Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police found a gun on a playground in a Southeast Portland elementary school on Thursday. Authorities say a custodian found the weapon inside a backpack at Cherry Park Elementary. There were not any students at school today, according to police. Officers question two people at...

Gun found on Portland elementary school playground

Sheridan, OR

SHERIDAN, Ore. — A serious crash has closed Highway 18 in Sheridan, officials say. Westbound traffic can use Highway 18B as a detour and eastbound traffic can use Ballston Road. Oregon State Police is investigating the crash. No other information was immediately available.

Serious crash closes Highway 18 in Sheridan

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — **UPDATE** Michael was safely located, according to police. Police are asking for the public's help to find a 69-year-old Vancouver man. Officials say Michael J., Spencer was last seen by his son on Mar. 21. His son believes Micheal is experiencing a dementia episode and has low functionality, and requires extensive assistance at home with regular tasks.

UPDATE: Police end search for missing endangered Vancouver man

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people who were fishing along the Columbia River spotted a wolverine on Monday, March 20th. Wolverines are rare and listed as threatened in Oregon, they are the largest member of the weasel family and resemble a small bear. This is the first confirmed sighting of...

Wolverine sighted along Columbia River near Portland

Arkansas State

Washougal, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Police say the bodies believed to be that of a Vancouver woman and her daughter were found in a rural area near Washougal on Wednesday, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Meshay Melendez, 27, and her 7-year-old daughter Layla Stewart were last seen Sunday, March 12.

Bodies believed to be missing woman, daughter found

PORTLAND, Ore. — Court documents indicate the driver in the deadly March 17 crash that killed a pedestrian is believed to have been high on marijuana, and that the pedestrian was crossing at the green-light crosswalk. The incident happened early in the morning on March 17, when a driver...

Police: Driver who allegedly killed pedestrian was high on pot, victim had right-of-way

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County grand jury has indicted a 28-year-old woman on a charge of second-degree attempted murder as well as many others in the stabbing of a TriMet bus driver last week, the district attorney’s office said Tuesday. Police arrested Ana Karen Perez-Velador and 26-year-old...

Grand jury indicts woman on attempted murder charge in TriMet stabbing

Hillsboro, OR

Hillsboro Police are looking for 16-year-old Samuel Paniagua. He has been missing since Wednesday, according to police. Paniagua is 5'8 and 149 lbs. He was last seen wearing ripped gray jeans, a blue t-shirt, white Nike Air Force 1's, and a black baseball cap with a Dallas Cowboys logo. If...

Police searching for a missing and endangered Hillsboro child

Milwaukie, OR

Milwaukie police arrested a man on attempted murder and assault charges after a shooting. It happened just before 8 p.m. Wednesday on Southeast 32nd Avenue near Providence Milwaukie Hospital. Police say 33-year-old Jacob Wills shot from inside a home toward two people in a car. No one was hurt. Police...

Man accused of attempted murder in Milwaukie shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. — Staff at the Blanchet House went beyond the call of duty Tuesday when they rushed to help a man overdosing on the street. They say their staff was eating lunch when an unconscious man was pulled from a tent across the street. He appeared to be...

Blanchet House staff help save overdosing man

Mcminnville, OR

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — McMinnville Firefighters responded to an RV fire Monday morning in the 4100 block of NE Three Mile Lane. Officials say within minutes, the first arriving crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from a large recreational vehicle. Video from KATU viewer Sara Tillema shows black smoke...

McMinnville Fire investigating Monday morning RV fire; occupant and dog escape unharmed

PORTLAND, Ore. — A student from Ockley Green Middle School faced a scary situation last week. Officials say a transient attempted to rob a student as they walked to school. The student was not injured, and after they arrived at the school, they told the staff what happened. Portland Police were notified, and the student’s parents were called.

Transient attempted to rob an Ockley Green student walking to school, officials say

PORTLAND, Ore. — One Portland business owner says he’s suffering the consequences of speaking out. Hugo Avalos begged the city for help with problems connected to a nearby homeless camp, but things only got worse after the camp was moved. Avalos first opened his food cart, Taqueria Chumato,...

