Portland OR

An RV and a shed went up in flames on the 100 block of SE 124th Avenue late Sunday night, and the fire spread fast enough to ignite grass fires nearby before crews got it under control. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation. Portland Fire &...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver police and fire crews are on the scene of a situation at a gas station on Northeast Andresen Road. According to a witness, a man was running around the Shell station before setting himself on fire. “A gentleman was completely naked and harassing vehicles...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was arrested last week after he allegedly tried to burn down a Portland record shop while its owner was inside. Adrian Orange, 40, was arrested Thursday on charges of first-degree attempted arson, first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, coercion and menacing. Orange visited Vinyl Re

An Oregon family says their loved one died at a housing complex and went unnoticed for weeks despite required wellness checks. The provider has allegedly become notorious for undiscovered deaths. The post 'Smell of … rotten fish': Dead man sat for so long at housing complex he had no fingerprints or hair after staff f

A 48-year-old woman died Saturday, nearly two weeks after Portland police said she was hit by a driver who then fled the scene. The incident happened in Portland’s Centennial neighborhood, police said. A driver hit Lisa L. Straine shortly after 5 a.m. Aug. 9 in the area of Southeast...

CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — A chain-reaction crash on Highway 26 in Clatsop County left a 77-year-old Portland man dead and several others injured after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, Oregon State Police said. The crash happened Friday, Aug. 28 at about 5:18 p.m. near milepost 24. Oregon...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspected car thief was arrested after being tracked down in a tree after fleeing from an attempted traffic stop, deputies said. The ordeal was captured on video, which was shared on the Washington County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page. On Wednesday, August 26, around 2:40 a.m., the Washingt

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man previously convicted of murder in Cowlitz County, who also ran for office, is now accused in a triple homicide in Los Angeles. Patrick Kevin Spurlock, 57, has been charged with three counts of murder after three men were found shot and killed in a Hollywood apartment on July 24. […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Air quality levels continue to worsen as western wildfire smoke returns to the region late Monday evening. Smoke from the Austin Fire, the Narrows Fire, and the weakening Grasshopper Fire has moved its way back into the Willamette Valley. Air quality quickly started to fall back from “Moderate”

A Beaverton man is facing several charges after police found hundreds of pieces of stolen mail and evidence of identity theft with victims across the Pacific Northwest.