Portland Police Staffing Shortage Leaves Downtown Waterfront Park Response Delayed as Family Stops Alleged...
PORTLAND, OR — Portland police say a shortage of patrol officers helped delay their response by as much as 30 to 40 minutes after an alleged attempted kidnapping at Tom McCall Waterfront Park over the weekend. The child’s family and bystanders intervened before officers arrived. Newly released bureau...
Utility building blaze by Happy Valley Park caused by ‘UTV that caught fire’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A utility building fire near Happy Valley Park on Sunday was caused by a utility terrain vehicle that caught fire, Clackamas Fire officials announced on Monday. The fire closed down a portion of the park and prompted officials to issue a public alert warning to nearby homes, warning them to stay
Man shot by Border Patrol in Portland pleads guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The man accused of attacking federal agents with his car in Portland has pleaded guilty to depredation of federal property. Luis Niño-Moncada appeared in court with an interpreter. In January, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and wounded Niño-Moncada and Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras, who was with..
Former Tigard High School catcher Emily Paulson is living her professional dream
It’s not everyday that one gets to live their dream, but Emily Paulson is bucking that trend as a sports anchor and reporter in Honolulu, Hawaii. “I’m truly living a dream,” Paulson said. “It feels like I never really feel like I’m at work because I’m covering sports.”
Readers respond: Stop attacking the offended
Remember the “good old days,” when some people thought it was okay for a man to make a lewd comment to a woman, and, when she protested, to say, “Can’t you take a joke?” Even if one gives Lake Theater & Café manager Jordan Perry a pass for his recent marquee “joke,” his comments afterward (reported by several news sour
Police identify motorcyclist killed in NW Portland crash on St. Helens Road
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland police have identified a motorcyclist who died following a crash on July 24. PAST COVERAGE | Police confirm one rider died after two-motorcycle crash in Northwest Portland. Madison E. Jennerjohn, 34, and another person were seriously injured when the motorcycles they were operating cras
‘Devastating reality of domestic violence’: Man sentenced after killing ex-girlfriend with hammer in NE...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after being found guilty of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer to the head in Northeast Portland, prosecutors said. Vincent Scoggins, 62, was found guilty of second-degree murder and other crimes in connection with the death of hi
Clark County deputies searching from missing, endangered 91-year-old Battle Ground man
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KATU) — Deputies in Clark County are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing and endangered 91-year-old man. Willis Arseneau walked way in the area of 27900 N.E. 174th Ave. in Battle Ground between noon and 1 p.m. on Monday. He was last...
Hawk called Chocolate latest victim of Portland school whose glass-front design has become nightmare
A beloved hawk named Chocolate was injured after hitting a renovated high school window that has become a nightmare for birds.
1 dead, car flees after crash that closed U.S. 26 near Portland
UPDATE: U.S. 26 has been reopened. A crash that killed a pedestrian at about 2 a.m. Tuesday has closed all eastbound traffic on U.S. 26 from Sylvan into the tunnel, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation and Portland police. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a pedestrian...