Southeast Portland food cart owner says he's had it, moving elsewhere

Tualatin, OR

TUALATIN, Ore. — Tualatin Police are looking for a female suspect who took a wallet from a Tualatin fitness center in late February. Police say at approximately 7:21 p.m. on February 26, a female was seen entering the locker room where she stole a victim’s wallet from a gym locker.

Do You Know This Person? Tualatin Police seek public's help in identifying robbery suspect

Washington State

Washington County, OR

Cornelius, OR

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a bank robber. Officials say the US Bank located at 1735 N Adair Street in Cornelius was robbed just after noon Wednesday. After deputies arrived, they learned a man had...

Washington County Sheriff's Office seeking information about bank robbery suspect

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Recent court documents indicate the boyfriend of missing Meshay Melendez, 27, and her young daughter Layla, 7, had previously shot a gun at Meshay and made threats of violence against her. Meshay and her daughter have not been seen since March 12. Meshay's abandoned vehicle was...

Court docs: Boyfriend of missing Vancouver mother released on bail after shooting at her

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — Police in Woodburn are searching for a wanted man after he evaded capture on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 just after 3:00 p.m. Woodburn Police officers observed Jesus Camarena, 26, enter a home in the 1000 block of Williams Ave in Woodburn. Camarena...

Police, SWAT search for wanted man in Woodburn, residents shelter in place

PORTLAND, Ore. — Our partners at Willamette Week have learned that Multnomah County budgeted but failed to spend more than $22 million from the Metro Homeless Services bond in the first half of the fiscal year. This is the second year the county has underspent its allocated funds for...

Willamette Week: Metro Homeless Services bond underspent

New Mexico State

Sandy, OR

Police in Sandy said a 5-year-old boy and his mother missing since October 2022 were found in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Tuesday. Christopher Park will be reunited with his father. FBI agents took his mother, Alyssa Dentler O'Donnell, into custody, Sandy police said. The missing persons report was first...

Missing Sandy boy, mother found in New Mexico

ST. JOHNS, Ore. — The neighborhood of St. Johns asked for action from local leaders Wednesday night. Small business owners said they are suffering under the weight of crime and vandalism. The St. Johns Boosters organization hosted the listening session. They said businesses in the neighborhood are experiencing repeat...

Leaders meet with frustrated St. Johns business owners

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city is considering using pod structures instead of tents for their sanctioned homeless camping sites after Gov. Tina Kotek told him they would rather the camps have them, and the state can pay for them. We spoke one-on-one with Wheeler...

Gov. Kotek wants pods at Portland's sanctioned homeless camping sites instead of tents

PORTLAND, Ore. — The threat of low-elevation snow is returning to Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascades. Areas above 1500 feet in the Coast Range could see 4 to 6...

Low-elevation snow threat returns Thursday and could last into the weekend

It’s a landmark development for the city of Portland. Terry Sprague, CEO & Founder at LUXE | Forbes Global Properties, joined us to share more about the Ritz-Carlton Residences Portland. For more information, visit www.rcrportland.com. This segment is sponsored by: The Ritz-Carlton Residences Portland.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — While both Mayor Ted Wheeler and nonprofit Urban Alchemy say they would have no problem switching from tents to pods, the service provider says there are benefits to allowing tents. Gov. Tina Kotek has made it clear that state funding for sanctioned homeless camping sites in...

Nonprofit says there are benefits to tents at campsite as governor pushes for pods

Canby, OR

CANBY, Ore. — Students rallied outside Canby High School today, upset about dozens of books pulled from the library. The Canby School District removed the books after requests for reconsideration from parents concerned about their content. The list includes “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, “Lolita” and...

Canby High School students protest books pulled from library

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mayor Ted Wheeler will host a 'Community Conversation' Tuesday Evening to discuss the SE Gideon 'Triangle' Temporary Alternative Shelter Site. The session will give stakeholders and residents near the SE Gideon Street site a chance to to share concerns, ask questions, engage with service providers, and "help develop a good neighbor agreement regarding Temporary Alternative Shelter Sites."

Wheeler to hold 'Community Conversation' about SE Gideon temporary homeless shelter site

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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...

Portland man charged in deadly crash along I-205 in Vancouver

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