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Oregon ranks among most dangerous states according to new report
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Shootings and homicides are declining in Portland, Oregon's largest city. But that doesn't change how the state ranks nationwide. A new report shows Oregon is one of the top ten most dangerous states, based on violent crime and property crime. In the first quarter of...
Motorcyclist dies after crash on Highway 213
CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - An Oregon City man died Saturday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 213, according to the Oregon State Police. 38-year-old Steven Andrew Boyles lost control of the bike near milepost 13 and went off the road off the northbound shoulder, according to police. He...
Fire at Clackamas apartment building ‘extinguished,’ officials say
According to a Clackamas County Fire Department spokesperson, crews were dispatched at around 8:26 p.m. following reports of the three-story building on fire at 9956 Southeast Talbert Street in Clackamas.
Two men shot in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two men were shot in northeast Portland on Tuesday evening. Around 9:30 p.m., police were called to Northeast 122nd Avenue and East Burnside Street for a shooting. When they arrived, two men had been shot. Both men were taken to a hospital and are expected to...
Portland gang leader sentenced to 14 years in drug trafficking investigation
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A leader of a Portland gang will spend more than a decade behind bars for his role in a drug trafficking operation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Oregon. On Tuesday, Gustavo Torres-Mendez, leader of the 18th Street Gang, was sentenced to...
Families of slain Portland women fight for justice
(NewsNation) — After more than a year, authorities may be closing in on a person of interest in the slayings of four Portland women, killings that terrorized the Oregon city. Five women, all under age 35, were found dead over three months in 2023. After initially saying the murders...
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