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WOODLAND, WA (KPTV) – Clark-Cowlitz Fire and Rescue said a woman died at Horseshoe Lake in Woodland on Friday evening. Crews were called out on a possible drowning around 7:15 p.m. and when they got there they say witnesses had pulled a woman, in her 60’s, out of the lake. They performed CPR while they waited for paramedics who also performed life-saving measures when they arrived on scene.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The investigation into the death of Clark County Detective Jeremy Brown has moved into a different phase since Brown “used force” at the time he was killed on July 23. Brown, 46, was on a surveillance operation at The Pointe Apartments in Vancouver when he was...

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Portland police say a large amount of drugs and money were seized while officers were conducting a welfare check on a vehicle on Tuesday. At 11:06 a.m., officers responded to a welfare check call on two individuals partially conscious in a still running vehicle on West Burnside Street and Southwest 20th Avenue. As the officers approached, they could see the handle of a pistol in the front waistband of the driver. The passenger attempted to grab the pistol from the driver. Officers drew their firearms and ordered the passenger to drop the gun. She complied and both suspects were taken into custody safely.

The Oregon coast has everything -- tide pools, clam chowder, sea lions … and lots of weed. To get to the point: the five counties in Oregon with the most marijuana dispensaries per person all happen to be on the coast, according to an analysis of state licensing data and population estimates by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

PORTLAND, Ore. – COVID-19 continues to surge in Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority Friday reports 1,076 new cases and 3 more virus related deaths. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (22), Benton (21), Clackamas (77), Clatsop (13), Columbia (6), Coos (15), Crook (7), Curry (12), Deschutes (40), Douglas (57), Grant (1), Harney (2), Hood River (9), Jackson (188), Jefferson (6), Josephine (33), Klamath (3), Lane (81), Lincoln (9), Linn (29), Malheur (5), Marion (46), Morrow (7), Multnomah (134), Polk (20), Sherman (1), Tillamook (13), Umatilla (82), Union (22), Wallowa (10), Wasco (15), Washington (76), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (12).

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Clark County Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Jeremy Brown used force before he was shot and killed last Friday, the Vancouver Police Department said. The department’s Friday news release offered no details about how or what Brown did. But because he used force, even though no one was killed or injured because of it, the investigation into his death was transitioned to the SW Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, led by Vancouver PD.

Editor’s note: Information is provided by the Cowlitz County Corrections Department and local law enforcement agencies. Each individual named in this report is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Possession of stolen property — Longview police on Wednesday arrested Ashley Nicole Belknap, 32, of...

PORTLAND, Ore.–A man was shot at a strip club in SE Portland early this morning. This happened at Shimmers Gentlemen’s Club at 8000 Southeast Foster Road. Police says the man was shot in the leg and was sent to the hospital. Shots were fired inside the club, and then the gunfire spilled outside into the parking lot. Officers even found bullet holes in a home across the street. About 40 people were in the club at the time . Employees say a woman pulled a gun out of her bra and fired a couple of shots through a bathroom door. She went outside and continued to fire her gun, another person returned fire.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A wanted man was arrested after a police chase in Southeast Portland, officers said. Officers responded to the 13200 block of SE Division Street at about 11 p.m. after receiving reports that two people were seen stripping a car in a parking lot. They tried to take 28-year-old Hugo Diaz-Barajas of Vancouver into custody but he resisted and ran away, the Portland Police Bureau said.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who was killed at a transient camp in Northeast Portland in late May was publicly identified Friday by Portland police. Joseph Robert Sipe died from blunt and sharp force trauma in the attack on May 25. His body was found when police were called to the camp at NE 78th Avenue and Schuyler Street.

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Portland police say the victim has been identified in connection with a homicide investigation dating back to May. On May 25, police initiated a death investigation at a transient camp at Northeast 78th Avenue and Northeast Schuyler Street. Officers had been dispatched there on a welfare check at about 5:08 p.m. and asked for detectives when they found 24-year-old Joseph Robert Sipe dead. His cause of death was homicide by blunt and sharp force trauma.

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Crews are working to determine what caused a house fire in Clackamas Friday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:30 a.m. on Southeast Roots Road. Fire officials say the home is a total loss. No one was home at the time of the fire. Crews say...

About 40% of campers received a temporary bed by Thursday night following the sweep of one of Portland’s largest homeless encampments that overtook the sidewalks along Laurelhurst Park. Campers were informed on Monday that they were being evicted and that the area in Southeast Portland cleaned up in response to...

Former Vice President Mike Pence will be coming to Hillsboro in October. "Hi. This is Dan Mason with the Washington County Republican Party inviting you to the annual Reagan Dinner featuring former Vice President Mike Pence," said a robocall that went out to many people in Washington County on Friday night.