Portland OR

A man was taken into custody after he refused to get off a TriMet train and threatened a security officer with a pocketknife, facing charges of menacing, interfering with public transit, and unlawful use of a weapon.

A 22-year-old man, found guilty of arson and sentenced to five years in prison, admitted to deliberately setting fire to an abandoned wooden building in Oregon City because transients who lived there had stolen his belongings. The Inferno Took 190 Firefighters Several Hours to Control. Christian Gannon Dukes pleaded...

Traffic is frequently stopped around S.E. 11th Avenue and Clinton Street, just north of Powell Boulevard, when the railroad crossing arms come down guarding the multi-track crossing serving TriMet MAX Light Rail trains, the Union Pacific Railroad’s and BNSF’s freight trains, and the Amtrak Cascades passenger trains....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The 71st annual Christmas ships parade is once again underway. It kicked off Thursday night. They set sail a total of 15 nights through the 21st. The ships offer a fun, colorful display of holiday spirit and seamanship. Viewers can watch the ships directly from...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) - Three people were arrested after five children along with three dogs, were allegedly found living in a car in Vancouver, according to authorities. Investigators say the five children—who are 13, 11, 10, 8 and 5 years old—showed clear signs of neglect and had very little...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dozens of pounds of drugs were seized during an arrest on I-5 in Lane County as part of an investigation spanning multiple states, authorities said. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said its Special Investigations Unit worked with the Vancouver FBI office and an Oregon State Police K9 team to...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An investigation is underway after a fatal crash along North Columbia Boulevard drew a large presence from Portland police Friday night, authorities said. Portland police said they responded at 7:17 pm to reports of a crash near N Columbia and North Hurst Way. When officers arrived, they found...

Newly released cockpit audio and dashcam video obtained by NBC station KGW in Portland is shedding light on what happened during an in-flight emergency, when a former pilot tried to shut down the engines of a commercial plane. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After four days of striking, Advanced Practice Providers with Legacy are now set to return to the bargaining table, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) announced Saturday. ONA, which represents about 135 providers in this bargaining unit, said its members offered to meet with Legacy every day...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters extinguished a fire that started in a car and spread to other vehicles and a home in NE Portland, Friday morning. Crews responded to the scene in the 9100 block of NE Sandy Blvd., near the I-205 overpass, around 11 a.m. According to the...