Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. explodes overnight; Level 3: ‘Go Now’ evacuation orders expand
String of small fires near Irving Park in NE Portland triggers investigation. Firefighters and police are seeking information and video footage after a series of fires early Sunday near Irving Park in northeast Portland. Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. grows to 8,700 acres; About 250 buildings at risk. Updated: 4...
‘They just looked numb…’: Woman stabbed to death while 5 children were inside home
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A man was arrested after a woman was found stabbed to death inside a home in Oregon. Officers responded to a stabbing report near Southeast Foster Road and Southeast 143rd Court in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. They arrived to find a...
Portland Police Trying to Fill Vacancies
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police tell city council they’re working to fill dozens of vacant police officer jobs, but are having trouble keeping up as others leave the force. There’s no shortage of work according to Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan. “Drug dealing, unlawful weapons, possession, stolen vehicles.”...
Knife rampage at Portland rave leaves four stabbed as cops rush to bloody scene
No arrests have been made connected to the stabbing as of yet and police are asking anyone who was present at the event to contact Portland Police.
Portland Man Receives 6-Year Sentence for Firearms Possession in Drug Trafficking Case
A Portland man has been handed down a six-year federal prison sentence for illegal firearm possession linked with drug trafficking activities. Rocky Allan Rainwater, 25, will also face three years of supervised release following his incarceration, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The case against Rainwater...
Large police presence at Mall 205 for man hiding in rafters
Police are currently attempting to bring down a man who is hiding in the rafters of a mall near Mall 205, after a confrontation with a security guard.
ODOT Can’t Use Cash From Projects to Avert Layoffs
This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. When lawmakers unveiled the details of House Bill 2025 in early June, the long-awaited transportation funding package earmarked money for “anchor” capital projects. Those included the expansion of Interstate 5 at the...
Portland man who accidentally shot friend while cleaning gun sent to prison
Michael Jay Cody English pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide with a firearm for accidentally shooting his friend, Angel Geib, while cleaning a gun in a bathroom sink in 2024, and will spend more than eight years in prison for the incident.
Portland pays nearly $1M to injured boy and babysitter, who strapped hammock to lamppost...
The city of Portland has paid $942,600 to a babysitter and a boy who were seriously injured after the babysitter strapped a hammock to a city lamppost that then toppled onto them. The June 2022 incident and the ensuing lawsuits that were filed by the babysitter and the boy’s mother...
Portland teen designs LEGO’s newest official set
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — LEGO just announced a LEGO Ideas Set called the "The Italian Riviera." It was first designed in 2022 by a 17-year-old Grant High School Student named Alex Sahli. After receiving 10,000 votes from the LEGO community, LEGO judged the Italian Riviera alongside more than 40...
