Police say Gresham man pulled gun, used racial slurs in Taco Bell drive-thru incident
GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — A Gresham man is charged with bias crime and other charges after a racially charged incident at a Taco Bell. According to court documents, the incident occurred in February 2025 at the Taco Bell located at Southeast 182nd Street and Powell Boulevard. A woman told...
OPB’s First Look: Filling vacant storefronts in Portland’s Old Town
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. A pilot program emerged in 2025 to help fill vacant storefronts in Portland’s Old Town, but so far none of the businesses have opened. Today’s newsletter starts with a look into why...
Portland man’s graffiti spree began in the ‘90s, ends with prison time and a...
A Multnomah County judge ordered a veteran tagger to state prison for four years on Monday after determining the man had been spray painting Portland since the 1990s. Citing the evidence presented at trial, Judge Christopher Ramras said that Jacob Ramos — known for using the tag “Bier” — was involved in the Kill Your...
Alleged Tren de Aragua Member Shot by Border Patrol in Portland Now Facing Federal...
Luis Nino-Moncada, the alleged member of a notorious Venezuela gang who, together with a female passenger, was shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland last week, will appear in court today (Tuesday) charged with aggravated assault of federal property in excess of $1,000. The Suspect Will Never Walk Free...
Chief “Boo Hoo” Bobby Day sheds a tear for Tren De Aragua
Folks, I never thought I’d see the day when the police Chief of a major American city would shed tears over the plight of notorious criminal suspects. That’s just what people all over this country saw on television as Chief Bobby “boo hoo” Day got all leaky after ICE agents shot two members of the hyper violent...
North Coast rallies in response to Minneapolis, Portland shootings
At the end of a vigil in Astoria on Saturday held in part to remember people who died while being detained by federal immigration officers or while in their custody, someone accidentally knocked over a glass candle holder that had been placed at the center of the event space. It...
Despite clear evidence, officer’s lack of citation illustrates discretionary loophole
The person with the green traffic signal went through the intersection. The person with the red signal failed to stop and hit the person with the green signal, who sustained serious injuries in the collision. The entire incident was clearly captured on video. What happened to Lisa Timmerman while cycling...
Vancouver Police seek suspect in violent November assault on rideshare vehicle
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver Police detectives are still searching for a suspect in a domestic violence-related case from November 2025, saying he’s accused of repeatedly ramming a rideshare driver’s car while his estranged wife was inside the vehicle. According to the department’s Domestic Violence Unit, a...
Climbers rescued from icy conditions on Mount Hood
MT HOOD, Ore. — Two climbers — one of whom was injured by a fall into White River Glacier — were rescued from dangerous conditions on Mount Hood over the weekend. Snow and warm weather made the rescue "challenging," Hood River County Sheriff's Office said in a post on social media.
Husband accused of ramming rideshare car with wife inside still at large
Vancouver police are still searching for K Lodge Lodge, who is accused of repeatedly ramming into the back of a rideshare driver's car while his wife was inside, causing injuries to the driver.
