True Crime Tuesday: Unsolved disappearance of Cristina Ase
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Family and community members are still searching for answers in the unexplained disappearance of a Vancouver woman. Investigators say 61-year-old Cristina Ase left her home to go to work in West Linn on March 26, 2024, but never showed up. The FBI says the following day, Ase’s abandoned 2013...
Flock surveillance cameras raise privacy concerns amid immigration enforcement
Automatic license plate readers are collecting and storing data from every passing vehicle on neighborhood streets, raising privacy concerns as federal officers have accessed the information for immigration enforcement.
Portland man charged federally for trespassing, obstructing ICE building
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A 37-year-old man accused of trespassing and obstructing federal property at the Portland ICE facility made his first appearance in federal court on Monday. Christopher Griffin has been charged with failing to obey a lawful order, obstructing federal property, and trespassing on federal...
New report shows fewer than 2 people visited the Multnomah County deflection center each...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A new report shows fewer than two people per day visited the Multnomah County deflection center in its first year. The center was created so people in possession of drugs could get treatment, rather than going to jail. Across the state of Oregon, counties added programs like Multnomah County's...
Gang members sold guns, drugs to undercover agents in Oregon: Court docs
Three Sureño gang members from Salem and Portland were arrested after selling undercover agents 15 guns, 58 machinegun conversion devices and 57 grams of coke.
Over 560 immigration arrests in Portland during October, Border Patrol Chief says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There were over 560 immigration arrests across Portland during October, officials announced. On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks took to X to talk about what he called “Operation Oregon Support: PORTLAND SWEEP,” which he said began a month ago. During that time, Banks said...
“We need to ask for what we need”: Battle Ground school leaders weigh levy...
After months of financial strain and two failed levy attempts earlier this year, Battle Ground Public Schools leaders signaled support for a levy option and a February 2026 ballot measure. The ...
Battle Ground police seek public’s help after series of vehicle break-ins
The Battle Ground Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect connected to a series of vehicle break-ins reported across the city. The thefts occurred between
Prairie View Station the next vision in Clark County’s growing food cart scene
Across the river in Portland, robust food cart pods with carts featuring menu items from around the globe have been a staple for quite a few years. Since 2020, the cuisine on wheels scene
Portlanders Are Finally Allowed to Put Pizza Boxes in Their Recycling
My most recent Dominos box featured the message “Do Your Slice: Recycle This Pizza Box.” As a longtime reader of your column, I know that Metro specifically DOESN’T want us to recycle pizza boxes. Does Dominos really not know this, or are they just giving us a giant middle finger in the name of corporate...
