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Portland, OR

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two teenagers were arrested Thursday and charged with the deaths of two cousins in a September 2022 crash on Northwest 185th Avenue in Hillsboro, according to the Hillsboro Police Department. On Sept. 22 shortly after 7:30 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the at...

2 teens arrested for deadly high-speed Hillsboro crash in 2022

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - One person has died following a two-alarm house fire in Gresham early Friday morning. Just after 3 a.m., firefighters responded to a house fire in the 17600 block of Northeast Couch Street. The 911 caller reported people may be trapped inside the burning home. Portland Fire...

1 person dies after two-alarm house fire in Gresham

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - An apparent shootout between people in two cars in southeast Portland early Saturday morning did not injure anyone, according to the Portland Police Bureau. PPB said just after 3 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to Southeast Foster Road near Southeast 92nd Avenue. When they arrived, they found...

Vehicle, 2 businesses hit in SE Portland shooting

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Firefighters extinguished a homeless encampment fire near Broadway Bridge in Portland Thursday morning, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. Fire crews responded to the area of Broadway Bridge during the morning commute after reports of smoke. Despite being familiar with the area, crews had to search for the source of the smoke, firefighters said.

Homeless camp under roadway burns near Broadway Bridge in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - One man was injured in a shooting at the Alibi Tiki Lounge in north Portland on Friday night, according to the Portland Police Bureau. PPB said at about 10:45 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the bar in the 4000 block of North Interstate Avenue. When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot and injured. Officers used a tourniquet to stop the man from bleeding. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

1 injured in shooting at N Portland bar; officers arrive to hostile crowd

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Tigard, OR

HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - A 31-year-old woman faces 70 months in prison for biting off a security guard’s earlobe after shoplifting $800 of merchandise from a Tigard department store, the Washington Co. District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday. On July 22, 2022, Ashlie Ruth Clark was caught shoplifting...

Shoplifter bites off security guard’s earlobe in Tigard

HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - A 16-year-old boy has been missing from his Hillsboro home since Wednesday, according to the Hillsboro Police Department. About 5-feet, 8-inches tall and 149 pounds. Last seen wearing gray jeans, blue t-shirt, white Nike Air Force 1′s and a black cap. Police said Paniagua is...

16-year-old boy missing from Hillsboro

GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - Police are looking for a man they who may have been a witness to a 2022 shooting in Gresham, the Gresham Police Department announced Wednesday. On May 25, 2022 at about 5:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex at 18837 Southeast Yamhill Street. When officers arrived, they found a Vancouver, Wash., man suffering from a gunshot wound outside. Despite emergency medical care, the victim, identified as 23-year-old Antoine Steven Archer, was pronounced dead.

Police looking for possible witness to 2022 Gresham shooting

Cornelius, OR

CORNELIUS Ore. (KPTV) - Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Cornelius bank on Wednesday, according Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after noon, deputies responded the US Bank at 1735 North Adair Street after reports of a robbery. According to a bank teller, a man handed them a note demanding money then left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Suspected bank robber wanted in Washington County

Oregon City, OR

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KPTV) - A man was arrested after narcotics were found in his vehicle near Oregon City High School on Thursday, according to police. Just before 6:30 p.m., officers were called out to a welfare check of a man, later identified as 25-year-old Taylor Thomas, inside a vehicle near Meyers Road and High School Avenue.

Police: Man arrested with fentanyl pills, meth near Oregon City HS

Clackamas, OR

Milwaukie, OR

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) - A 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after police say he fired a shotgun at people in a car. Just before 8 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 10100 block of Southeast 32nd Avenue. Officers learned a single shot was fired from a shotgun from inside a home toward two people in a car.

Police: Milwaukie man arrested for firing shotgun at people in car

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Gunfire erupted Thursday night in the parking lot of a Southeast Portland bar next to a quiet neighborhood, killing a man and hurting another. Portland police are still searching for a suspect. Just after 11:30 p.m., on Thursday, officers responded to a report of a shooting...

