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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.

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,...

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. – At least 372 people experiencing homelessness died in Multnomah County in 2024. According to the County’s Domicile Unknown report released Friday, that’s an 18% decrease from the record-high number of deaths reported the year before. The decline marks the first year-over-year decrease in homeless...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Highway 6 is closed indefinitely due to a landslide and a sunken roadway between mileposts 27 and 42, cutting off travel between Portland and Tillamook on the Oregon coast. The landslide occurred about four miles west of Glenwood, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Drivers...

As federal immigration crackdowns continue to impact Oregon families, Multnomah County has joined other local governments in funneling support to immigrant communities. The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday made a refreshed commitment to uphold its sanctuary status and approved the use of $250,000 in...

As a weak La Niña pattern continues, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center is out with new maps that show what kind of weather each state can expect this winter. La Niña is the phase of El Niño-Southern Oscillation that generally means cooler, wetter winters in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — After five years of absence, Portland's beloved Thompson Elk statue is on track to return to its historic home on Southwest Main Street by early spring 2026, city officials confirmed on Wednesday. The iconic bronze elk, which has stood as a downtown landmark since 1900, was...

About a year ago, we wrote about the Division Street Dairy Queen (SE Division and 55th Avenue). At that point in time, the folks at DQ were expecting to start construction in January 2025 with an estimated completion of June 2025. Obviously that has not happened. Permitting surrounding the drive-through is a big part...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The ongoing string of atmospheric rivers has set off flood warnings around rivers across northwest Oregon, including in the Sandy River Delta. The area has no permanent residents, but homeless people often camp along the trails, making them highly vulnerable to flooding during severe weather events...