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FOUND SAFE: Deputies locate 5-year-old boy with autism reported missing near Silverton
SILVERTON, Ore. — UPDATE: A child who was reported missing outside Silverton Friday afternoon has been found safe and sound, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said. Sage has been reunited with family members. "Thank you to our community, Woodburn, Silverton, Salem police as well as Silverton fire, deputies, S&R...
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Yamhill deputies search for man accused of attacking his brother with machete
AMITY, Ore. — Yamhill County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for a man accused of attacking his brother with a machete on Friday morning. Deputies responded to the incident around 3 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of Fifth Street in Amity. The victim was taken to a hospital...
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Man shot, killed in SE Portland parking lot early Saturday morning
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a parking lot off Southeast Division Street in Portland, police say. Reports came in shortly after 2 a.m. for a shooting near Southeast 112th Avenue and Division. Arriving officers found a man dead in a parking...
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2 people dead in crash that closed Highway 26 for several hours Friday afternoon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just after 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 3, emergency responders were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 at milepost 41. PAST COVERAGE | One dead, two flown to hospital in crash on Highway 26 west of Banks. Oregon State Police say the preliminary investigation revealed...
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Grand jury says Salem officers justified in shooting, killing robbery suspect
SALEM, Ore. — A Marion County grand jury has found that the use of deadly force by five Salem police officers was justified. It happened the morning of Jan. 23 around 9 a.m. when a 911 caller reported an armed carjacking in the Walmart parking lot on Commercial Street SE.
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75-year-old diabetic woman from from Milwaukie successfully located
MILWAUKIE, Ore. — UPDATE: Penny Rumgay has been located, says the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. They posted a notice at 8:40 a.m. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public to be on the lookout for Penny Rumgay, a missing woman last seen in Milwaukie. Rumgay, 75,...
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Tips wanted in suspicious Marion County death investigation
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in a suspicious death investigation. They are investigating the death of Richard Champion, whose remains were found Dec. 9 in northern Millersburg. Champion was reported missing in September. He was last seen Sept. 11 in the Stayton and Aumsville area.
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Son accused of murdering father in rural Oregon home pleads guilty to manslaughter
STAYTON, Ore. — The son accused of killing his father in their rural Stayton home in 2019 has pled guilty to manslaughter, according to court documents. PREVIOUSLY | Son accused of murdering his father at rural Oregon home, deputies say. Joshua Elbert Nelson, 22 at the time of the...
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Portland man charged in deadly crash along I-205 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Portland man is facing charges for a crash that killed his passenger on Wednesday night, Washington State Patrol said. Troopers say Warren Dickinson, 48, was merging from SR-500 to I-205 southbound at about 11 p.m. when he left the road and hit a barrier, rolling his vehicle on the shoulder of the interstate.
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Gresham firefighter dies after suffering cardiac arrest
GRESHAM, Ore. — A Gresham firefighter went into cardiac arrest while in the line of duty Friday and died, according to the city. The city said Brandon Norbury received emergency medical care but did not survive. The city said Norbury had been with the Gresham Fire Department since 2008....
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Vancouver Police find stolen firearms, 'ghost' guns when arresting shooting suspect
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Investigators say they seized ten guns, some of which were stolen, when they arrested a suspect in a Vancouver-area shooting. The Vancouver Police Neighborhood Response Team executed a search warrant at a home as part of a shooting investigation last week. Law enforcement arrested the suspected...
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Portland Police Memorial vandalized, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Memorial was vandalized earlier in the week, the Portland Police Association says. The vandalism apparently happened overnight between January 31 and February 1. The Memorial commemorates Portland Police officers who were killed in the line of duty. "The Police Memorial is a place...
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Deputies: Road rage incident leads to crash in Washington County, driver facing charges
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A driver is facing charges after a road rage crash in the Cedar Hills area of Washington County on Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported at about 2:30 p.m. on Southwest Walker Road, about a quarter mile east of Murray Boulevard. Washington County sheriff’s deputies say...
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Clark County Sheriff's Office seeks witnesses in Vancouver shooting incident
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff's Office is asking for any witnesses or anyone with evidence to step forward in helping the investigation of a late-night shooting incident in Vancouver. Police say that around 1:40 a.m. on February 2, the victim caught two suspects prowling vehicles in the...
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Portland officer who leaked false info accusing Hardesty of hit-and-run reinstated
PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Portland Police officer will be reinstated after he was fired for leaking information that falsely implicated former City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in a hit-and-run crash back in 2021. Portland police cleared Hardesty in the hit-and-run incident. An arbitrator appointed by the state labor...
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Neighbors at odds over efforts to help homeless along SE Portland road
PORTLAND, Ore. — Along Southeast 157th Avenue in Portland, you'll see recreational vehicles, campers, and vans parked along the curb. The problem is, as in many neighborhoods, they don't belong to homeowners - they're campers. One of them was invited here by neighbor Herbert Smiley. "I was just trying...
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Meat cleaver-wielding carjacking suspect caught hiding in NE Portland attic, police say
The suspect of a Northeast Portland crime spree who police say allegedly carjacked someone after arming himself with a meat cleaver has been booked into the Multnomah County Jail after police found him hiding in the attic of a home. Christopher Sean O’Connor, 30, is facing two counts of first-degree...
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Old electrical wiring to blame for Lebanon house fire
LEBANON, Ore. — The attic of a Lebanon family’s home caught fire Friday night due to a failure in old electrical wiring, fire officials said. Shortly before 7 p.m., Lebanon Fire arrived at the house on East Rose Street to find smoke coming from the eves. They used...
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Woman accused of pushing toddler onto MAX train tracks found fit to stand trial
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County Judge has assessed that Brianna Workman, who is accused of a December 2022 attack in which she allegedly shoved a 3-year-old onto the tracks at a MAX station, is fit to stand trial on assault and other charges. The judge made this ruling...
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Homeless Portland resident reunites with family after viral video
PORTLAND, Ore. — A viral video of a woman living on the streets of Portland’s Old Town prompted a nuanced conversation about addressing homelessness and a surprise reunion with her family. In a Twitter video posted by Kevin Dahlgren, Wendy said being homeless in Portland is a “piece...
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