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PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a flicker of movement catches her eye. It’s an Anna’s hummingbird, the most common...

A man has been arrested and a gun recovered after a shooting at a Northeast Portland motel on Thursday sent another man to a hospital with life-threatening njuries, police said. Pryce Lampkin, 40, of Portland, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of second-degree attempted murder,...

The “Starry Night Murderer” was sentenced to 90 days in jail for shoving his 80-year-old wife to the floor of their home in Sandy, according to court records and a statement from the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office. Larry Hurwitz, 71, pleaded guilty to harassment, a misdemeanor,...

A 34-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in federal prison for throwing a flare onto flammable debris piled against the front gate of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. Trenten Edward Barker of Portland pleaded guilty earlier to one count of arson...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Twelve people were arrested at a Portland encampment on Tuesday after months of neighborhood concerns. The arrest took place on SE 103rd near SE Foster. The 12 arrested were facing outstanding warrants, with fentanyl also found on location. “The team’s priority was balancing community safety...

An Oregon man has been arrested after several neighbors and local residents accused him of repeatedly threatening people with different weapons over the past few weeks. The man, identified as Dustin Rotbart, is now facing multiple serious charges. Authorities say his behavior created fear in the community and forced...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland officers arrested a suspect who they said was armed and had multiple drugs on him while addressing camping tents blocking a sidewalk. On Wednesday, officers were focusing on the tents near Northeast 119th Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street when they saw a man with a holstered firearm,...

A recent analysis from StreetLight -- a transportation data firm -- ranked metro areas with the safest roads across the United States, naming the Portland metro area among the best.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Prosecutors say a robbery suspect admitted targeting his victim because he is elderly and has a possible mental disability. According to court documents, the robbery occurred Friday, Sept. 27, after the suspect and victim had a verbal altercation on a bus in Southeast Portland. The...

Two Portland bars were ranked by USA Today readers as the best beer bars in the United States. USA Today asked a group of industry experts to nominate finalists across eight categories, before readers voted on the final rankings to determine the best beer and breweries in the United States. Categories for the awards...