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Bethany, OR

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responded to a young child falling out of a 3rd-story window on Wednesday. According to the fire inspector, the incident happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. in Bethany, Oregon. The child's parent had opened a window that was right above a...

Child falls out of 3rd story window in Washington County

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors along East Burnside Street say something is being done after pleading with the City of Portland to handle an abandoned home taken over by squatters. It’s been two weeks since KATU aired a story about the abandoned home. Neighbors Elizabeth and Jacob Adams told us...

Fence goes up around East Burnside home where squatters caused problems for neighbors

Sandy, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Expectant families are already being impacted by the closure of the Mount Hood Family Birth Center at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, and experts say those impacts could be even worse for disadvantaged families. “So Sunday evening I had noticed that my baby had decreased fetal...

Expectant mother goes to emergency room at Legacy Mount Hood, sent elsewhere

PORTLAND, Ore. — An RV fire ended up knocking out internet and cellphone service in part of South Portland on Tuesday morning. The fire happened around 8 a.m. on South Corbett Avenue. Portland Fire & Rescue said no one was injured in the fire. Fire spread above the vehicle...

RV fire knocks out internet, cellphone service in South Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Community members are pushing back against a proposed Safe Rest Village site planned for Northwest Naito Parkway. Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan announced the location, along with five other sites in 2021. The Naito Parkway site would house up to 60 people, and provide amenities such as showers, restrooms and food.

Portland group considers legal action over Safe Rest Village on NW Naito Parkway

Beaverton, OR

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Police are searching for the person who stabbed someone in Beaverton on Thursday morning. Officers were called out just before 6 a.m. on reports of a person who was wounded near Northwest 167th and Cornell Road. Officers say the victim was taken to the hospital, but...

Person found stabbed in Beaverton, police search for suspect

PORTLAND, Ore. — A probable cause affidavit has released details on the unusual Tuesday incident that saw a man steal a forklift and take it on a joyride through Downtown Portland. Jeffre Zelinski, 30, is charged with burglary, theft, UUV, reckless driving, and criminal mischief. The events below are...

'Laughing manically' chasing pedestrians: Docs detail Portland stolen forklift mayhem

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A pedestrian was struck by a driver and hospitalized in an early-morning Clark County crash this Thursday. Police received reports of a person hit by a car near the I-205 South on-ramp around 4 a.m. A nearby deputy arrived on the scene and found the person...

Driver strikes, seriously injures pedestrian near I-205 on-ramp in Vancouver

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was taken to a hospital after he said he was stabbed Wednesday morning. Police say the man was sleeping on the sidewalk near SW Washington and 4th Avenue when he was woken up and threatened by two people with knives and was robbed of his backpack.

Man taken to hospital after telling police he was robbed and stabbed in downtown Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland student made a threat to a school via Snapchat over the past weekend, Portland Police confirmed on Wednesday. Investigators interviewed the child and the child’s parents. They say they determined it was a prank and that “the threat has been mitigated.”. A...

Portland student makes threat to school via social media; determined to be 'prank'

The doors of Calgary Presbyterian Church Portland now open to the Roseway Recovery Café, starting a new mission for people in crisis that starts with a cup of coffee. Calgary Presbyterian once supported a membership of several hundred parishioners over the last several decades. Today, that membership has dwindled to less than 20.

Portland's new Roseway Recovery Café offering help to those in crisis

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Clark County deputies say threats of violence directed towards Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Wednesday and Thursday were not credible. School administrators first contacted the Clark County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday after a student shared with their parents that they overheard a classmate “threatening the school.”

Clark Co. deputies investigate threats of violence against Vancouver-area middle school

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a deaf-mute man who was trying to communicate with him, which led to the victim's death. Aaron Reed-Jones, 35, has been charged with Manslaughter, Assault, Criminally Negligent Homicide, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Court docs: Deaf-mute man dies after being punched in face by felon at East Portland Deli

PORTLAND, Ore. — A driver going the wrong way on Interstate 405 on Tuesday night collided head-on with a vehicle and then crashed into another one, injuring four people, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. On Wednesday, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office confirmed that driver was in a stolen...

