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Multnomah County’s elected watchdog has opened a broad review of the government’s handling of gift cards and other types of prepaid support, after a news report earlier this year detailed how the health department struggled to account for how the items had been distributed. Auditor Jennifer McGuirk told...

An Aloha man who stole $8,200 in video lottery cash from a Happy Valley Denny’s — then assaulted a fellow inmate while locked up in jail — was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office announced. Douglas Wayne Kelsey, 33,...

Teams use a rope system to rescue a seriously injured hiker who fell 150 feet near the Sandy River in Multnomah County. (April 4, 2026)

WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Two suspects are wanted after an armed robbery at Washington Square Mall in Tigard on Saturday evening, according to police. Just after 6 p.m., officers with the Tigard Police Department were sent to the mall after reports that robbers had smashed multiple glass cases at the mall...

Portland, OR – After a painstaking, two year search for the right person, Oregon Health & Science University is parting ways with its new health care system CEO, just three months into his tenure. Tarek Salaway is no longer in the job, effective immediately. That’s according to an email...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A tree fell in Downtown Portland on Saturday afternoon, shaking an entire parking garage as it came down, witnesses said. The tree fell around 3 p.m. near Southwest Market Street and Southwest 2nd Avenue. KOIN 6 News Digital Content Producer Andrew Foran was in the Crown Plaza parking garage...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland State University’s Board of Trustees met on Friday as the university worked to close what administrators describe as a structural budget deficit, with potential cuts and a tuition increase under consideration. University leaders said no final layoff decisions have been made, but the...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southeast Portland grocery store is the latest location in the metro area to be exposed to measles. On Thursday afternoon, the Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah County health leaders announced the Safeway on 2800 SE Hawthorne Blvd. as another exposure site for the virus.

NW Metals LLC is facing new enforcement actions brought by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for repeated violations at its north Portland scrapyards. The notice, sent to the company in November 2025, lists a slew of violations including operating without the proper permits and continually dodging...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As of Thursday, an ongoing partial government shutdown had reached its 48th day. Though some received backpay this week, thousands of federal workers continue reporting to work without any promise of pay going forward — and for some, the damage was done weeks ago. "It's...