations against the nonprofit. In that letter, county offici

The last time many Lake Oswego fans saw Mia Brahe-Pedersen, she was setting the high school track and field world on fire. As a junior, she led the Lakers to their third straight Class 6A state championship and won her third consecutive 6A titles in the 100 meters, 200, 4×100 relay and 4×400 relay. She also set state r

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Gresham Hoover Gang member was sentenced to prison on Wednesday after posting videos on social media “threatening rivals,” authorities announced. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said 32-year-old Shakor Shovontae Ray Holiday was sentenced to more than eight years...

When Soma Boriboune’s kidneys failed during the pandemic, she turned to her oven. After a transplant and an ongoing battle with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, Boriboune found herself housebound and searching for something to hold onto. She found it in her sister, Youtheary Sim, and in the handwritten recipes of t

The Real Story – A Column By now, the flames that rose on Tuesday night over the Hillsboro City Hall should be smoldering after City Councilor Cristian Salgado caused chaos, which […] The post Firestorm Over Hillsboro City Councilor Salgado To Grow – “I Will Not Be Resigning” appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .

Thavatsay Phimmoungkhoun, better known as “Nong,” the owner of the Khao Niew food cart near Portland State University, has been released from federal immigration custody, according to a social media post Thursday. Khao Niew, which has both a restaurant and food cart, posted to Instagram on Thursday, June...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Portland metro area is gearing up for celebrations of freedom honoring the moment when slavery came to an end in America. Juneteenth, which is now a federally recognized holiday, is on Friday, June 19, and Portland’s annual parade and festival organized by Juneteenth Oregon is back on Saturd

GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - A Gresham man who is a known member of a local gang was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing guns as a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Oregon. Shakor Shovontae Ray Holiday, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of...