Missing 80-year-old woman in Oregon City found safe
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KATU) -- Police in Oregon City are asking the public for help in finding a missing 80-year-old woman. Kathleen Link was last seen at her home on Blue Blossom Way near Wynton Drive at around 6 p.m. Monday. Police say she is non-verbal and does not know...
Docs: Man arrested after smoking fentanyl and attacking officer with candlestick
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man is facing multiple charges after police say he attacked an officer who was attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants after allegedly finding him smoking fentanyl. According to court documents, officers were on bike patrol in Northwest Portland on Saturday, July 25, when...
4th boy arrested in 2025 deadly shooting of Portland convenience store employee
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Another teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that killed a convenience store employee in December 2025, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The 15-year-old boy, whose name was not released by police, was arrested on Friday, July 24, in the...
Portland city workers to check home recycle bins to ensure people ‘recycle right’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland city contractors may soon be checking a recycling bin near you to make sure correct recycling practices are being followed. The City of Portland’s new curbside education pilot project is aimed at making sure people “recycle right,” with feedback given to those who are putting improper t
Gotham FC, Esther González agree to mutually terminate contract
Gotham FC, Esther González agree to mutually terminate contract
71-year-old Portland drug dealer admits his illicit life had ‘gotten out of hand,’ accepts...
During a raid on a Northeast Portland home last year, Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies discovered an unusual hiding place: a vintage Coca-Cola machine that contained cocaine, fentanyl, cash, six firearms, ammunition and body armor — but no soda. The homeowner, Herbert Lee Streeter, 71, was sentenced Monday to...
City staffer threatens to sue Portland councilor over alleged retaliatory firing
A former staffer for Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos claims she was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment at work. And she’s planning to sue. In a legal notice sent to the city Friday, an attorney representing Sabina Urdes signaled her intent to file a lawsuit due to the “financial harm and severe
Vancouver police union: Policy change creates ‘liability’ for law enforcement
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — The police officer's union in Vancouver, Washington, is calling on residents to speak before the City Council tonight about a recent policy change on misdemeanor prosecution. Last week, KATU reported that the city attorney's office issued a memo announcing it is "limiting the types of...
Judge sentences 62-year-old to life after jury convicts him in girlfriend’s killing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Multnomah County judge sentenced a 62-year-old man to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend. He was convicted July 23 for murder in the second degree constituting domestic violence and unlawful use of a weapon constituting domestic violence involving his then
Shuttered Parkrose Grocery Outlet owner fund raising for new store in food desert
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The former owner of a now-shuttered Grocery Outlet in the Parkrose neighborhood is raising money to open a new, locally owned community grocery store in the East Portland food desert. The grocery store at 10721 NE Sandy Blvd. closed at the end of June, marking...
