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Portland Homicide Detectives Seek Suspect After Portsmouth Shooting Victim Is Identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — The individual shot and killed in the Portsmouth Neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified, but the shooter or shooters have yet to be arrested.
Thirty-four-year-old Tyron Butler died shortly after the…
Oregon Clean Energy Group Sues Defense Department Over Frozen Wind Project Reviews
Clean energy groups nationwide- including Portland-based Renewable Northwest- filed a lawsuit on May 31 against the US Department of Defense (DoD), which the groups accuse of following an anti-wind energy political agenda by refusing to…
Portland Gun Violence Has Dropped From 2022 Highs but Budget Cuts Could Put Progress at Risk
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has seen a major drop in shootings- including homicide and non-homicide shootings- but budget fights could put the significant progress made at risk.
Portland Shootings Reduce, Budgets Threaten To…
Portland Woman Sues ICE Agent Over Alleged Unprovoked Point-Blank Pepper Spray Attack
PORTLAND, Ore. — A young woman is suing an ICE agent for spraying her ‘point blank’ in the face with pepper spray while she was standing on the pavement outside the immigration detention center in South Portland on October 2, 2025.
The…
Portland Facebook Marketplace Meetup Turns Into Shooting and Robbery That Injures 18-Year-Old
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Portland Police responded to a call shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, an 18-year-old man was hospitalized with a significant injury. He had been shot and robbed during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in the 9100 block…
Oregon Serial Killing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Fifth Murder Charge
A man accused of the serial killing of four women whose bodies were found in wooded and rural areas of Oregon has now been charged with a fifth murder.
Jesse Lee Calhoun (41) is facing a charge of second-degree murder following the death…
Multnomah County Deputies Seek Dark Blue SUV After Road Rage Shooting Near Southeast Foster Road
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Residents living along Southeast Foster Road, near Southeast Richey Road or SE 172nd Avenue in unincorporated Multnomah County, are asked to check surveillance footage taken during the early hours of Sunday morning…
Portland Votes to Restrict Masked Immigration Agents Despite Legal Concerns
PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite an Appeals Court ruling that a local government ordinance cannot supersede federal legislation, the Portland City Council voted in favor of banning immigration agents from wearing face masks and failing to wear…
Portland Records Seventh Homicide of 2026 After Early-Morning Shooting in Centennial
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland notched up its seventh homicide of 2026 with the death of a shooting victim in the Centennial Neighborhood during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Homicide Detectives Have Made No Arrests At This Stage…
Portland Police Officer Can Keep His Badge After 2020 Incident Involving Baton Strike to Protester’s…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Police officer can keep his badge after addressing a hearing of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) about an incident in 2020 during which he struck a protester in the face with a…