'Oregon criminal law simply isn’t sufficient': Former Salem teacher sentenced...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Salem man and former math teacher is heading to prison for abusing his infant children. Reece Sorenson, 29, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday after he pled...
View Article'Tragic event': Salem-Keizer teacher fired after being charged in deadly...
First-degree manslaughter, driving while suspended or revoked, and unlawful possession of cocaine are among Tristen Glen Wilson's charges.
View Article2 PPB officers hospitalized after being assaulted during homeless camp...
Two Portland police officers were injured during a coordinated camp clean-up after a man assaulted them before hurting himself on Thursday, officers say.
View ArticleOregon man who sexually abused 3 family members sentenced to life in prison
A South Beach man with a history of sexual abuse convictions was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for repeatedly sexually abusing his 16-year-old family member.
View ArticleOregon City nurse physically abused 1-year-old child on 'numerous occasions,'...
Oregon detectives arrested a registered nurse who they suspect repeatedly beat the one-year-old child he was medically caring for over the course of several months.
View ArticleCity of Portland puts $207K toward pumping the brakes on street takeovers
Hundreds gather to watch as intersections become stunt tracks and stages for illegal firework shows. But for years, officials have warned that the spectacle of Portland’s street takeovers comes with...
View Article2 Washington children who had been missing since 2023 found in Virginia
U.S. Marshals located two children who went missing from Redmond, Wash. in December 2023 in Va., returning them to their father earlier last Tuesday.
View ArticlePortland man who killed his neighbor before trying to kill her partner sentenced
Two years ago, an 18-year-old killed his neighbor and tried to kill her partner in Southeast Portland. On Tuesday, the now 20-year-old Portland man was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
View ArticleEx-Estacada city councilor pleads guilty to child strangulation
Estacada City Council declared Matthew Otto Blevens' seat vacant the month after his arrest.
View ArticlePortland man sentenced in meth stash bust, FBI investigated
A Portland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after law enforcement found him in possession of meth and multiple guns, including a stolen AR-15, in his residence.
View Article'This work is making a tremendous difference': Gresham cracks down on illicit...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon has long struggled with illicit massage parlors and human trafficking, but one city has found some success by updating its code. In the past year, the City of Gresham has...
View Article41-year-old Washington man kidnapped and assaulted teen girlfriend, officials...
Clark County deputies arrested a man they say sexually assaulted and kidnapped a 17-year-old on Monday.
View ArticleOregon woman sues Apple after her ex used an AirTag to stalk her
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon woman is suing Apple for $75,000 after she says the company failed to protect victims of AirTag stalking. In a complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in the...
View ArticleWoman accused of murdering Portland man last year arrested in California
Police arrested a woman they accuse of fleeing to Calif. after stabbing a 75-year-old man in Portland last November.
View Article13 arrested in Portland retail theft mission, including 'prolific offender'
Portland police executed a retail theft mission at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center on Friday leading to the apprehension of 13 suspects, over $2K in stolen goods, and the closure of over 81 open cases.
View ArticleWoman sentenced for selling invasive mitten crabs to undercover Washington...
A woman in Washington has been sentenced for attempting to sell a dozen invasive mitten crabs to an undercover officer, authorities announced Monday.
View ArticleCanby police officers justified in deadly shooting of break-in suspect, grand...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The two police officers who shot and killed a man in Canby, Oregon earlier this month were justified in their use of force, a grand jury decided Tuesday. Mario Francisco Mendoza...
View Article'Family friend' sentenced after sexually abusing Marion County teen for years
Daniel A. Long, 55, was sentenced to 37.5 years in prison for multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse committed against a teenage girl.
View ArticlePsychedelics, $270K worth of marijuana found at Oregon Coast home
Authorities seized more than 180 pounds of marijuana, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms during a month-long investigation into an illegal commercial drug operation in Coos Bay, Oregon.
View ArticleVancouver daughter faces domestic violence charges after threatening mom with...
A 23-year-old woman was charged with domestic violence on Monday night after threatening her mother and stepfather with a knife in Vancouver.
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