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Goose Hollow power outage affects thousands, leaves traffic lights dark
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...
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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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Portland Fire responds to laundry fire on the "Breeze," no damage and no injures reported
PORTLAND, Ore. — UPDATE: Portland Fire tells KATU that a fire began in the laundry room on the bravo deck of the ship named the Breeze. The 636-foot-long vessel had just been loaded with 37,000 tons of wheat. The Breeze's crew performed the initial fire attack before Portland Fire...
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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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Have You Seen Her? Elderly Portland woman with cognitive issues reported missing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 91-year-old Portland woman was reported missing after she was last seen Wednesday night, and police are asking for your help in bringing her home safe. Mina Spakman, 91, of Portland was last seen at about 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 at her home on Southwest 62nd Avenue.
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Portland city workers begin strike: Transportation, Environmental, Parks, and more picket
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city workers began to walk off the job and take to the picket lines Thursday after ongoing failed union negotiations with the City. These workers include people who work on streets, treat wastewater, and clean and manage parks - among other essential services around the city.
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Remains found near Longview dock in 2020 identified as missing Oregon man through DNA
LONGVIEW, Wash. — Investigators identified human remains found buried near a dock in Longview, Washington as an Oregon man who went missing in 2017, thanks to DNA testing and genetic genealogy. In February of 2020, a longshoreman found a nearly complete human skeleton buried in thick blackberry bushes at...
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Newberg man killed in Highway 18 wreck Monday afternoon
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...
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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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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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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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'City in Crisis, Finding Solutions': Neighbors concerned about homeless camp near school
PORTLAND, Ore. — In this week’s “City in Crisis: Finding Solutions” report, we discover a neighborhood surrounded by a massive homeless camp, but that’s not the only thing we found. If you’ve lived in Portland awhile, you’ve seen your share of homeless camps.
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Willamette Week: Portland's declining population
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...
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Police arrest armed suspects in SE Portland robbery, residents asked to shelter in place
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...
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Oregon gets $9.5M in federal funds to address homelessness, most going to Portland metro
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is getting roughly $9.5 million in federal funds for housing and homelessness, with most going to the Portland metro area. Federal, state, county and city leaders gathered Thursday for the announcement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD distributes federal funds, which...
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Hillsboro PD arrest murder suspect after man found dead in vehicle at Intel parking garage
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.
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SWAT arrests armed man after standoff on rural Clark County property
LA CENTER, Wash. — A SWAT team took a man into custody in Southwest Washington on Thursday after an hours-long standoff. A spokesperson with the Clark County Sheriff's Office said the man fired a gun when deputies responded to a family disturbance. The incident started at about 1:40 p.m....
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Police identify man fatally stabbed near Portland Art Museum
PORTLAND, Ore. — The person who was killed in a stabbing near the Portland Art Museum on Tuesday night has been identified as a 34-year-old man. According to Portland Police, Jonathan D. Bennett was fatally stabbed just before 11 p.m. on January 31 in the 1200 block of Southwest Park Avenue.
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Man stabbed to death in front of Portland Art Museum
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...
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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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