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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A federal crackdown that began in downtown Portland three years ago has led to more than 100 arrests and prosecutions of fentanyl dealers, and authorities say they are now expanding their focus to other neighborhoods, treatment centers and public housing. The effort, known as the...

A Portland man was seriously injured and a 13-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday on Highway 38 in Douglas County, according to Oregon State Police. The crash happened around 1:38 p.m. Aug. 21 near milepost 27, when a yellow 2021 Ram 2500 pickup towing a 17-foot boat left its eastbound lane, crossed t

Portland police Chief Bob Day responded Tuesday to a city report released last week that found high-level police supervisors failed to hold officers accountable for inappropriate use of force during 2020’s mass protests. The report resulted in no official rebuke of police leadership after Mayor Keith Wilson and the...

Portland police said the driver involved in the crash remained on the scene and has cooperated with authorities.

A 17-year-old driver was seriously injured Saturday night after crashing head-on into a concrete retaining wall near Fourth Plain Boulevard and St. Francis Lane in Vancouver, forcing firefighters to remove a door from the vehicle to pull the teen free. The collision left the vehicle with significant damage, and the dri

With the help of a confidential informant, law enforcement authorities with the Portland Police Bureau and Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a suspected fentanyl dealer on Aug. 21 near a bike trail in downtown Portland.

The deputy city administrator of public works, Priya Dhanapal, is leaving her position at the city of Portland. Dhanapal is one of the city’s four deputy city administrators under the new form of government. They report directly to City Administrator Raymond Lee. The circumstances around Dhanapal’s departure—and whethe

Nearly a year after the brutal assault of a TriMet passenger, a second assailant has pleaded guilty in the attack. Audric Yesiki, 34, of Portland, was sentenced Tuesday to 7-and-a-half years in prison for his part in beating up the man in 2025. Court records allege that brothers Greffy Tom...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - One person has been hurt and another was detained after Portland Police say a fight led to a stabbing in the Pearl District on Tuesday afternoon. Officers responded to a reported disturbance near NW Davis St and NW Park Ave at around 2:30 p.m., where they determined a fight had broken out between

A bobcat wandered onto a deck in the Carver area near Oregon City, then returned minutes later to lounge and survey the yard.