Portland OR

A new 24-hour shelter for sober homeless veterans will open this fall in the old Kenton Hotel on North Interstate Avenue, according to a joint announcement Friday from homeless services nonprofit Do Good Multnomah and Multnomah County. Do Good Multnomah, which is run by and focuses on serving veterans, purchased...

PORTLAND, OR — In what company executives are calling their “most ambitious expansion yet,” Spirit Halloween announced Tuesday that it will seize the opportunity presented by Portland’s vacant downtown to convert every empty storefront into a seasonal costume superstore by October. “Frankly, it just made sense,”...

After a long-awaited trial and a tense jury deliberation, a Portland man has been sentenced for a killing that has gone unresolved for over a decade, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Bryan Francesconi handed down a 16-year prison sentence on Tuesday to Shawn Degail Crawford Jr. for the first-degree manslaughter...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One man is dead and another man is accused of murder after a shooting at a Safeway parking lot in Northeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau said 41-year-old Ashe I. Sarethi was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center and faces charges that include second-degree murder and...

A spokesperson for Fred Meyer told KOIN 6 News every associate at the Gateway store would be given the opportunity to transfer to a new location.

A Multnomah County Health Department employee has sued the county and her former bosses, alleging retaliation after she spoke out on unsafe workplace conditions brought on her team's excessive case loads, understaffing, underfunding, as well as requests to falsify health records.

Federal immigration officers arrested a 38-year-old Iranian man outside his child’s preschool in Beaverton on Tuesday, according to school and law enforcement officials. The man was arrested by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during morning dropoff at Guidepost Montessori School. The incident...

The Oregon Humane Society has a special announcement worthy of a tail wag or two.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Some Portlanders are paying five times as much for a tow after experiencing a car accident than they would if they were ticketed and towed for parking in a loading zone or in front of a fire hydrant. Your final bill is determined by luck of the draw, according to a recent report filed with the...

A crash on the Interstate Bridge Friday morning caused a large backup as travelers headed south from Washington.