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CityTeam Portland has formed a coalition “We All Have a Name” to get to know the homeless population in downtown. They start with the most basic form of entry: asking their names. From there, it’s all about the common goal of reducing homelessness in the area. Lance...

Community members of a Southwest Portland neighborhood are dealing with what they call a massive waste problem right outside their front doors. Residents of and around Slavin Court townhomes tell KATU the community dumpsters and public trash cans are practically always overflowing to the point they’re concerned it’s...

During a search and rescue operation for an overdue hiker in the Columbia Gorge, authorities said a body was discovered nearby.

Information is limited, but police said no suspects remained at the scene and no arrests have been made.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Evergreen Public Schools announced it will not hold classes on Wednesday as the strike with support staff continues. This comes as the district announced earlier in the evening that a tentative agreement had been reached in the ongoing negotiations, a claim that was later redacted — the...

PORTLAND, OREGON – A chaotic protest moment in Portland has gone viral after an ICE supporter accidentally blasted herself with pepper spray, leaving her in pain and demanding help from the very people she had confronted. Heated Standoff at Portland Protest. The confrontation began when the woman, described as...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 49-year-old man appeared in federal court on Monday after prosecutors say he was flying a drone near the Portland ICE facility and spit on a federal officer. The U.S. Department of Justice says Devin Montgomery, 49, was told to stop flying a drone near the...

A 35-year-old former Portland resident who ran a large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering operation in Oregon, Washington, and elsewhere has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison. Luis Antonio Beltran Arredondo admitted to distributing large quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The three suspects accused in August’s stabbing attack near Downtown Portland’s Central Library made their first appearance in court Tuesday, just one day after Chair Jessica Vega Pederson released video of the incident. Anthony Nicholas, Ja’Riyah Williams, and Daviana Anderson are each...

With homelessness rising, city officials continue to fine-tune regulations that govern when, where, and how unhoused people can legally camp in Tigard, and questioned the equity of a countywide response effort they say has the city doing more “heavy lifting” than some neighbors. City Council, during an Aug....