Portland graffiti vandal ‘Bambi’ sentenced to probation; another investigation ongoing
A 22-year-old woman known by the tag “Bambi” has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to spraying graffiti across the city, police announced Thursday. Darvin V. Duffield pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal mischief in the first- or second-degree earlier this month, Multnomah...
Police seeking video footage to identify suspect in fatal Portsmouth neighborhood shooting
Portland police detectives are requesting the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in the fatal shooting of a man in the Portsmouth neighborhood last Sunday.
4 adults, 1 child displaced after 2 house fires in Vancouver mobile home park
There were no injuries. However, the Red Cross was requested to help with the displaced residents.
Devil horn tattoos lead to arrest, sentencing in Gladstone robbery
A man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday with help from his "distinctive tattoos," in a Gladstone robbery case, authorities announced.
New details released about Vancouver shooting that left 2 dead, 2 injured
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Vancouver police released new details about the Wednesday shooting that left two people dead and two people injured. Around 6:15 p.m., officers responded to the 13600 block of NE 22nd Street and found that a 29-year-old man had broken into someone’s home while carrying a shotgun and attacked a...
8 Notable Restaurant and Bar Closures to Know in Portland for July 2025
BUCKMAN — Bottle Rocket Burgers, a long-running burgs and beer spot at the Cartopia Food Carts pod, has closed for good according to Mike McKinnon. The former owner of fellow Cartopia cart Potato Champion, McKinnon emailed Eater Portland to say that he’d bought Bottle Rocket and was planning on turning it into a new...
Man shot, killed in NE Portland Safeway parking lot identified
Jasen E. Fitzsimmons, 42, was killed in a shooting that took place in the parking lot of a Safeway store on Northeast Sandy Boulevard.
2 California gang members arrested after recent gun violence ‘erupted in Washington County’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two members of a California gang are behind bars after a months-long investigation in Washington County. After serving four separate search warrants on July 17, investigators found 10 firearms. A juvenile was also taken into custody. The Community Violence Reduction Team with the Washington...
18-year-old killed in accident at Oregon City construction site
A recent graduate of West Linn High School was killed Wednesday morning in a workplace accident at an Oregon City construction site, according to the victim’s family. Lucas Gray, 18, was hit by a forklift and died at the scene, his mother, Catherine Gray, said. “It’s a mother’s worst...
Outdoor dining spot to close its doors after nearly a decade in North Portland
Danielle Lawrence, owner of Overlook neighborhood's Backyard Social, told KOIN 6 the lease is expiring soon.