Retro candy and soda shop to close its quirky suburban store
A kitschy candy store is saying goodbye to its post in the Portland suburbs. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Founded in California in 2007, Rocket Fizz has built a reputation around eccentric, sugary abundance — a spot where customers can choose from...
Hundreds of Washington County students stage walkout over ICE activity
Dozens of students walked out the front doors of Beaverton’s Southridge High School on Monday morning into the pouring rain to protest ongoing immigration enforcement in the community. The protest took place less than half a mile from the preschool where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shattered...
Massive I-5 Drug Bust in Oregon Leads to Seizure of Meth and Fentanyl Worth...
Lane County, OR – A multi-state narcotics investigation ended with a major drug seizure on Interstate 5, where authorities recovered more than fifty pounds of methamphetamine and ten pounds of fentanyl powder during a traffic stop connected to a long-running federal probe. Investigators said the arrest was part of...
Pedestrian Killed in North Portland Crash, City’s 41st Traffic Death of 2025
A car crash in North Portland on Friday evening has left a pedestrian dead, marking the city's 41st traffic fatality in 2025. Portland Police Bureau revealed to The Oregonian/OregonLiVE that the incident, which took place on North Columbia Boulevard near Hurst Avenue around 7:20 p.m., involved two vehicles. Despite...
Juvenile shot, killed in Canby; another juvenile in custody
A juvenile was fatally shot in Canby late Sunday night, and another juvenile was taken into custody in connection with the incident.
One critical, multiple displaced by SE Portland apartment fire caused by fireworks
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is critically injured and multiple residents were displaced after fireworks caused a two-alarm fire at a Southeast Portland apartment building Sunday morning, officials said. At 10:15 a.m., crews with Portland Fire & Rescue responded to reports of the fire in the 1600 block of...
Police seeking ‘Holiday Grinch’ after repeat package thefts from Gladstone porches
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who has been caught two separate times stealing packages off front porches in Gladstone. The first theft was reported on Nov. 26, when police say the “Holiday Grinch” took packages from a resident near Webster Road and Los Verdes...
They’re Hunting Our Neighbors: Hillsboro’s ICE Crisis and the People Fighting Back
The Real Story – A Column Editor’s Note: We are collecting information on all organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals who are offering assistance and doing work to support our residents during […] The post They’re Hunting Our Neighbors: Hillsboro’s ICE Crisis and the People Fighting Back appeared first...
Oregon officials issue missing child alert for endangered 13-year-old boy in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, is asking the public to help find 13-year-old Chayton Owings. Chayton is a child in foster care who went missing from Portland on Oct. 2, and is believed to be in danger, the department said.
Off-duty Portland police officer accused of domestic violence, strangulation
Portland police officer Jimmy Pryce was arrested on assault charges for an incident that took place while he was off duty, and is currently on administrative leave.
