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The City of Portland has confirmed Raymond C. Lee as its new administrator, who will oversee a $8.6 billion budget and bring more than two decades of experience to the role.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are looking for several suspects recently caught on camera installing a card skimmer at a Gresham store. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Gresham Police Department shared video of three suspects accused of installing a card skimmer on a local retail store’s credit card machine. In the...

Authorities identified the remains of a man on Wednesday after his body was found in the Willamette River in late November.

The private foundation of Nike cofounder Phil Knight and wife Penny Knight gave away $226 million last year, its most generous year yet, according to a new tax filing. The foundation has more than doubled in assets to $5.4 billion in five years, a development with major ramifications for Oregon, given the Knight...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A newly filed lawsuit claims both Multnomah County and the sheriff's department violated Oregon's Sanctuary Law. The lawsuit was filed by both Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) and Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ). According to the lawsuit, Multnomah County's jail...

Food industry news site Tasting Table set out on a country-wide culinary conquest to find the best barbecue in each state, and Podnah’s Pit Barbecue in Portland was declared the most delectable in Oregon. Chef Rodney Muirhead named the place after his grandfather, whose love of cooking inspired him...

Like many eighth graders, Lola thinks a lot about high school. An avid dancer, she’s leaning toward enrolling at Jefferson High School in North Portland, a school known for its strong dance program. She has pored over the curriculum, emailed the school’s artistic director, and was so excited about a field trip to the...

A 2-alarm fire this week landed a person in the hospital and burned four apartments after an explosion went off in a fourplex in Southeast Portland’s Centennial neighborhood. Police have identified a person of interest as they investigate the source of the fire, Portland Fire & Rescue said in...

Portland Police Bureau officer Jimmy Pryce was arrested by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office after an off-duty incident on November 29, 2025. Pryce has worked for the bureau for 27 years and is assigned to the North Precinct. He was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on charges of strangulation, fourth-degree...

Criminal investigation ongoing after “catastrophic fireworks explosion” required 80 firefighters to manage. A “catastrophic fireworks explosion” caused significant damage to an apartment Sunday morning, Dec. 7, in the Centennial Neighborhood, spurring a large response from Portland and Gresham Fire to douse the...