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State examiners and a forensic genetics lab say DNA and anthropological analysis identified three Martin family members after remains were recovered in the Columbia River.
Portland police say they arrested a 29-year-old after a CyberTipline report flagged an active threat; the suspect faces multiple counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.
A RADE‑led probe that spanned Wolf Creek and Corning resulted in a large seizure: about 148 pounds of meth, 6 kg of cocaine, weapons and four arrests. Authorities say the case disrupted a supply route into Josephine County.
A man was slashed near Gateway Transit Center Wednesday night; police say his injuries were not life-threatening and are searching for a suspect.
New data show Portland's 2025 reported crimes fell while conviction rates climbed — a shift tied to policy and prosecutorial changes that complicates the city's tough‑on‑crime image.
Transit officers executed a search warrant in Parkrose this week, arresting eight people and recovering drugs, cash and a stolen e‑bike valued above $5,000.
A 29-year-old was arrested this week in North Portland after a Feb. 8 road-rage shooting. Police say two firearms were seized and no one was injured.
A head-on crash on Highway 30 near Rainier killed a Scappoose man and hospitalized two others Sunday night.
Portland Fire & Rescue deployed land and marine units near the Ross Island Bridge after Engine 23 reported seeing someone in the Willamette. Officials have not confirmed a rescue.
Alarms and smoke were reported at a Portland multi-unit building early Tuesday; Portland Fire & Rescue says crews were on scene.
A federal jury found Hugo Gomez-Soto guilty of distributing fentanyl that killed a 29-year-old man in Southwest Portland. Sentencing is scheduled for July 10, 2026.
Portland investigators released an image of a person of interest after a three‑alarm blaze destroyed a near‑complete youth recovery campus. Officials are asking the public for tips.
Portland Police released a photo of a man they want to identify in a July 24, 2022 sexual assault near SE 17th Avenue; investigators are asking for tips.
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