Heavy fire consumes garage of two story home in Oregon City; residents, pets make it out

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...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire Monday morning near Southeast 86th and Stark in Portland. Crews say when they got there, flames were coming from a second-story unit and firefighters were able to extinguish it. Officials say the building was under...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police say they found the person who struck and injured a tow truck driver along Interstate 84 westbound in Portland early Sunday morning. The injured tow truck driver was released from the hospital Wednesday and is recovering at home, police said. According to officials, the hit-and-run...

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,...

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Hillsboro Police arrested a murder suspect who is accused of killing a man found dead inside a vehicle in an Intel parking garage on Friday evening. Steven Milner, 55, was arrested Tuesday in Clackamas County. He was charged in the murder of 56-year-old Kenneth Fandrich of Oregon City.

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Officers are asking for help finding a 24-year-old man who has mental health conditions that walked away from his adult care home in Oregon City on Monday afternoon. Ivan Pense-Wollam was last seen at about 2:15 p.m. He is described as about 5-foot-9-inches tall, weighing 140...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two armed robbery suspects were taken into custody Wednesday after an hours-long search prompted police to ask a Southeast Portland neighborhood to shelter in place. Portland Police officers were first called out at about 6:30 a.m. on reports of a robbery at a convenience store in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Work continues to clear a rockslide on Oregon 229, the Siletz Highway, in the Oregon Coast Range. ODOT will open one lane for traffic from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. each night. The road will close again at 8 a.m. each day until they can remove...

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...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Goose Hollow neighborhood was left in the dark during an early-morning power outage on Tuesday. According to Portland General Electric, the outage was initially reported at 3:25 a.m. By 6 a.m., almost 1,900 customers were left without power. A KATU photojournalist on the scene reported...

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...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was killed in a stabbing in Downtown Portland late Tuesday night, police say. Law enforcement responded to a stabbing call at the 1200 block of Southwest Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum, shortly before 11 p.m. Officers at the scene found...

DAYTON, Ore. — A crash has Highway 18 closed between Dayton and Highway 99W, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said Monday afternoon. The crash was reported at about 4:45 p.m. near milepost 52. There were no initial details on how many vehicles were involved in the crash, or whether...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Oregon State Police continue to investigate a fatal crash on Highway 18 in Yamhill County. At 4:25 p.m. Monday, January 30, OSP responded to a two-vehicle crash near milepost 52. The preliminary investigation reveals that 52-year-old Eric Hall of Newberg was driving a gray 2003 Dodge...

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s population is on the decline after decades of growth. This past year, Portland State University reported Multnomah County lost more than 2,300 people, a trend we’ve been seeing since 2020. Experts say the problem may no longer just be the pandemic, but the...

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...

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...

LINN COUNTY, Ore. — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call Monday at 9:22 a.m., reporting a single-vehicle crash on Scravel Hill Road. The caller reported a vehicle had struck a power pole and power lines were down throughout the area. When deputies responded,...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of Portland city workers could walk off the job Thursday after mediation continued Wednesday between their union and the city. As of 5:15 p.m., there was no word on an agreement. City workers say they want better pay, better retirement plans, and benefits. They say...