Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A homeless services provider responsible for operating six shelters across Portland is now under criminal investigation. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that an investigation is underway to determine whether any criminal conduct occurred at Sunstone Way and who may be inv

PORTLAND, Ore. — After more than a week of investigation, Portland Police say a suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting that critically injured one man and left another hospitalized. Police said the shooting was reported at 11:37 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in the 6200 block...

After closure plans were thwarted by an 11th-hour sale contract, Portland’s longstanding outdoor retailer will instead return to its original owners. It’s been a bumpy year for Next Adventure, the Southeast Portland-based outdoor company founded by childhood friends Deek Heykamp and Bryan Knudsen in 1997. In May 2025 —

ALOHA, Ore. (KPTV) - Thirty-four people were arrested during a bait bike mission in Aloha, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said deputies would leave a bait bike in well-traveled areas of Aloha and monitor it with GPS alarms that were concealed. The alarm would notify the deputi

Columbia River Veterinary Specialists, a longtime emergency and specialty animal hospital in Vancouver, plans to close in early September, putting 50 employees out of work. PetVet Care Centers, the Connecticut-based company that owns the hospital at 6607 N.E. 84th St., notified Washington workforce officials on Tuesday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Next Adventure, the outdoor store that has been a mainstay of Portland’s Central Eastside for over two decades, will remain open with its original owners, in a reversal of a closure announcement last year. In a press release on Monday night, store owners Deek Heykamp and Bryan Knudsen announced

PORTLAND, Ore. – A coordinated law enforcement operation targeting stolen vehicles recovered eight stolen vehicles, resulted in nine arrests and served eight outstanding warrants during a one-day enforcement mission in the Portland area. The operation on June 23rd marked the return of the bureau’s Stolen Vehicle Operat

Vancouver Police detectives arrested 38-year-old Samuel Sohlman after an investigation into reports that he had been communicating with and allegedly exploiting a juvenile, according to the department. Officers took Sohlman into custody when he arrived at a local middle school and booked him into the Clark County Jail.

Tick populations appear to be climbing in the Portland area, and the skin-crawling thought of a tick bite might just sour a summer hike. Luckily, Oregon isn’t a hotspot for the bloodsucking arachnids, nor is there a high risk of catching a tick-borne disease if one should select you as its next meal. But experts agree

HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - A family is calling for action after a 19-year-old was struck by a car and died while riding his bicycle home in Hillsboro. “It’s your worst fear as a parent to lose a child. I think there is a lot of shock you don’t expect it, you don’t think it’s real. I’m still having a hard time believing it