PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary […]
May 22—A Portland man who police say stabbed his neighbor to death more than a year ago has entered an insanity plea. Jonathan Alas, 29, was arrested in February 2023 and charged with murder in connection with the death of Christopher Godin. Godin, who was 58, once ran the popular Granny’s Burritos shop in the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man faces assault and bias crime charges after authorities say he ordered his dog to attack a Black man after calling the victim racial slurs earlier this month. Police say 29-year-old Zachary T. Hay was booked at the Multnomah County Detention Center on two counts of assault in the second […]
PORTLAND, Oregon — The “Keep Portland Weird!” t-shirts are on sale and it’s still common to encounter employees wearing N-95 masks. Yet that’s not what greets visitors at the iconic Powell’s Books downtown here. The first image is of the private security guard staged just past the entrance. With its ubiquitous hipster coffee and IPAs, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland nurse arrived home Saturday night after three weeks treating patients injured in the war in Gaza. Monica Johnston, a burn specialist, was part of a medical mission of volunteers organized by the Palestinian American Medical Association. Her team of 19 was working in the only functioning hospital in Gaza’ […]
56-year-old Mark David McCool, of Portland, was arrested Thursday after he arrived at a Seattle hotel. Police say he was there to sexually abuse 7 and 11-year-old children. There were never any children involved. The suspect had been communicating with an undercover agent for over a month. According to Department of Justice, McCool and the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two stolen cars were recovered along with more than $2000 in merchandise during the latest Portland police shoplifting mission, authorities said. Friday night officers on the ground and in the air focused on the area in Southeast Portland near Mall 205 and the Gateway area. Portland police, cancer researchers crack down […]
An imprisoned Oregon man was indicted Friday in connection with the deaths of three women whose bodies were found “under suspicious circumstances” last year in the Portland area, authorities announced Friday. Jesse Calhoun, 39, was indicted by a grand jury this week on three counts of murder in the second degree and three counts of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Even people who live in Multnomah County might not have heard of the Tualatin Mountains, but the ridge that separates Portland from eastern Washington County is about to strike paydirt. The U.S. Forest Service has awarded $3.63 million to support the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project through the U.S. Department of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man who has been accused of attempting to engage in sexual acts with children appeared before a federal court Friday. According to the Department of Justice, 56-year-old Mark David McCool was arrested Thursday after arriving in Seattle at a hotel. According to court documents, he had been led to […]
May 14—Portland police arrested a juvenile after they said he fired several gunshots in the Bayside area Monday night. Officers responded to reports of shots fired shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Alder Street and Chestnut Street, Portland police said. Witnesses in the area told police they saw a male with a gun fleeing the area. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following the occupation of Portland State University’s library in late April and early May, the school released an estimate for the amount of damages caused. According to PSU, the costs to restore Millar Library will be roughly $750,000, give or take $125,000. That total doesn’t include replacing and repairing damaged technology […]