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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On this True Crime Tuesday, we are marking 44 years since Portland native Kristin Tomlin went missing, and the case remains a mystery. On November 12, 1981, Tomlin boarded a yacht in the Bay Area of California and hasn’t been seen since. The question remains: what happened to her?...

The ICE raids are chipping away at fundamental human rights and respect for life, largely due to some of the agency’s questionable practices in carrying out such operations. Recently, a 16-year-old from Hillsboro delivered a heartfelt speech highlighting the emotional challenges people face during these raids. From...

Approaching his first anniversary in office, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who ran most prominently on grappling seriously with the city’s homelessness troubles, just made a major course shift. It may, and should, indicate more to come. Homelessness seems to be one of the Rose City’s most intractable and...

Inside a Southeast Portland bar bathroom, one veteran Portland police officer said he stumbled on a sandwich bag of cocaine and began using the drug “off and on” for months before the Police Bureau found out. Another veteran officer deleted nearly 3,000 files from a police server after...

A 34-year-old Battle Ground woman accused of killing a man by poisoning his drink in his hotel room at ilani Casino and Resort is being held on $10 million bail, according to Clark County Superior

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - An arson suspect is recovering in a hospital after he was shot by a deputy near Sandy on Sunday night, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. At about 9:45 p.m., deputies were called out to an arson on Southeast 362nd Avenue, near Southeast...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – A coordinated law enforcement mission in the Portland area led to the recovery of eight stolen vehicles and three firearms on Thursday, November 6, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s...

A Portland cooking school appeared to be the site of a fatal robbery—but the truth was far more unsettling and sinister. On the morning of June 2, 2018, first responders rushed to the Oregon Culinary Institute, where beloved 63-year-old instructor Daniel “Dan” Brophy seemed to have suffered a heart attack.

A man who became unreasonably enraged with two acquaintances who shared drugs with him pleaded guilty last month to fatally shooting one of the men and wounding the other. Estavan Ramirez, also spelled Estabon in court papers, pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 10, 2024 killing of...

What started as a simple, everyday outing quickly turned into something unforgettable for Richard Melling and his wife. They had been walking across the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon, enjoying the day without expecting anything unusual. But just a short distance in, their quiet stroll transformed into a moment...