This year’s Christmas is rare. See why its date is once-in-a-century.
Christmas this year is extra special, and not just because of the presents under the tree. For the first time in a century, the date of Christmas is the same as the last two digits of the year. Meaning, when the date is written out in the month/day/year format — as 12/25/25 — the day and year are the same. This also...
Portland’s planned Center for Black Student Excellence draws federal discrimination complaint
A national nonprofit that works to root out what it calls liberal “indoctrination” at schools and colleges has accused Portland Public Schools of “flagrant racial preferencing” in its drive to create a Center for Black Student Excellence. The nonprofit, Defending Education, asked the U.S. Department of...
Live updates: Flooding across Portland area closes roads; several landslides reported
(KPTV) - After a calmer morning on Thursday, heavy rain moved into the northwest Oregon area by midday. Live updates begin below. High water has closed the onramp from Sandy Blvd onto Interstate 205 North. The latest traffic updates from ODOT can be found here. 7:40 p.m. Several closures across...
Serious crash damages cars, apartment building in NE Portland
A serious crash in northeast Portland early Friday morning left two cars severely damaged and caused a vehicle to go airborne, striking a nearby apartment building.
At least 372 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County last year
At least 372 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County in 2024, according to a report released by the county on Friday. It’s the first decrease in deaths recorded from one year to the next since the county began collecting this data in 2011. The data reflect an 18% decrease in the number of...
Portland Police Apprehend Suspect and Recover Firearm After Tactical Neighborhood Search
Following a recent tactical search in Portland, a suspect has been taken into custody after being discovered hiding in a detached garage. According to a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) report, the search that led to the apprehension of one individual and recovery of a firearm has now concluded, with the surrounding area...
VIDEO: Deschutes County officials release footage of police chase after alleged child kidnapping
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is releasing video footage of a police chase through Central Oregon on Monday involving the alleged kidnapping in Multnomah County of a 9-year-old. The driver was identified as 46-year-old Charity Carter of La Pine, who refused to stop for authorities and...
Hillsboro babysitter convicted of exposing himself to minor
A Hillsboro man was convicted Tuesday of exposing himself to a minor he babysat, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced. On Dec. 16, a Washington County Circuit Court judge found Brandon Drew Falsetto, 29, guilty of two counts of luring a minor and one count of private indecency.
Police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect accused of NE Sandy Blvd restaurant robbery
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police are looking for the suspect in an armed robbery of a restaurant on Northeast Sandy Boulevard last month. The restaurant in the Parkrose Neighborhood, located in the 10000 block of NE Sandy, was robbed at gunpoint on November 22. Though police do not yet know the suspect’s name,...
Portland’s 150-foot dragon woke up after 25 years to save a vanishing Chinatown
PoChiMu Dragon’s Revival After 25-Year Basement Slumber. Portland’s Chinatown was once America’s second-largest, buzzing with life from 1880 to 1910. Then came decline. By the 1990s, the Lunar New Year parades had stopped, and a 150-foot dragon gifted from Taiwan in 1989 lay forgotten in a basement for 25 years.
