Judge orders Benson student to remain in mental health facility, for now
A Benson Polytechnic High School student who was charged with domestic terrorism will remain at a local mental health facility and out of the state’s custody following a dramatic hearing at Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday. The move disappointed prosecutors, who argued during the two-hour hearing that the...
Issues continue to mount over biological male competing for girls’ cross country team in...
The firestorm surrounding the Camas High School cross country team continues to build due to the presence of a biological male competing on the girls’ team after beginning the season running for the boys’ team. On Tuesday, 12 members of the girls’ team walked off the course during...
516 affordable homes approved for Oregon communities
OREGON - The Oregon Housing Stability Council approved funding to develop or preserve 480 affordable rental homes and 36 homes for purchase across seven Oregon cities. The rental investments include new housing for older adults, family-sized apartments and housing for people with behavioral health needs. The approvals also support fixing up existing affordable apartments, helping residents maintain access to stable housing.
Woman’s body found in Columbia River, death deemed suspicious
Deputies found a young woman floating downstream from the I-5 bridge in the Columbia River Wednesday morning, marking her death as suspicious.
Burn bans lifted across Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s summer season brought with it many fires, but as Fall rolls in, Portland and districts across Northwest Oregon lifted their burn bans. The Oregon Department of Forestry will lift its burn ban affecting 10 Oregon counties on Thursday. Burn bans for forestland in Marion, Polk, Clackamas, Multnomah, Lincoln, Benton, Yamhill, […]
15 charged in connection to Portland-area burglary ring targeting dispensaries
Fifteen people faced charges related to a burglary ring that targeted marijuana dispensaries in Multnomah County, officials announced Wednesday.
Man in crisis, with knife, dies in Mt. Scott-Arleta
On Wednesday, September 2, at 5:47 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of an adult man who was stabbing himself with a knife at a home in the […]
A customer slipped and fell at a Fred Meyer grocery store, then sued for...
Maria Torres was a regular customer at the Fred Meyer in Southeast Portland’s Hawthorne district when she picked up a bunch of bananas, walked across the store and suddenly slipped on water dripping from a leaky roof. The 71-year-old hit her head hard on the floor, suffering a concussion...
Portland Police searching for suspected driver in Woodstock hit-and-run
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Police are asking for help in identifying a driver accused of hitting a motorized scooter rider with his car in Portland’s Woodstock neighborhood. Portland Police say the incident happened just before 2 p.m. on October 1 when a man on a motorized scooter was headed south on SE 52nd Avenue and moving into the left lane to turn onto SE Woodstock Boulevard.
Man crashes into power pole on MAX line while evading transit police, deputies say
Transit police arrested a man who deputies from Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said crashed onto MAX tracks while evading police from a stolen pickup truck on Monday evening.
