Portland OR

PORTLAND, Oregon — For the first time in 12 months, Portland is seeing a decline in murders and shootings. As of last month, there has been a 34% drop in those incidents. One community member said the decrease is the result of collaborative efforts to keep people safe. A city spokesperson echoed that sentiment,...

Portland, Ore. – Influenza cases are surging around the country and in Oregon. According to the latest available data from the Oregon Health Authority, almost 16% of the state’s flu tests came back positive, during the week of Christmas; up from just 11% the previous week. There were also 31 flu-related...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As New Year's Eve celebrations get underway, the city of Portland is reminding residents that this is the first year it has implemented a tool allowing people to report fireworks usage. Fireworks are illegal within Portland city limits and have been since 2022. "You could talk...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland recorded its lowest number of shooting incidents in six years, with gun violence declining by 30% in 2025, according to the Portland Police Bureau’s crime database. The city reported 525 shooting incidents in 2025, down from 747 in 2024. Shooting-related homicides also decreased from...

BOISE, Idaho — A Twin Falls woman faces felony charges after investigators accuse her of shooting her boyfriend in the leg during an argument over Christmas cookies. Kathryn Marie Welch, 53, is charged with felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, felony destruction or concealment of evidence, felony...

SANDY, Ore. — Law enforcement helped ‘steer’ a stubborn cow back home on Tuesday after the roughly 1,200-pound bovine got loose in a Sandy neighborhood. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said one of their deputies, Deputy Roach, came across a Sandy Police officer in pursuit of the livestock.

A police officer’s report on a Newberg man’s Dec. 22 attack on his father provides a chilling account. Court documents based on an investigation by Newberg-Dundee police said officers were dispatched at approximately 3 a.m. Dec. 22 to a home within the city on a report of an assault with a knife.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 29-year-old woman who is wanted on a felony warrant. Authorities say Angelina Latisha Minor is wanted on a charge of first-degree manslaughter stemming from a March 2024 traffic crash. Prosecutors allege...

Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see a decrease in their monthly bills starting Jan. 1, 2026, due to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approving a .7% reduction in rates.

A second significant Oregon employer in as many weeks has notified state workforce officials that it plans a mass layoff. Vacuum Technique said it will close its facility in Clackamas because of “changing business needs.” Seventy-eight jobs will be eliminated, according to a new filing with the state’s Higher...