Hillsboro family loses $2,500 in back-to-back AI ‘kidnapping’ scam calls
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) — Scammers are using a new tactic to target their victims -- AI to make it sound like their loved ones are in danger. One Hillsboro family is now speaking out, telling KATU they were scammed out of $2,500 after receiving back-to-back calls Thursday morning where the callers said they had their...
Missing Portland boy Kyron Horman named in Epstein file
Kyron Horman, a boy who disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Portland more than 15 years ago, was mentioned in an anonymous tip to the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently disclosed in a recently release collection of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. As first reported by The Oregonian, the file...
3 arrested on attempted murder charges after police give chase
Three people, 16, 17 and 18, were arrested Wednesday after a shooting and a high-speed chase, Portland police said Thursday. Portland Police Bureau officers first responded to a shooting call near Rocky Butte around 11:15 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene they saw a car leaving and tried to stop it. Instead of...
ICE Jitters Turn Southeast Portland Latino Grocery Into A Ghost Town
At a small Latino grocery tucked into Southeast Portland, the shelves are stocked but the aisles are quiet, and owner Joe Esparza is worried. He says longtime customers have stopped coming because they are afraid of immigration enforcement, and the hit to his bottom line has put the store’s future in doubt. Esparza...
Fred Meyer, QFC parent company Kroger continues store closures nationwide
Kroger’s plans to shutter dozens of underperforming locations is in full swing. The Fred Meyer and QFC parent company announced in June that it intended to close approximately 60 stores over the next 18 months. A few months later, a longstanding Northeast Portland Fred Meyer in Gateway Shopping Center closed its doors.
Armed stalking suspect found hiding in tree after fleeing from police in Hillsboro
A stalking suspect was arrested Wednesday night following a pursuit and K-9 search in Hillsboro, according to police.
1 arrested after Portland drug bust results in cocaine, Xanax, cash seized
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man was arrested and accused of drug dealing after a police investigation resulted in the seizure of cocaine, Xanax and cash, authorities said. Sineca Legard, 48, was lodged in the Multnomah County Detention Center on multiple charges. This comes after the Portland Police Bureau...
Celebrating Paul Knauls Sr. at 95
When Paul Knauls Sr. walked into the Spare Room for his 95th birthday celebration (technically, the after-party), the packed Northeast Portland institution exploded. “The mayor is in the house,” people yelled, and showered him with affection. Known colloquially as the “mayor of Albina” or the “honorary mayor of...
Portland ‘Climate Justice’ Audit Finds Years of Commitments, Little Completion
City audit finds Portland’s climate justice policies hampered by unclear authority, weak accountability, incomplete actions, vague metrics, and ongoing funding and coordination failures. Portland, OR. — A new audit of Portland’s climate justice initiatives paints a picture of ambitious declarations followed by...
The surprising Oregon town where cable television was born four years before Portland got...
A small granite marker behind the Astoria Column commemorates an invention that traces its roots to the Oregon coast: cable television. In 1948 – four years before Portland got its first TV station –Astoria residents were already watching broadcast television, thanks to Leroy Edward “Ed” Parsons. Using a system of...
