PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The 39-year-old man who died at a MAX platform Thursday night was shot to death when there were no TriMet trains or buses in the vicinity, Portland police said Saturday evening. Sean K. Smeeden’s death was ruled a homicide by the Multnomah County medical examiner. Authorities again confirmed no arrests in […]
Jun. 28—Semhar Gebrab sat at a small dining table covered in a white, printed tablecloth Thursday night surrounded by her husband, mother, stepfather and a close family friend. She wore a canary-yellow dress underneath an unzipped black graduation gown, and a tired, but happy look on her face. At the other side of the table, […]
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Two Die In Portland Stolen Car Crash Like a number of other cities, Portland, Oregon has been struggling with car theft climbing rapidly over the past several years. Despite some trying to characterize the problem as no big deal, car theft poses a serious public safety risk. […]
Jun. 26—Portland police arrested a man they say chased children with a knife at the Shaw’s parking lot in North Deering on Tuesday night. Christian Crawford, 54, who police said is homeless, was arrested at the grocery store on Auburn Street around 9:20 p.m. He faces charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and […]
Jun. 26—Several shots were fired on Grant Street just before midnight Tuesday, leaving bullet holes in a glass front door and parked vehicle. “Six children were present in the home during this incident,” Chief Mark Dubois said in a statement. “We are fortunate no one was injured, much less killed in this senseless attack.” Authorities […]
Jun. 26—A Portland-based real estate company is planning to develop more than 100 housing units near the Portland International Jetport that would marry condominiums and accessory dwellings to create what it says is the “new age starter home.” Dubbed Stroudwater Commons, the complex proposed by GreenMars Real Estate would include 90 one-, two- and three-bedroom […]
Jun. 26—A video of a man picking up and smashing wild snapping turtles near Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery ponds on Saturday sparked outrage on social media and is now being investigated by Portland police. A police spokesman said the department is investigating but would not provide any more information about the case. Ruthann Weist, the police […]
Jun. 25—A South Portland teen who is accused of planning a school shooting now awaits a judge’s decision about whether he will have to face any time at Maine’s only youth prison. Tristan Hamilton, 17, maintains he should not be found guilty of criminal solicitation of murder or arson after the Cumberland County District Attorney’s […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who was assaulted in Downtown Portland last week has died from his injuries, Portland police announced Friday. The original incident happened June 12, when officers responded to reports of an assault in the 1900 block of Northwest Everett Street. Suspect indicted in 2023 triple murder, Portland police seek more […]
Jun. 21—A Portland woman woke up around 5 a.m. to flames and billowing smoke coming from the apartment building next door. Ruth Ridge, 48, said she got a clearer look at the fire through her bathroom window, then woke up her nephew. She took him and her Chihuahua to Beal’s Ice Cream down the street […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect has been indicted in the triple murder that rocked Portland’s Portsmouth Neighborhood in March 2023 after the lives of two high school students and a 20-year-old were taken. Since the shooting, Omar Mohammed Osman, now 18, was identified as a potential suspect, the Portland Police Bureau said in a […]
Jun. 20—Steve Greenlee, executive editor of the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, is stepping down this summer to become a professor and lead a student news organization at Boston University. Greenlee, 54, announced his resignation in a note to staff members Thursday. His last day will be July 26. “I’ve agonized over this […]