Portland OR

For more than 7,000 residents who live on Portland’s streets, in its parks and under its bridges, a shelter bed might be the only option for a safe, dry place to sleep. But not all shelters are created the same. Portland area shelters are operated by independent providers contracting...

Homicides in Portland fell by more than half in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, new national crime data shows. Why it matters: Portland's drop is among the steepest in the U.S. — reinforcing a broader decline in violent crime since the pandemic surge.

A Portland man made his initial appearance in federal court today after committing various offenses – including aggravated assault of a federal officer and damaging federal property – during a violent protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Robert Jacob Hoopes, 24,...

Andrew Sterling Hilliker, 47, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to have a sexual relationship with a child after using the Kik messaging platform to communicate with an undercover cop posing as the parent of a 9-year-old girl.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The search is on for America's Favorite Couple. The competition, hosted by celebrity couple Jeff and Emilie Goldblum, raises money for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the ocean conservation organization Oceana. Two lovebirds will take home $20,000 and have their journey captured in...

TriMet on Aug. 24 will permanently shutter the Skidmore Fountain Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) Station in order to speed up the MAX light-rail Blue and Red lines through downtown Portland, Oregon. TriMet's board voted last year to close the station, TriMet officials said in a press release. Currently, MAX trains...

Police have identified and arrested a man suspected of attacking and seriously injuring an 82-year-old woman along the Fanno Creek Trail in Tigard, Oregon. Marcellus Ford, 18, of Tigard, was booked into Washington County Jail on one count of second-degree assault, Tigard police said in a statement. Police obtained...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The median price for rentals in the suburbs of Portland is rising faster than within the heart of Rose City, according to Rentometer. Rentometer is one of many websites that tracks rental data across the country. Their data focuses on the median cost of a three-bedroom rental during the first...

After getting a green light from the Oregon Transportation Commission last month to go forward with a plan to widen I-5 at the Rose Quarter, the Oregon Department of Transportation is moving forward with an initial construction phase of the project. I’ve heard a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of...

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has declined to criminally investigate a Vancouver-based company that, state officials concluded, had violated youth labor laws, resulting in the permanent disability of a teenage employee in 2023. The sheriff’s office cited a lack of victim and witness cooperation as the reason for...