Canby’s Jackie Wiles returns home after clinching Olympic bronze
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After clinching a bronze medal, a local Olympian has returned home to Portland. Alpine skier and Canby High alum Jackie Wiles landed at Portland International Airport Monday night, after winning the bronze in the women’s combined team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. This marks her first...
Evergreen school board authorizes superintendent to make $14M in budget cuts
The Evergreen Public School Board is proposing over $14 million in budget cuts due to enrollment decline, inflation, and inadequate state funding, which could result in staff and program reductions.
It Took More Than Five Years to Rename Southwest Portland’s Custer Park to ‘Scht...
Two weeks ago, Portland Parks & Recreation announced the new name it had come up with for the 6.3-acre Southwest Portland park previously known as Custer Park. ‘Scht Wiwnu, pronounced “ish-chit way-el-noo,” means “path of the huckleberry” in Ichishkin Sńwit, a language spoken by Native tribes in the Columbia River...
Missing Oregon BeavertonTeen May Be in Danger
BEAVERTON, OR – The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old who disappeared earlier this month and may be in danger. Brandy Allison Bird, who also goes by Brandy Bird and Sky Flores, was reported missing March 13 from...
Firing handgun, standoff, leads to arrest
At approximately 2:24 a.m. March 21 Newport Police Department officers and Lincoln County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to 1000 SE Bay Boulevard to the report of an intoxicated male firing a handgun inside of his room. The male, later identified as 44-year-old Johnson Rin, of Portland, had allegedly made threats...
Hotel evacuated as crews battle two-alarm fire on Hayden Island
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A hotel on Hayden Island was evacuated Tuesday afternoon as crews battled a two-alarm fire. Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) crews responded to the Holiday Inn at 909 North Hayden Island Drive on the report of a fire. Portland Fire says the call came in around...
PPB arrests 5 suspects, including ‘broker’, linked to copper theft operation
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Police say they have arrested five suspects linked to a major copper wire theft operation, including a “broker” who helped recycle the stolen metal for profit. Police say the investigation began in May 2025 due to a sharp increase in communication lines being...
Police seek suspects after Oregon City store robbed of carts full of merchandise
OREGON CITY Ore. (KPTV) - Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects they say stole nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise from the Coastal Farm & Ranch store in Oregon City. According to the Oregon City Police Department, the theft occurred on the night of Monday,...
Portland Jury Awards $10M in Case Highlighting Imaging Delays in Spinal Emergency
A Portland jury has awarded $10 million to John Douglas Cox, a 62-year-old diesel mechanic, in a case underscoring the critical role of timely and appropriate imaging in diagnosing spinal emergencies. The jury allocated 80% of the fault to Kaiser, which was not a defendant at trial, and 20% to...
Two juveniles arrested in stolen car incident
Two juveniles were arrested after officers found them in a stolen Kia Optima near NE Stapleton Rd and E Fourth Plain Blvd in Vancouver last weekend. The vehicle had been reported stolen less than an hour earlier. After a brief follow through nearby streets, officers stopped the car in a grocery store parking lot and...
