Portland OR

PORTLAND, OR (August 18, 2025) - The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is releasing the name of the adult in custody who died on August 16th, 2025, now that the next of kin notifications have been completed. The deceased is 51-year-old Chad William Scott. He was booked into custody on August...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson declared a State of Emergency due to the ongoing heatwave. The order allows the city to adjust procurement, approve overtime pay, and increase staffing at the Emergency Coordination Center. It also makes the city eligible to seek...

Cathy Keathley said other East County cities, like Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village, could benefit from a new shelter

As the City of Portland's development agency, Prosper Portland says its mission is to drive inclusive growth in the Rose City and to create vibrant neighborhoods and communities.

A man experiencing a mental health crisis was taken into custody after officials said he fired a gun into a home, then attempted to break in through a neighbor's window, leading to a police pursuit in North Portland late Saturday night.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County officials believe the death of a 56-year-old man found on Saturday was related to the record-setting heat wave in Portland, the medical examiner’s office said on Sunday. Officials said the man was found in the 97209 zip code, which includes Old Town Chinatown,...

Newson is an entrepreneur and founder of a marketing firm. He lives in Portland. I’m not leaving Portland. I’m not relocating my business. I’m not pulling my kid out of school. I’m not joining the quiet exodus to Clark County or the loud one to Arizona. I still believe in this place – deeply. But belief has its...

A woman considered "missing under suspicious circumstances" was found safe inside an east Vancouver residence and her estranged boyfriend was taken into custody, police told KOIN 6 News.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hours after Portland police wound down a mission designed to intercept street racers, a much larger contingent gathered in a different part of the city and created traffic havoc in the early hours of Sunday. Portland police knew the racers were going to be out and about. “We were seeing social...

Rite Aid’s massive collapse continues as seven more stores are now set to disappear. The seven locations are on the latest list that Rite Aid announced in a bankruptcy filing on Friday. The stores are in Washington and Oregon. The seven locations are in addition to the 1,275 stores...