Residents displaced, 4 pets dead after Saturday house fires in Hillsboro, Vancouver
Firefighters in Vancouver and Hillsboro quenched two separate house fires around 9 p.m. on Saturday evening. Occupants of the homes survived with minimal injuries, firefighters said, but the blazes killed at least four pets. Hillsboro firefighters responded to reports of a home on fire at the 2200 block of Northeast...
Walmart kidnapping thwarted after dad fights off attacker who tried snatching child from stroller...
A father in Oregon rushed into action after a man tried to kidnap his child from a stroller while they shopped at Walmart a few days before Christmas, authorities say. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Dec. 21 at a Walmart in Cornelius, which is about 25 miles west of Portland, according to the...
Victims Identified in Double Fatal Crash Near Oregon City, OR
OREGON CITY, OR – The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two individuals who lost their lives in a head-on collision days before Christmas. Family notifications have been completed, and the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the deceased as Charles Roger...
Driver rescued after car plunges 20 feet down embankment in Troutdale
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver was rescued, then given a DUII after officials say he lost control of his car, plunging 20 feet down an embankment in Troutdale early Sunday morning. Just before 1 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a crash notification from a cell phone near Southeast Troutdale Road and Division...
After the girlfriend begs for protection, the judge lowers the boyfriend’s bail, saying, “I’m...
Mohamed Osman Adan, 36, received a life sentence with parole eligibility after 25 years on December 30, 2025, for the second-degree murder of his domestic partner, Racheal Abraham, on August 27, 2022, in their southeast Portland apartment. Prosecutors highlighted his escalating violence, including punching her in May...
Portland Man Sues TriMet for $415,000 Claiming Assault by Security Guards on MAX Train
Portland man James Han is seeking $415,000 in damages from TriMet, alleging he was assaulted by two security guards on a MAX train in October, according to a December lawsuit in Multnomah County Court. KATU reported the incident occurred after Han, a funeral director, reportedly bumped into a guard while returning...
Highway 6 closed near Gales Creek as crews repair landslide damage
WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Highway 6 is closed in both directions near Milepost 35 as crews repair damage from a landslide, according to the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). The landslide washed out an entire section of the two-lane road at Milepost 35 - near the Tillamook and...
Cougar sighting caught on Ring camera in Portland metro
A cougar was sighted on a backyard camera in Oregon City just outside Portland.
Suspect in stabbing at Portland grocery store stabbed a woman on MAX platform 8...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The suspect arrested for allegedly stabbing and robbing a 77-year-old man inside a Portland Safeway store on New Year's Day served prison time for a violent crime in 2017. Court records show that Christopher Eugene Woods, 51, stabbed a woman several times at the Lloyd...
Driver killed in Beaverton crash after Portland police pursuit
PORTLAND, Ore, (KOIN) — A driver who attempted to elude police in Portland and Beaverton was killed after a crash early Saturday morning, police said. Just before 2:20 a.m., Portland police officers attempted to stop a vehicle driving recklessly near Northwest 8th Avenue and Burnside Street. At first, the driver...
