Joanna Wilson
Digital Content Producer
Portland
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:20 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
The deaths of a Salem couple in March were ruled a murder-suicide by the Marion County District Attorney, the DA’s office announced Thursday.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 5:08 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
The Oregon House voted 51-1 Tuesday to pass a bill that would increase penalties for retail theft, sending Senate Bill 340 on to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 8:05 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
The number of people in the Portland metro area who are “chronically homeless” dropped since last year, according to the 2023 Point in Time Count, jointly released by the three metro counties on Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 6:13 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
A Portland police officer was injured during a foot chase after he followed a fleeing suspect onto Interstate 205, where he was struck by a slow-moving car on Saturday morning.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 4:54 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
A male bobcat kitten found near Portland is now being cared for by the High Desert Museum in Bend, the museum announced Friday.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:11 PM PDT
|By FOX 12 Staff and Joanna Wilson
A new Washington County supportive housing development opened Thursday in Aloha with 54 units.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 3:53 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
The Oregon House voted 38-20 in favor of House Bill 2680 on Tuesday, which would require landlords to return unprocessed background check fees.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 4:03 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
From April through August, people may find harbor seal pups resting on Oregon and Washington beaches but experts ask people to avoid touching or disturbing them.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 1:38 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
A Portland man was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for shooting and robbing two illegal marijuana dealers in 2017.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 2:16 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
A 75-pound dead sea turtle washed ashore on March 18 at the south end of Manzanita beach, according to the Seaside Aquarium on Facebook.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 3:31 PM PDT
|By Joanna Wilson
Timed used permits will be required for only the Interstate 84 Multnomah Falls parking lot in summer 2023.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 3:45 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A Canadian man accused of leaving a dead fish on ‘The Goonies’ house porch and stealing a boat on Feb. 3 was indicted by a Clatsop grand jury on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:41 PM PST
|By Jeffrey Lindblom and Joanna Wilson
A house fire in Scappoose displaced “several” people, killed one dog and injured another dog on Thursday night, according to the Scappoose fire chief.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 3:05 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
The body of a 38-year-old woman was found Wednesday in debris from a burned box truck in northeast Portland, four days after firefighters extinguished the fire.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 1:18 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A 36-year-old Portland man was arrested Monday in Arizona and charged with murder after a body was found at a Happy Valley apartment fire last month.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 2:59 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson and Chandler Watkins
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office closed a 40-year-old cold case into the death of a Washington County woman, the office announced on Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 7:51 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A 35-year-old Portland man was sentenced Friday after he was caught trying to mail a handgun and ammunition to the U.K., and for drug trafficking charges
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 2:29 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A 60-year-old man arrested Sept. 22, 2022, for sexually harassing children at a Vancouver, Wash. bus stop had his case dismissed on Feb. 6 after he was ruled unable to understand the legal case or defend himself, according to court documents released Friday.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 1:34 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
U.S. Congressman from Oregon, Earl Blumenauer, issued a statement Thursday following an Idaho legislature vote in support of the Greater Idaho movement.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 2:40 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
Two people were rescued from a burning house early Wednesday morning in Sandy, according to the Clackamas Fire District.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST
|By Jeffrey Lindblom and Joanna Wilson
Two women are facing drunk-driving charges after two separate but nearby crashes on Interstate 5 in Portland early Saturday morning, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:09 PM PST
|By Jeffrey Lindblom and Joanna Wilson
A 35-year-old man who was rescued Friday morning by the U.S. Coast Guard after a stolen boat capsized in the Columbia River mouth was arrested Friday evening, according to Astoria police.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:11 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A 57-year-old La Center man was arrested Thursday evening after an armed standoff with police in Clark County, Wash., according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 2:59 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A crash involving a utility pole closed Southwest Walker Road in both directions Thursday afternoon
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 2:19 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
More people qualify for discounted TriMet fares after the Department of Health and Human Services increased the federal poverty rate for 2023.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 3:32 PM PST
|By Drew Marine and Joanna Wilson
A 55-year-old Clackamas County retired veterinarian was arrested Tuesday for the murder of an Oregon City man working as a contractor for Intel, according to the Hillsboro Police Department.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:54 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
A Portland man charged with the Nov. 23, 2022 death of 45-year-old Raja McCallister was denied bail on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:53 PM PST
|By Joanna Wilson
Morrow County and Wheeler County vote in favor of moving the state line between Oregon and Idaho, but the "Greater Idaho" movement still has far to go.
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