Four injured in Interstate 405 crash

Hillsboro, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Deputies found fentanyl and guns early Thursday morning after stopping a driver who ran a red light in Hillsboro, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The incident started at about 12:15 a.m. when a deputy stopped someone who ran a red light at the intersection...

Deputies find guns, fentanyl after pulling over driver who ran red light in Hillsboro

Olympia, WA

Thurston County, WA

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two K9s from Washington County and Tualatin managed to sniff out the source of several inmate overdoses in the Thurston County jail - contraband fentanyl cleverly hidden inside plastic chess pieces. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says that earlier in March several adults in custody at...

WashCo police dog sniffs out fentanyl hidden inside chess pieces after inmates overdose

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two of the three people who were shot and killed in a North Portland neighborhood over the weekend were students in Portland Public Schools, the district said in a message to district families Tuesday. The district identified Eskender Tamra, a junior at Franklin High School, and...

2 Portland Public Schools students killed in triple homicide, district says

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 35-year-old is facing a manslaughter charge after the person he’s accused of assaulting in East Portland died in the hospital. Aaron Reed-Jones was arrested on Wednesday and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on first and second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and felon in possession of a firearm.

Man arrested on manslaughter charge after victim of East Portland assault dies in hospital

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would require hospitals to adopt certain protocols when discharging homeless patients, including a warm handoff to a shelter or service provider. Advocates say the bill could prevent unnecessary deaths like that of 34-year-old Melissa Blake who died of hypothermia...

Oregon bill would impose protocols for hospital discharge of homeless patient

PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, alleging that negligent practices at the psychiatric facility allowed a "violent" unmonitored patient to smash her in the head with a basketball-sized rock. Sonya Gonzales states she was attacked and left bleeding on...

Victim of rock attack sues Unity Center, alleges violent patient's warning signs ignored

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — Drivers on Interstate 5 should expect delays near the Donald-Aurora interchange into Tuesday afternoon following a semi truck fire. The fire was reported Tuesday morning near I-5 northbound milepost 277, which is about a mile south of the Donald-Aurora interchange. “Rush hour traffic is backed up...

Semi truck fire causes delays on I-5 NB north of Woodburn

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Gresham Police confirmed Tuesday that a suspect in the murder of Michael Hatcher was arrested and booked into jail. Ervin Standifer has been charged with the murder of Hatcher, 35. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Gresham Police investigating a homicide that claimed the life of a Portland man.

Suspect with long criminal history charged with shooting murder of Portland man

GRESHAM, Ore. — A good Samaritan is credited with saving a man’s life Tuesday morning. Gresham Fire received multiple calls to 911 reporting a fire in the 1700 block of SW Orchard Place just before 8:30 a.m. Lucia Rasbot and Emanuel Cabrales were on their way to work...

Landscaper being called a 'hero' after pulling man from burning Gresham home

PORTLAND, Ore. — A homeless man accused of punching a six-year-old outside a Northeast Portland restaurant made a court appearance on Tuesday. Terrance Spencer pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, reckless endangering, and disorderly conduct. Police say he punched the child near Northeast 15th Avenue and Alberta Street....

Man accused of punching 6-year-old in the face in NE Portland pleads not guilty to charges

Hood River, OR

Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old who was found unresponsive early Tuesday morning on the Hood River Bridge. Someone called police at about 4 a.m. to report a vehicle parked on the bridge with no lights, saying it appeared to be unoccupied. Officers arrived a short time later...

18-year-old found dead on Hood River Bridge

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9-1-1 outage in Portland and Multnomah County now fixed, says officials

PORTLAND, Ore. — UPDATE. The Bureau of Emergency Communications says there is no longer...

9-1-1 outage in Portland and Multnomah County now fixed, says officials

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