Portland OR

Authorities have publicly identified a pedestrian who was killed in a Northeast Portland crash on Thursday following back-to-back crashes in the area.

In the early hours of a recent Monday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies gave chase to a silver Subaru driven by 28-year-old Alberto Gamboa-Mendez, a man well-known to them for his outstanding warrants. The pursuit, which unfolded in Beaverton, saw Gamboa-Mendez leading deputies on a short chase before...

A Sacramento man wanted in a July 18 killing on South Avenue was arrested Thursday in Portland, with federal agents and local police lending a hand. Detectives identified the suspect as 59-year-old Dieshal Battles and said he will be transported back to Sacramento for booking at the county jail. Police...

Portland, OR – A suspected serial killer already facing charges for the murders of three women has now been indicted for a fourth homicide, according to officials with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The indictment marks a chilling new development in a case that has shaken communities across Oregon...

The Clark County Sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man in Vancouver last week was involved in two previous incidents where police shot suspects to death, one in 2019 and one in 2021. Deputy Michael Gonzalez shot and killed Branden Michael Whitcomb, 36, around 10:50 p.m. on July 30...

Midway through 2025, Portland has seen a year-over-year drop in violent crime and homicides, according to a new report.

GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — UPDATE: Police said they have located an 81-year-old Gresham man after he was reported missing on Thursday afternoon. Gresham PD announced at about 1:30 a.m. Friday that William Collins had been found. ORIGINAL STORY:. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an 81-year-old...

Oregon’s food scene is like your friend who wears flannel, brews their own kombucha, and casually makes the best ramen you’ve ever had – humble, underrated, and a little weird in the best way. Sure, the big-name spots get all the love, but tucked between the forests,...

The women, 30-year-old Flavia Avram and 29-year-old Ariana I. Muntean, allegedly stole the gold coin from a shop in Southeast Portland on June 4.

A chain-reaction of crashes, resulting in one fatality, occurred in Northeast Portland near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ainsworth shortly before noon on Thursday. All of the crashes “seem to be related,” Portland Fire & Rescue said on social media. John Bryant, a TriMet bus driver in...