1 dead, 1 injured after SE Portland bar parking lot shooting; neighbor says she heard screaming

Vancouver, WA

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A community is mourning the death of a 27-year-old Vancouver, Wash. mother and her 7-year-old daughter. Police said they believe two bodies found near an embankment in Washougal, Wash. on Wednesday are the missing pair. FOX 12 has learned the 7-year-old girl was a student at...

Community mourns loss of Vancouver mom, daughter after bodies found in Washougal

Washougal, WA

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) – The Vancouver Police Department says the bodies of a missing mom and daughter have been found in a rural area near Washougal on Wednesday. The mother, 27-year-old Meshay Melendez, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, were last seen on the morning of March 12. A car that police believe belonged to Melendez was found a short distance from the 7700 block of Vancouver Mall Drive on March 19.

Missing mom, daughter found dead in rural Washington

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Tesla drove through a glass wall of a Portland building on Thursday morning at Northeast Couch Street and 10th Avenue and pinned a woman behind her desk. Portland Fire Rescue responded to the scene and were able to pull her out. She was taken to...

Tesla crashes into Portland building, pins woman behind her desk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 2019 shooting that left a teenager dead, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Abdikadir M. Osman was indicted by a grand jury on March 8 for first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of 18-year-old Jackson Panyanouvong.

Man indicted in 2019 deadly shooting of Portland teen

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) – The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing and endangered man last seen Tuesday. According to officers, 69-year-old Michael Spencer was last seen at his home in Vancouver around 8 p.m. by his son who believes his father may be experiencing a dementia episode.

Vancouver police looking for missing man possibly in ‘dementia episode’

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A custodian found a gun inside a backpack on a playground at Cherry Park elementary on Thursday morning. There were no students at the school for the day. The Portland Police Bureau tweeted that they had detained two people at the scene while they continued to...

Custodian finds gun in backpack on playground at Portland elementary

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon City Public Works department is testing an artificial intelligence device to help identify and mark the location of potholes. CityRover works by scanning the road while in a city vehicle, like a street sweeper. The AI will mark spots it identifies as a pothole and relays the data to a database accessed by the city.

Oregon City using AI to help with potholes

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man. Kim Hosey, 65, left his home in the 5500 block of North Depauw Street at about 5 p.m., on March 18, to go to the store and has not been seen since. Police did not say which store he was going to.

Portland police seek help finding missing 65-year-old man with memory issues

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - Survivors of domestic violence say the death of a Vancouver, Wash. woman and her child could have been prevented. On Wednesday, Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart were found dead near Washougal, Wash. after being missing for more than a week. Melendez’s estranged ex-boyfriend, Kirkland Warren was arrested as a person of interest in her and her daughter’s disappearance. The Clark County Prosecutor’s office said Warren has not been charged with any crimes related to their deaths at this time. But he is no stranger to law enforcement.

After death of Vancouver mom, child, advocates say laws should do more to protect DV victims

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - It’s cherry blossom time in Portland! Here are four places around the city to get the best look.

Top picks for where to see Portland cherry blossoms bloom

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Portland Portland is planning to upgrade the facilities of its homeless camps by replacing tents with “sleeping pods,” which the city will fund with state funds. “Tents will work,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Tuesday at a virtual town hall. “But...

Portland considers plan to build shed-like sleep ‘pods’ at homeless camps

ST. HELENS Ore. (KPTV)- Gov. Tina Kotek says she is not quite ready to commit state funding to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s bold plans to set up six sanctioned campsites in Portland. On Wednesday, Gov. Kotek took questions from reporters in St. Helens after visiting Columbia County after the state legislature approved $200 million spending bill Tuesday night to fund her homelessness emergency declaration.

Governor sets expectations for Portland mayor on homeless funds

West Linn, OR

Portland getting better? Travel Portland says tourist spending up first time since 2019. West Linn-Wilsonville SD votes to keep controversial books after push for ban. Despite a push to ban a list of books that were deemed inappropriate by some parents, the West Linn-Wilsonville School District has voted to keep the books.

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Hwy 219 reopens near Hillsboro after occupants pulled from rollover crash

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A rollover crash closed Highway 219 in Washington County on Saturday morning as firefighters worked to free people trapped inside. The...

Hwy 219 reopens near Hillsboro after occupants pulled from rollover crash

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