A morning of outreach on Portland’s streets starts with mayoral cheerleading, ends with a...
Early on Tuesday morning, Michelle woke up in her beige tent, which she’d placed in a line of eight others on Northwest Fourth Avenue between Flanders and Glisan a few days earlier. Her small brown pup, Penny, was her only tent-mate. She’d adopted the dog two years ago when its original owner died of an overdose, she...
Downtown Portland stabbing victim reacts to recently released video of incident
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Newly released security video of a Downtown Portland stabbing has sparked many unanswered questions. It shows some of the August attack outside the Central Library, but has no audio. FOX 12 spoke with victim Zebulin Hannon, who said he is calling on officials to release all of the footage of...
Man who posted videos driving recklessly in Portland acquitted of most charges
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge found a man guilty of three of 11 charges after he posted videos of himself on social media driving recklessly around the Portland metro area. Judge von Ter Stegge found Oscar Lee Burrell Jr., 33, guilty of two counts of...
Over $30K worth of meth, fentanyl seized following arrest of Portland drug dealer
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Over $30,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl were seized following a drug bust last week, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were monitoring a “known” drug location in Northeast Portland on Wednesday, Sept. 5, when they saw 34-year-old Ricardo Olivas Sentael...
Prosecutors: Suspect claims he was searching for pedophiles but exposes himself
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man was arrested Saturday on several charges after police say he caused several thousand dollars in damage to a downtown Portland athletic club and assaulted people in the process. Officers responded to a reported assault at the Multnomah Athletic Club on Saturday, September 6.
Portland faces rising homelessness, ongoing ICE protests
Daily and nightly protests have persisted for months outside the federal ICE detention facility, where demonstrators have clashed with federal officers.
‘Heartbreaking’: Vancouver couple in their 80s evicted, items thrown to street
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An elderly married couple said they were forced out of their home, leaving heirlooms, their grandson’s toys and medical equipment piled on the street in Vancouver. Marlene Berg, 83, admits they owed money and expected to leave but never thought they’d be forced to literally pick up the pieces...
Portland Councilors Jet Off to Vienna on Taxpayer Dime to Study Housing as Price...
It seems Portland’s city leaders just can’t resist another taxpayer-funded trip abroad. This week, several Portland city councilors and housing staffers are jetting off to Vienna, Austria, supposedly to study the city’s famed “social housing” system. Vienna is often hailed as a global model for...
Here’s why gas prices in Oregon climbed this week
PORTLAND, Ore. — Drivers around Oregon may have noticed they're paying more at the pump this week. The state's average for regular unleaded gasoline climbed to about $4.14, which is a 16-cent jump from the previous week, according to AAA. That's the highest price of gas in Oregon so far this year, and it's also the...
5.1 magnitude earthquake the latest in swarm off Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Earthquakes continue to rumble just offshore of the Oregon coast. The latest earthquake, measured at 5.1 in magnitude, was recorded just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This is now the twelfth earthquake recorded in the area in...