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3rd major crash along Highway 224 near Eagle Creek sends one to hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just before 6 a.m. Sunday, Clackamas Fire crews were dispatched to a head-on crash on Highway 224 near Eagle Creek. Officials say one person had to be removed from a vehicle and was taken by LifeFlight to a local hospital. Eight days ago, another serious crash...
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Fire burns through North Portland home early Monday morning
PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire has left eight people without a home tonight in north Portland. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. Monday along North Mississippi Avenue in the Albina neighborhood. Portland Fire & Rescue crews got the flames out in about 20 minutes. There were no...
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Washington, Multnomah Counties open emergency shelters ahead of cold weather
PORTLAND, Ore. — Washington County opened two severe weather shelters Saturday afternoon. The two shelters, one located in Hillsboro and the other in Beaverton, will remain open for 24 hours throughout the severe cold forecasted. The Salvation Army Building – 1440 SE 21st Avenue, Hillsboro. Beaverton Community Center...
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Search for missing boater along the North Fork of the Lewis River called off for the night
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday, first responders were dispatched to a water incident on the North Fork of the Lewis River. A boater called 911 and reported that he had found a small boat capsized on the river. The caller stated they had found one...
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Driver smashes into bus stop after failing to navigate 'roundabout' in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Early Saturday morning, a driver failed to drive around the roundabout at Northeast Glisan and Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard. At 2:30 a.m., the minivan crashed into the bus stop, smashing glass, and sending parts of the bus stop into the street. Police say the minivan caught...
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Road crews prep for cold weather this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. — Roads crews are preparing for the potential of ice and snow this weekend. Staff with the Portland Bureau of Transportation started using deicer in the higher elevations and overpasses over the last few days. Now, the Oregon Department of Transportation says it is watching the forecast...
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2023 Portland Winter Light Festival
The Portland Winter Light Festival returns the next two weekends for its eighth year! The free event features dynamic art sites in the city center and pop-up art installations throughout Portland. Alisha Sullivan Executive Director of Willamette Light Brigade and Portland Winter Light Festival joined us to share this year’s highlights.
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Car ends up on its top after leaving Highway 219 south of Hillsboro
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Highway 219 has reopened following a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning. Emergency responders were called just before 8 a.m. Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the highway was closed south of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands after a car left the roadway, went down the embankment, and ended up on its top.
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Oregon Air National Guard to conduct nighttime training over next few weeks
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard will conduct night training over the next two weeks. F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Wing will fly nighttime missions from January 30 to February 3 and again from February 7 to 9. Officials say the night flying allows the Citizen-Airmen based...
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Deputies recover body of man who went missing in North Fork of Lewis River on Sunday
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Clark County deputies say they found a man dead a day after a boat capsized and he went missing in the North Fork of the Lewis River. Someone called 911 at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday after seeing the small aluminum boat capsize near river mile 13 of the North Fork of the Lewis River.
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Oregon law enforcement agencies react to the killing of Tyre Nichols
PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement from all over Oregon has issued statements regarding the killing of Tyre Nichols and the bodycam video that shows the actions of the officers in Memphis. Agencies and law enforcement councils say they were appalled by what they saw in the video that was...
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Portland city leaders denounce police killing of Tyre Nichols, call for peace
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city leaders Friday denounced the events that led to the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police in Memphis, Tennessee, and called for people who wanted to protest, to do it peacefully. The news conference, held over Zoom, included Mayor Ted Wheeler, Portland...
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Portland Police investigate Saturday morning shooting in Southeast Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police are on the scene of a shooting in Southeast Portland. Just after 11:15 a.m. Saturday, police were called to the 6800 block of SE 92nd Avenue. Officials say an adult male was shot and has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police...
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Man arrested for blocking MAX trains and allegedly swinging wine bottle
PORTLAND, Ore. — Early Saturday morning at a TriMet transit station, officers arrested a man for blocking trains, yelling at people, and swinging a wine bottle around. Portland Police say 35-year-old Charles Kinyanjui swung the bottle at a TriMet supervisor before officers tried to arrest him. Officers used force...
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Local leaders, agencies respond to video release of deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis Police Department released body camera video Friday evening that shows the brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols. Nichols died three days after the traffic stop on January 7. Five officers were fired after an internal investigation. They were arrested Thursday and face several charges, including second-degree murder. Following...
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Remembering Raja McCallister, fatally shot the night before Thanksgiving 2022
PORTLAND, Ore. — Family described Raja McCallister as kind and loving father and brother. "He went to his little cousin's basketball games and football games. And when I was young, he used to come to games and things like that when I played sports. So yeah, he was the kind of guy to show up," said Krystal Menefee, McCallister's younger sister.
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Astoria man allegedly stabs neighbor, runs from police, assaults Clatsop County deputy
ASTORIA, Ore. — One person is in custody tonight after allegedly stabbing a man in Astoria Wednesday evening. Police say 31-year-old Daniel Smith got into a physical altercation with his neighbor outside his home. The neighbor was hospitalized with cuts on his head and neck. Smith initially ran from...
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Police identify man killed while crossing Powell Blvd. Tuesday night
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police identified the man hit and killed while crossing Powell Boulevard on Tuesday night. Officials say 59-year-old John Czarobski died at the scene. He was hit around 10:15 p.m. while crossing Powell at Foster road. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and is...
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Suspect arrested 11 years after Portland man's murder: 'A long time coming'
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a decade after a man was shot and killed in northeast Portland neighborhood, a suspect has been arrested for his murder. Leonard “LJ” Irving was fatally shot at about 12:40 a.m. on June 26, 2011 at Northeast 82nd Avenue and Thompson Street.
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Group of Women Provide Help for homeless in Milwaukie
Linda Wabs was our Everyday Hero last summer. Since then, her team of volunteers has grown to five members. They call themselves the 'Bottledrop Ladies' because it is where they go to meet and care for homeless people. Five days a week, they pack up donated items like food, sleeping...
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