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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...

Vancouver’s newest dining hub is already talking big. After a soft opening Monday, Vancouver Station is being billed by its developers as “America’s largest food cart plaza,” a sprawling complex on SE 164th Avenue with an indoor dining hall, multi-level covered patios and space for dozens of carts meant to keep...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person was critically injured, and a suspect was arrested after a shooting in Northeast Portland. According to Portland police, officers responded to a shooting near the 11300 block of Northeast Sandy Boulevard, where they found an injured victim with life-threatening injuries. After using...

PORTLAND, OR – A Trader Joe’s grocery store in southeast Portland was closed Wednesday evening after state officials responded to a reported asbestos exposure at the location, authorities said. The store at 4715 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. shut its doors to employees and customers at the request...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland officers arrested a suspect who they said was armed and had multiple drugs on him while addressing camping tents blocking a sidewalk. On Wednesday, officers were focusing on the tents near Northeast 119th Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street when they saw a man with a holstered firearm,...

A recent analysis from StreetLight -- a transportation data firm -- ranked metro areas with the safest roads across the United States, naming the Portland metro area among the best.

A sleeping pod at a North Portland alternative shelter turned into “a mass of burning material that was about 30 feet tall” on Monday evening, according to Rick Graves, a spokesperson for the Portland Fire Bureau. The person inside the pod at the time, Gary Scott Young, 33,...