Gresham, OR

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Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Deputies arrested a Vancouver teenager early Tuesday morning after he reached over 130 mph while trying to escape a traffic stop, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. A deputy attempted to stop the driver around 2 a.m. on Tuesday after seeing him driving recklessly east...

Vancouver teen hits 130 mph evading traffic stop, sheriff's office says

Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect in the May 16 fire that destroyed the May Apartments building in downtown Portland has been indicted by a grand jury on 55 counts, according to a news release from Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt's office. Garrett Allen Ray Repp faces 28 counts...

Suspect in fire at May Apartments indicted on 55 counts

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Eloise Williams spends her mornings getting Rosa Parks Elementary in North Portland ready each day for students and staff. She raises the U.S. and Oregon flags out front, turns on all the lights and walks the grounds picking up trash. "Typically, I get in here, get...

'I went into mama mode': Portland custodian saves elementary school student from choking

Tualatin, OR

TUALATIN, Ore. — A Tualatin mother who was convicted in 2010 for throwing her children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009 has died while serving out her life sentence. Amanda Stott-Smith, 45, died Sunday morning at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. The...

Tualatin woman dies while serving out life sentence at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — A shooting at Mega Foods on Sunday afternoon left one person dead and another behind bars, according to the Woodburn Police Department. Officers were called to the store on Mt Hood Avenue around 4:00 p.m. The victim died at the scene. Their identity is not being...

One person dead in shooting at Woodburn food mart

Beaverton, OR

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Volunteers set up a car wash in Beaverton on Saturday to raise money for a boy that has been missing for 13 years. Kyron Horman was last seen at Skyline School in Northwest Portland on June 4, 2010. He was in the second grade. On Friday,...

Mother of Kyron Horman raises funds to keep the search for her missing son alive

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police responded to a shooting in Northeast Portland on Saturday afternoon that left multiple people injured. Police were called out to Northeast Sumner Street near Northeast 55th for reports of the shooting shortly after 3 p.m. Officers provided trauma first aid to victims until ambulances arrived.

4 people injured in Northeast Portland shooting, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sunday marks 13 years since Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline School in Northwest Portland. Kyron was a second grader when he vanished on June 4, 2010. He has not been seen or heard from since. "I really didn't think we'd be here 13 years later," said...

13 years ago, Kyron Horman disappeared. The Portland boy has never been found

VANCOUVER, Wash — The Vancouver Police Department have asked for help from the public to find a missing pregnant woman. Kailee Wheeless, 31 hasn’t been seen or heard from by friends or family since the beginning of May 2023, according to the Vancouver Police Department. She is currently...

Vancouver police search for missing pregnant woman

Troutdale, OR

TROUTDALE, Ore. — A family in Troutdale said their front yard is now a no-go zone for their kids after they found sharp darts, likely shot from a crossbow, that have ended up in their grass. Two families in the same Troutdale neighborhood told KGW they’ve found the bolts...

'I'm concerned for my kids': Mother of 2 worried after crossbow darts found in her yard

Marion County, OR

Albany, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted Lincoln Smith, a...

Truck driver indicted on manslaughter charges after deadly Oregon crash that killed 7 farmworkers

PORTLAND, Ore. — A car crashed off the east side of the Morrison Bridge Sunday morning, falling onto Southeast Water Avenue and killing the two people inside. Police responded at 2:17 a.m. to a report of a rollover crash on Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Belmont Street. When officers...

Driver and passenger killed in crash off Morrison Bridge Sunday morning

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses and other clinicians at three Providence medical facilities have voted to authorize a strike, the Oregon Nurses Association announced Monday morning. The authorization covers about 1,800 medical staff across the three locations. ONA said that votes at Providence Portland, Providence Seaside and Providence Home Health...

Nurses vote to authorize strike at three Providence medical facilities

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Within the space of about two hours, firefighters in Vancouver responded to two fires that each threatened to spread toward nearby homes. Both temporarily resulted in evacuations. The Vancouver Fire Department said that it first responded to reports of a brush fire on a hillside off...

Crews respond to 2 fires in Vancouver within as many hours, prompting temporary evacuations

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Witnesses to a deadly police shooting in a Safeway parking lot in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon described the incident as abrupt and frightening. "All of a sudden I hear this pop, pop, pop, and then pop," Tina Palmer said. Palmer was working at Ari's Hair Salon...

