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After discovering the skeleton of a Portland lady in the woods earlier this month, authorities in Clackamas County are investigating what they call a “suspicious death.”. Ashley Real, 22 years old, was identified as the victim. Her cause of death is still being investigated, according to authorities. On May...

Robert B. Ketchum, 62, was recognized as the Portland man killed in a hit-and-run accident while in a wheelchair in the Montavilla Neighbourhood. Officers from the East Precinct were called to the intersection of Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Glisan Street at 12:11 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023. Although Portland Fire & Rescue responded and attempted CPR, the guy was pronounced dead.

Officials say she was about 5 feet and 1 inch tall, and weighed about 135 pounds.

The woman was last seen March 27, deputies said.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Neighbors say roadway improvements in Southeast Portland are dangerous. Bike lanes on Southeast Mill Street have been re-striped this week, but neighbors say it’s limiting access to Lincoln Park. The new bike lanes go from Southeast 130th Street to 135th Street, and new “No Parking”...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Portland police are searching for a person who stole a dump truck and crashed it into several cars early Thursday morning. Just after 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run crash in the 6300 block of Northeast Rodney Avenue. According to police, a suspect stole a dump truck, trailer and excavation equipment from a nearby job site in the 5700 block of Northeast Rodney Avenue.

Hours of public testimony were heard by the Portland City Council Wednesday evening over proposed changes to homeless camps, sparking debate from both sides.

First-degree prejudice offense defendants in Oregon will no longer be eligible for same-day release. On Tuesday, May 30, Chief Justice Meagan Flynn of Oregon signed an order mandating the detention of suspects in the state’s most serious racially motivated attacks until their arraignment. After a racist attack on a...

AUBURN, Wash. (KPTV) – A Tuesday morning shooting leaves a young man dead at the intersection of 4th and Auburn Way South, Fox 13 Seattle reports. Police are investigating the scene after responding to a call at 9:30 a.m., reporting shots fired at the busy intersection. The suspects, two teenagers, pulled next to the victim’s car and fired a single gun shot through the passenger side window, killing the passenger.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The owner of a Portland-area construction company was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for evading payroll and income tax of his workers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon said Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, was also ordered to pay nearly $30 million in restitution to the IRS.

A beloved local Santa Claus -- formerly known as Milwaukie Santa has since moved to Oregon City – and is making a comeback in a big way. A basketball program in Vancouver, WA gives kids a safe place to go and a healthy outlet for their feelings and problems.

Whether you like raised or cake, powdered or glazed, donuts have something to offer for everyone and on Friday you can celebrate their existence on National Donut Day.

The 12-year-old daughter of a Portland homicide victim told her father’s killer that she’s still reeling from the emotional impact of the 2021 shooting. “I’ve lost all trust in society,” Bella Byrd said Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for Kimmie D. Edwards. Byrd’s voice remained level...

RepairPal and Nationwide Report Team Up to Connect Consumers to Local Auto Repair Shops. The Washington State Patrol reported a motor vehicle crash in the Salmon Creek area on Saturday late at night. The accident happened on Interstate 205 close to 134th Street at around 10 p.m. According to WSP,...

On Wednesday, May 31, morning, a commercial building in Southwest Portland was destroyed by “heavy fire” that spread throughout the entire structure. A two-story office building south of Taylors’ Ferry Road on Southwest Barbur Boulevard was reported to have flames shooting through the roof at around 3:30 a.m., according to a tweet from Portland Fire & Rescue.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Temperatures are on the rise in Portland as a heat dome builds over the Great Plains states, sending warmer weather our way. Western Oregon and Washington’s latest warming trend will be gradual as afternoon highs return to the mid-70s Thursday afternoon. Sunshine will also be in abundance after a cloudy Wednesday kept temperatures below average.

They say there’s no such thing in life as a free lunch. However, it seems that this saying isn’t exactly truthful. It turns out that sometimes if you look hard enough, you can get some pretty cool, free stuff. In this case, we found a free Winnebago Chieftain that is located in Hood River, which is roughly a one-hour drive from Portland.

Shake Shack, the international burger chain that debuted its first location in Portland proper last month, is already working on a new restaurant at the Bridgeport Village mall, the company announced in a press release this week. When it opens later this year, the Bridgeport Village Shake Shack will be...

After two years away because of the pandemic, Sandy Mountain Festival returned last year under new leadership. This year, the festival will go on as is tradition, but without a carnival. At the end of last year, Carnival Chairperson Emily Parker had a verbal agreement with Rainier Amusements in Portland to bring the carnival to Sandy. But Festival Board President Valerie Gillum says plans have changed. ...

You really have to admire the chutzpah of the new socialists who run Portlandia. When it gets hot this summer as it seems likely to do, they have some really cool plans…depending on who you are. Air conditioned homes have nearly doubled in the Rose City the last decade.