Local News

Eduardo Guillermo Madrid-Roque, a 29-year-old man, is facing multiple felony assault charges after allegedly sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at a TriMet station in Hillsboro.

A partnership between police and public health workers in downtown Portland is looking to revolutionize the way drug treatment is accessed.

The City of Portland has reached a settlement in a lawsuit, agreeing to pay nearly $167,000 to resolve allegations that Mayor Ted Wheeler and the city withheld thousands of text messages from a public records request.

A tragic accident occurred in a northeast Portland neighborhood, resulting in the death of a homeowner during a stump removal operation. Emergency responders were called to the scene after a devastating equipment malfunction incident involving a massive 1200lb stump.

A shocking discovery was made in the Willamette River on Thursday morning as a body was found floating along the Eastbank Esplanade. Authorities from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office responded to a call just before 11:50 a.m., reporting the sighting of the body near OMSI.

Multnomah County, located in the Pacific Northwest, has recently witnessed a concerning rise in overdoses and fatalities linked to the use of fentanyl laced with a dangerous new substance known as "tranq."

A family in Portland is taking legal action against Portland Public Schools (PPS), Oregon nonprofit Latino Network, and Multnomah County after their third-grade daughter was sexually assaulted by classmates at Scott Elementary School.

After an incredible winless streak that lasted over three months, a lucky individual in Oregon has struck gold by winning the $1.326 billion Powerball jackpot.

Multnomah County’s Preschool for All (PFA) application for the 2024-25 year opened on Tuesday, April 2. Preschool for All seats are free and new seats start in September 2024. Children who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024 and who have at least one parent or legal guardian living in Multnomah County are eligible to apply.

The Oregon Legislature voted to repeal the state's three-year-old law decriminalizing drug possession for personal use. This decision came in the wake of a surge in fatal overdoses and public drug use, which prompted lawmakers to adopt new tough-on-drugs policies.