Witnesses describe deadly police shooting outside Vancouver Safeway

PORTLAND, Ore. — Signs of protest were widely visible outside Portland City Hall last week as the council began debating a controversial proposal from Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban daytime camping in the city. The ordinance is scheduled to come back for a council vote Wednesday afternoon, but not every commissioner is on board.

Portland daytime camping ban set for city council vote Wednesday

PORTLAND, Ore. — Defendants charged with first-degree bias crime in Oregon will no longer be allowed to walk out of jail the same day. Oregon Chief Justice Meagan Flynn signed an order Tuesday requiring suspects in the most serious racially motivated attacks be held in jail, at least until arraignment before a judge.

Oregon changes release policy for bias crimes following racially motivated attack

PORTLAND, Ore. — The City of Portland is working with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform as part of a new "Portland Ceasefire" plan to reduce gun violence through expanded outreach programs and individual interventions. At a press conference Thursday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler outlined a new organizational...

Portland contracts with national institute in latest gun violence prevention effort

VANCOUVER, Wash. — One man is dead after a confrontation with police ended in a shooting at a Safeway parking lot in Vancouver Tuesday evening. At around 5:30 p.m., a detective with the Vancouver Police Department spotted a person driving on East Mill Plain Boulevard. Police recognized the man as a suspect wanted for multiple armed robberies, according to a statement from police.

Police officers, deputy fatally shoot armed robbery suspect in Vancouver Safeway parking lot

Clackamas County, OR

Beavercreek, OR

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A brush fire near Beavercreek has prompt evacuations orders for part of Clackamas County. The fire has burned about 30 acres, according to Clackamas Fire. The fire is burning near the intersection of South Upper Highland Road and South Lower Highland Road. This is a...

Brush fire in Clackamas County near Beavercreek prompts evacuation orders

PORTLAND, Ore. — Executive directors of day centers in Portland worry a proposed daytime camping ban, if passed, could strain their limited resources and place a heavy burden on the people they strive to serve: the homeless and those living in poverty. Even ahead of the implementation of such...

How homeless day shelters, services in Portland could be impacted by daytime camping ban

PORTLAND, Ore. — Advocacy group "People for Portland" recently came out with a new poll suggesting that 71% of likely voters in Multnomah County are in support of Mayor Ted Wheeler's proposed ban on homeless camps during daytime hours. The group paid an Idaho-based polling firm called GS Strategy...

Newly commissioned poll finds dismal outlook on homelessness, public safety in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is giving up on the idea of gunshot detection technology, at least for the time being, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced at a news conference Thursday. Wheeler said community feedback and talks with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell factored into the decision, adding that the city would instead focus on various other existing and new gun violence prevention strategies.

Portland will not pursue gunshot detection technology at present, mayor says

PORTLAND, Ore. — When Portlanders endorsed an overhaul of the city's form of government in November, they knew they were voting to divide the city into four electoral districts, but they didn't yet know what those districts would look like. That question has now been narrowed down to three possible answers.

Commission settles on three map options to divide Portland into electoral districts

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. — Near the corner of Upper Highland and Lower Highland Roads in the Beavercreek area in rural Clackamas County, a more than 30-acre wildfire kept both firefighters and crews from a correctional facility busy Friday, putting fire lines around the flames. "It's basically a line down to...

Firefighters battle wildfire in rural Clackamas County just ahead of summer months

PORTLAND, Ore. — Not too long ago, the owner of the custom packing and shipping company Navis Pack and Ship expanded his business to include U-Haul rentals. Michael Angelechio said it has been nothing but problems. "We've had constant vandalism on the vehicles, stolen tires," Angelechio said. And just...

'It's beyond frustrating': Portland business owner tired of crime and vandalism looks at relocating

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council voted Wednesday morning to accept a settlement agreement in a lawsuit brought by 10 plaintiffs who argued that the city's failure to keep public sidewalks clear of homeless encampments violates the rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Portland City Council accepts settlement in ADA lawsuit over sidewalk camping

At least one commissioner has said they will vote against the ban while another is hoping to make changes to it. If passed, it would go into effect in July.

Portland city commissioners to vote on proposed daytime camping ban

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Centennial High School assistant principal arrested, district confirms

GRESHAM, Ore. — An assistant principal at Centennial High School in Gresham was arrested this week, the Centennial School District confirmed Saturday, and was apparently one...

Centennial High School assistant principal arrested, district confirms

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