Payton Romans
Investigative Producer
Portland, OR
Payton Romans is an investigative producer for FOX 12 Oregon.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM PDT
|By Payton Romans
A common scam involving gift cards is growing in popularity every year.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2026 at 11:55 AM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
A Portland cyclist says a driver who struck her at a busy intersection was not cited by police, despite the driver running a red light.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
Flipcause is a California based startup, responsible for collecting and distributing donation payments to nonprofits they partner with. At least, that’s what they are supposed to do.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM PST
|By Payton Romans and Mikhala Armstrong
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant’s criminal charges must be dropped if the state does not appoint legal counsel within a certain time frame.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM PST
|By Payton Romans
More than 30 data centers have been built in Boardman since 2011, adding to water pollution concerns in the rural town of nearly 4,000 people in eastern Oregon.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM PST
|By Payton Romans
Morrow County is in the midst of a water emergency after extremely high levels of nitrates were found in well water used by community members.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM PST
|By Payton Romans
Data centers have proliferated across Oregon over the last 15 years, but their water usage is creating additional problems for communities already struggling with contamination.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
Oblique Coffee Roasters has served artisan roasted coffee since 2010. But now, the cost of beans has skyrocketed following the tariffs, the owner says.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas, Payton Romans and InvestigateTV Staff
A disturbing and relatively new form of online crime is surfacing more frequently nationwide, according to federal investigators.
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM PDT
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
A disturbing and relatively new form of online crime is surfacing more frequently across Oregon and the United States, according to local and federal investigators.
Updated: May 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM PDT
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
A nationwide crackdown on child exploitation led to the arrest of more than 200 people this month—including three suspects in Oregon.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM PDT
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
A frustrated family is looking for justice as it battles a growing problem in Oregon.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM PDT
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
A new data dashboard from Multnomah County shows there are more homeless people than we previously thought.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM PDT
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
Thousands of people in Multnomah County have been dodging court over the last six months, gumming up the criminal justice system and causing delays for victims seeking justice.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
Businesses across Portland are feeling the weight of rising retail theft, an issue that has only worsened since the pandemic.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
If you thought getting a Michelin star was all about cooking up mind-blowing dishes, think again.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
Portland is no stranger to wildfire smoke drifting from rural blazes, but city officials say a major fire within city limits could be a possibility, and preparation is key.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
The number of Oregon K-12 students experiencing homelessness has reached its highest levels in more than a decade, according to recent state data.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
Families with children are one of the fastest-growing groups experiencing homelessness in the U.S., according to the latest federal data.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
A nationwide shortage of organic dairy products has led to empty shelves and higher prices at grocery stores, as farmers grapple with rising costs to keep their operations afloat.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
As Portland’s city council grapples with a $100 million budget shortfall, a closer look at the city’s payroll data reveals a significant strain on public funds
Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
In an effort to safeguard the region’s drinking water from wildfire-related contaminants, the Portland Water Bureau is advancing its filtration capabilities to better prepare for future environmental challenges.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2024 at 6:57 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas and Payton Romans
Governor Kotek’s proposed budget for 2025–2027 includes large cuts to the Stabilization and Crisis Unit program that operates homes for adults with high support needs.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2024 at 5:48 PM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
Early Wednesday morning, tragedy struck in Southeast Portland when a man was killed in a marked crosswalk on Division Street. The fatality marked the 67th traffic death this year, bringing the city perilously close to last year’s record-high 69 fatalities.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM PST
|By Ezra Kaplan and Payton Romans
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is implementing a divisive plan to save the endangered spotted owl by killing its competitor, the barred owl.



































