Wanted suspect and K9 killed during attempted arrest by US Marshals in SE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A wanted suspect and a police dog were killed when U.S. Marshals tried to make an arrest at a southeast Portland hotel on Thursday afternoon, according to police. According to officers with the Portland Police Bureau, the attempted arrest by the Marshals Violent Offenders Task Force...
Lottery winner who shared jackpot was run over by girlfriend after confronting her for...
When Miller's friend told McKinzy to move her car off Miller, she allegedly responded that he was "trying to kill" her. She then drove away, police say. The post Lottery winner who shared jackpot was run over by girlfriend after confronting her for stealing even more, prosecutors say first appeared on Law & Crime .
Construction controversy at Portland Public Schools referred to DOJ
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s Secretary of State Tobias Read is referring an investigation into Portland Public Schools to the Department of Justice. The investigation looks into questions about how the Texas-based construction firm Procedeo won the contract to modernize three Portland high schools. Trouble started
Notes on the history of Ross Island
Like the waters of the Willamette River that cover and then recede from it, schemes for Ross Island have been rising and falling for almost 175 years, and once again it is in the news. How did it get its name? Sherry Ross, at age 21, left his home in...
Beaverton High School sweethearts from the ’80s gifted their old locker
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) -The Beaverton School District surprised a husband and wife who met at Beaverton High School in the ’80s with their old locker on Wednesday. The gift comes ahead of the original Beaverton High School building’s scheduled demolition in early 2027. Christine and Robert Huseby began...
Driver arrested after 2 Beaverton crashes
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) — A woman in her 30s was stopped by police Thursday morning after causing two crashes while trying to pass a TriMet bus. According to police, the woman grew impatient waiting behind a bus near Southwest Murray Boulevard and Southwest Farmington Road. As she tried to drive around it, she hit anoth
Street takeover crackdowns get boost as city cites injuries, deaths and 12 homicides
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland City Council voted Wednesday to accept more than $207,000 in state grant money to crack down on street racing and takeover events. Council approved the ordinance 11-1, with Councilor Olivia Clark representing the lone "no." ODOT awarded the funds to the Portland Police Bureau...
Police: Gresham mom leaves 3 young kids in car to drink tequila, mimosas in...
GRESHAM, Ore. — A Gresham woman was arrested after she left her kids outside a bar to drink several beverages, prosecutors allege. According to court documents, police responded to a welfare check at Division Sports Pub on NE Division at about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22. The responding...
‘Sorry the Portland Public School System Failed You’: Oregon Bar Openly Mocks Customer Who...
If there’s one thing almost every customer hates, it’s being pressured into leaving big tips, but one Oregon restaurant takes this concept to another level. A bar called Good Girl gives patrons the option to tip 100%, essentially doubling whatever they spend on drinks. Considering people are often already intoxicated b
Missing 86-year-old woman found, Gresham police say
GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) - Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 86-year-old woman. Marylou See was last seen walking her small brown dog near Northeast 181st Avenue and Glisan Street at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Police say she has dementia and doesn’t know the area....
