Adrian Thomas
Reporter
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Adrian Thomas is a multimedia journalist for FOX 12, and thrilled to be living in the Pacific Northwest. He has worked in news in Grand Junction, Colorado, and came to Portland from Fresno, California, where he also worked in news and took a brief hiatus from the business to work in political communications. Adrian was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and studied journalism at Boston University. He’s passionate about covering breaking news, politics, and giving a voice to those who need it most through his reporting. In his spare time you’ll catch Adrian hiking, skiing, at the beach, or traveling. Feel free to reach out to him on social media or via email for story ideas or send him hiking recs!
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Adrian Thomas
Gov. Tina Kotek says she is not quite ready to commit state funding to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s bold plans to set up six sanctioned campsites in Portland.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 5:08 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Salem are outraged at Legacy Medical Group’s choice to close its birthing center in East Multnomah County.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
Self-serve could soon be an option at the gas pump in Oregon.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:18 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
Downtown business owners are looking toward the future with optimism after an ordinance passed by Portland City Council this week aims to turn vacant office buildings into apartments.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:07 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
The owner of Heathen Brewing says his Downtown Vancouver location may be out of $20,000 or $30,000 after most of the glass along the front windows and doors was shattered.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:54 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
Plans are in place for a site in SE Portland where people experiencing homelessness but have a car can park, stay for the night, and get access to services.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:45 PM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas
A new chapter will begin next year in the Salem-Keizer School District with Andrea Castañeda stepping in as the new superintendent.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:14 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler said at a Thursday news conference that he chose a California organization to operate the the sanctioned camp sites because they had experience.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:46 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Some lawmakers in Salem are vowing to make changes in the way sex offenders are paroled after serving their time in prison.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:23 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
The Peninsula Crossing Safe Rest Village has officially entered its second phase of construction, according to Portland city officials.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:16 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
In public testimony Tuesday, Gov. Tina Kotek urged state lawmakers to pass a bill which would distribute $155 million statewide for reducing homelessness.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:33 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A bus driver for TriMet is talking to FOX 12 and claims drivers aren’t equipped for winter weather, and something needs to change.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:48 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
For may drivers who ditched their cars, now begins the task of trying to find where their car was towed.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:17 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
On Tuesday, the Portland Business Alliance released its State of the Economy and State of Downtown reports.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:02 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
On Monday, lawyers for the family of the man killed by an officer released a new report on how policies and practices they feel should change within the Tigard Police Dept.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:03 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Local outreach workers and those who previously experienced homelessness are weighing in on troubling new data released by Multnomah County Health Department.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:14 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
In The Dalles, the Columbia Gorge Food Bank just underwent a major upgrade, and can now make an even bigger difference in the area.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
The Ivy School just began its basketball program this school year, but it now finds itself scrambling for supplies.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:36 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas, Anna Katayama and Chandler Watkins
Monday brought nonstop snow in the Cascades and light snow fall in areas of Portland.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:33 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A report from Downton Portland’s Clean & Safe program shows an alarming increase in the number of hypodermic needles found in parts of Old Town and Downtown.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:24 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A local group is contributing funds to help restore the recently vandalized police memorial to fallen officers in Portland’s Waterfront Park.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 4:44 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A Wilsonville woman is sharing her story and a warning after she says she was scammed online by someone posing as a dog breeder.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:47 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Portland-based Mercy Corps, a humanitarian nonprofit, has been embedded in Syria helping thousands for over a decade. Now, a new crisis is presenting more challenges.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:09 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
It has been two days since about 600 Portland city employees began a strike demanding better pay.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 1:05 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and FOX 12 Staff
Police have taken one into custody after a shooting at a home in Hood River.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:21 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A spokesperson for the Oregon Dept. of Transportation in the Metro Area says because of staffing, Traffic Incident Management truck drivers are only available Mondays through Fridays 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the weekends.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:56 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Some neighbors in Southeast Portland are at odds over one man’s attempt to help those experiencing homelessness in and around his property.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:57 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
In the latest 90-Day Reset plan coming from city officials, Portland’s mayor is now turning his attention to the Central Eastside.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:06 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
For the first time, Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties are all working together for the annual Point-in-Time Count.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:56 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
In the wake of a report that shook the professional soccer world, Portland’s women’s soccer team is now facing more scrutiny.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 1:11 PM PST
|By FOX 12 Staff and Adrian Thomas
A man armed with a gun was shot and killed by officers in Salem Monday morning, the police department confirmed.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 4:23 PM PST
|By FOX 12 Staff and Adrian Thomas
38-year-old James D. Mattson, a former Vancouver school custodian, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for more than a hundred counts of voyeurism.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:44 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
More Portlanders are speaking out over public safety and what they say is a poor response from local officials in confronting homelessness.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:24 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Relief is on the way for one of Portland’s pot shops, with money coming from cannabis sales tax.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 5:50 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
In a new nationwide policy that went into effect Tuesday, any veteran experiencing a mental health crisis and seeking help will not have to pay any hospital bills.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 5:32 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
The Soul District Business Association is lending a hand to entrepreneurs across the city, with the goal of increasing the number of local black-owned business.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:51 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
After a massive fire burned a historic church building down in downtown Portland last week, new details have been released about how Portland Fire and Rescue acted quickly to save a home right next to the church.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:43 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Blanchet House in Old Town helps those experiencing homelessness day in and day out.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:48 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
2023 is an odd year, meaning the time has come for Oregon lawmakers to convene for a “long session” which could last up to 160 days.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:30 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
There are new details emerging about the massive fire that burned the Old Portland Korean Church in downtown Portland.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 5:04 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Heavy winds and rains on Tuesday have left an impact stretching multiple days in parts of the metro area.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:49 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
A 22-year-old missing Oregon State University student was found dead on Marys Peak in Benton County on Sunday, the Corvallis Police Department said.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 4:15 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
While the weather may have calmed down, efforts to get the lights back on for thousands were nonstop the day after the heavy wind and rain.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 8:39 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
From the Portland metro to the coast, people are feeling the impact of heavy wind and rain.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 7:17 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Some in the metro area have been busy around the clock the last several days helping drivers who got stuck or damaged their cars because of the ice.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 5:27 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
People coming to and from the Portland metro area for the holidays this year will likely have to navigate around a very disruptive winter storm this week.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 6:36 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
With frigid temperatures expected this week in the metro area, heating homes will be a top priority, but local first responders say it’s important to also take the easy steps to prevent fires.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
FOX 12 sits down with Democrat Andrea Salinas who will be representing the newly created 6th Congressional District.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:56 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sat down with Fox 12 as Kent’s campaign recently paid for a recount in that race happening right now.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:16 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas
Portland Police said that on Oct. 7, officers were called to the parking lot of Shun Chang Lounge near Southeast Powell and Southeast 92nd Avenue.
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