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VANCOUVER, Wash. — Several staff members at Fort Vancouver High School called out Wednesday, citing safety concerns after posts from an Instagram account depicting altered images of teachers circulated online. In a message to parents, the school’s principal thanked families for their patience during what he described...

In addition to a host of other legal challenges, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr. now faces a demand from the Oregon Department of State Lands to pay $13.9 million for his neglect of one of Oregon’s iconic rivers. The state notified Pamplin of that hefty tab in an 18-page letter...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Marcia Kahn, director of River Art Gallery in Portland, had just bought a piece titled "Blue" by local artist Jasper York, the featured artist at her gallery inside River Pool and Sports Bar in Old Town. After purchasing the work, Kahn thought she had properly secured...

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — A 72-year-old was found guilty of murder on Thursday in the 2024 killing his estranged wife and her two dogs. A jury found Michel Fournier guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Susan Marie Lane. He was sentenced...

A man who believed he was waging a holy war against the all-seeing eyes of Portland’s automatic traffic enforcement system has been sentenced to two years in prison. Chase P. Grijalva pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree criminal mischief and unlawful use of a weapon for the two-week-long shooting spree that...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a flicker of movement catches her eye. It’s an Anna’s hummingbird, the most common...

A 34-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in federal prison for throwing a flare onto flammable debris piled against the front gate of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. Trenten Edward Barker of Portland pleaded guilty earlier to one count of arson...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Twelve people were arrested at a Portland encampment on Tuesday after months of neighborhood concerns. The arrest took place on SE 103rd near SE Foster. The 12 arrested were facing outstanding warrants, with fentanyl also found on location. “The team’s priority was balancing community safety...

An Oregon man has been arrested after several neighbors and local residents accused him of repeatedly threatening people with different weapons over the past few weeks. The man, identified as Dustin Rotbart, is now facing multiple serious charges. Authorities say his behavior created fear in the community and forced...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect was arrested after a shooting in the Hazelwood Neighborhood. Portland police said they responded to a walk-in gunshot victim at a hospital in Southeast Portland, where they learned about the shooting. The shooting scene was found near SE 96th Avenue, where officials said...