13-year-old missing from Gresham, believed to be in danger
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking the public for help to find Brittan Arrington, 13, a child in foster care who went missing from Gresham on Tuesday. Arrington is believed to be in danger, according to ODHS. She has blonde or occasionally dyed black...
Racial disparities persist in Multnomah County offices, audit finds
The audit comes the year after leaders approved the Office of Diversity and Equity’s new Workforce Equity Strategic Plan.
Alleged leaders of Tepa gang arrested in Washington County
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two men and one juvenile were taken into custody last Thursday after four simultaneous search warrants were executed at residences in Washington County. Alleged leaders of the Tepa gang, Maximiliano Alvarez, 35, and 29-year-old Roberto Cisneros-Vite, both of Beaverton, were apprehended...
Suspect in Portland area murder arrested, 5 kids found unhurt but traumatized at scene
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The suspect in a deadly stabbing in Portland's Pleasant Valley neighborhood has been arrested and is facing serious charges. S Mate Joseph of Battleground, as police identified him, is 28 years old and was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail. He is facing charges of first-degree...
Man arrested after store employees track stolen tools to Facebook Marketplace ads, Clackamas Co....
CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Investigators are seeking more victims after a man was arrested in connection with tool thefts through deception from stores in Portland and Clackamas, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. On July 10, an employee at a Clackamas interior supply store reported...
Research detects ‘unhealthy’ noise levels in multiple Portland neighborhoods
“Many people in the United States still think of noise as just a nuisance, not a real health risk."
Sheriff: Man caught selling stolen tools on Facebook Marketplace, could be more victims
Deputies arrested a man accused of trying to sell several tools on Facebook Marketplace after he allegedly stole them from local businesses. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect called a local business and charged more than $6,300 in tools to the account of a drywall business, pretending to work for...
$2.5M recovered from Vancouver real estate developer for COVID-19 loan fraud
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - More than $2.5 million was collected from a real estate developer for fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief program funds and money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. Michael James DeFrees, 63, of Vancouver, was sentenced to 21 months in prison...
2 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Vancouver
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A shooting in Vancouver on Wednesday night led to the deaths of two people, including the suspect, according to Vancouver police. Authorities say that two other people were injured in the incident and taken to the hospital. Around 6:15 p.m., officers responded to the 13600 block of NE 22nd...
21-year-old homicide victim identified after shooting in North Portland on Sunday
The homicide investigation is ongoing, police said.