WATCH: private company hired to clear homeless camp maces activist at Sandy River Delta
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is spending about $350k on security and hazmat crews to clean up highly established homeless camps in the Sandy River Delta forest, also known as "Thousand Acres." Video provided to KATU shows one of those clean up crews...
Junior Parade keeps Rose Festival tradition alive in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Rose Festival celebrations continued Wednesday as families gathered for the Junior Parade in Portland's Hollywood District. The parade featured marching bands, clowns, dance groups, and several other fun entries. The parade starts at Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 52nd Avenue at 1 p.m. and it ends at...
Multnomah County renews efforts in Kyron Horman case with digital overhaul and FBI support
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is speaking out on the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of Kyron Horman, who went missing from an elementary school in Northwest Portland at seven years old. "Over the past year, our dedicated investigators have been working tirelessly to modernize...
Jury rules in favor of Black firefighter’s racial discrimination case against City of Portland
A Black firefighter who faced racial discrimination and harassment within the Portland Fire Bureau has won a lawsuit and been awarded $275,000 in non-economic damages.
22-year-old pleads guilty to selling mushrooms to West Linn high school students
A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling psilocybin to two West Linn high school students. Jack E. Wagner, 22, of Milwaukie also admitted he was carrying a gun when he sold the controlled substance to the students on Nov. 2, 2023, according to a federal prosecutor and court records.
Washington grandmother drives to Portland for sailor grandson’s Fleet Week arrival
PORTLAND, Oregon — The Portland Rose Festival's Fleet Week kicked off on Tuesday, as the first two of eight military ships docked along the Willamette River at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. As the USS Jack H. Lucas and the USS Mustin arrived, few were more excited than Rose Leigh...
New Portland Initiative Will Phase Out ‘Police’ in Favor of ‘Feelings-First Safety Network’
PORTLAND, OR — In a bold new move that critics are calling “deeply Portland” and supporters are calling “like, super healing,” city leaders have announced a sweeping initiative to phase out the word “police” entirely and replace the Portland Police Bureau with a newly branded entity: the Feelings-First Safety Network.
Evergreen Public Schools offers free meals for kids during summer break
Evergreen Public Schools is offering free meals for children ages 1-18 throughout the summer months, providing a community service that has been a staple for several years.
Cops sniff out suspected shoplifter’s trashy hiding place in Gresham (video)
It wasn’t exactly a clean getaway. Nicholas Hume had stuffed his backpack with $166.95 worth of merchandise from a Marshalls department store in Gresham, according to a probable cause affidavit. But when he allegedly left without paying Friday, he walked directly into a retail theft mission organized by the...
15 years later: Community keeps Kyron Horman’s memory alive on social media
Wednesday marks 15 years since Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Northwest Portland. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, the case remains an active investigation as they work to digitize thousands of pages of reports, photos, and evidence. “To have a boy this age, vanish from...
