Portland, OR

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Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver teenager was arrested after eluding police by driving over 130 MPH early Tuesday morning, says the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Around 2 a.m., a Clark County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to stop a reckless driver headed east on NE Padden Parkway from NE 117th Ave in Vancouver at over 100 MPH.

Vancouver teen drives over 130 MPH to elude police on parkway

Lewis County, WA

The brother of a hiker found dead in Southwest Washington last year is asking for the state’s help, claiming that county law enforcement botched the investigation. Aron Christensen was found dead of a gunshot wound near Walupt Lake in Lewis County last August. Right now, no one is charged...

Killed Portland hiker's family wants Washington state to conduct investigation

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police have identified the two people killed Sunday morning after the vehicle they were in went off the Morrison Bridge. 22-year-old Larry Angel Ayala-Valdez was behind the wheel of the 2003 Mercedes 500 when it struck a barrier, left the bridge, landing on the street below.

Portland Police: Driver, passenger identified in Morrison Bridge fatal crash

PORTLAND, Ore. — A driver died and another is in serious condition after a crash in North Portland’s Eliot Neighborhood on Tuesday evening. The crash was reported at about 7:40 p.m. at the intersection of North Fremont Street and Williams Avenue. Arriving officers say they found the driver...

Driver dies, another seriously hurt in North Portland crash

Washington County, OR

Hillsboro, OR

HILLSBORO, Ore. — In Washington County, property crime is on the rise. Data from the FBI shows the rate went up about 18 percent over the last year in Hillsboro. Mike Andersen said he put up cameras outside his Hillsboro home after someone broke into his shed this March. Then this weekend, the homeowner tells KATU another person broke through the window to get inside the house.

Spiking property crime rate puts Washington County homeowners on edge

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Monday, June 5, Portland Police served a warrant on a home at Northeast 142nd and Halsey Street. Police say they received multiple drug house complaints from neighbors. Items seized included 19 firearms, body armor, cash, and a large quantity of meth, fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.

Police seize multiple firearms, drugs, cash from Northeast Portland home

Wilsonville, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The woman who pled guilty to throwing her children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009 has died in a Wilsonville prison. The Oregon Department of Corrections says that Amanda Stott-Smith died this morning at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Stott-Smith pled guilty to one count of aggravated...

Woman who threw her two children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009, dies at Coffee Creek

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he tried to shoot and kill police officers during a traffic stop in May of last year, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. On May 6, 2022, police pulled Matthew Leahey over near Northeast...

Man pleads guilty to attempted aggravated murder after shooting at Portland police

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau's (PPB) Human Trafficking Unit is one of five agencies selected to learn how to improve its training to assist human trafficking victims. PPB’s Human Trafficking Unit has been selected to serve as a demonstration site by the International Association of Chiefs of...

PPB selected for two-year human trafficking project to improve how they identify victims

Mcminnville, OR

Investigators say that a woman smoking sparked the fire that caused significant damage to a McMinnville pizza shop-movie theater. Meagan J. Ray, 38, was arrested last week in connection to the fire. According to court documents, surveillance video from a neighboring business shows Ray and a man enter a room...

Court docs: Woman smoking cigarettes, possibly meth sparked fire at McMinnville pizza shop

Clark County, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — At 10:22 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Clark County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an alarm at a car dealership located in the 9400 block of Northeast Highway 99 in Vancouver. Officials say one of the department’s drone operators was nearby and deployed a small drone over the...

Clark County Sheriff's Deputies arrest Hazel Dell auto dealership burglar

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in Vancouver on May 30, 2023. The shooting happened at about 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday evening in a parking lot off East Mill Plain Boulevard. The county...

Medical examiner identifies man shot and killed by Vancouver Police, Clark Co. deputy

Multnomah County, OR

Corbett, OR

CORBETT, Ore. — A woman was fatally shot Saturday during a domestic violence incident in the Corbett area, and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they have a suspect in custody. People called 911 at about 4:50 p.m. to report gunfire at a property along the Historic Columbia...

Woman killed in domestic violence homicide incident in Corbett, Multnomah Co. deputies say

Madras, OR

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon's state House Minority Leader, Republican Vikki Breese-Iverson, is apologizing for the actions of her son. She said her son is in a photo, making a Nazi salute next to an old German fighter airplane at a museum in Madras. He was on a school field trip at the time.

Son of Oregon state representative photographed giving Nazi salute in front of WWII plane

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — Woodburn Police responded to a shooting Sunday afternoon, at approximately 4:00 p.m., at Mega Foods located in the 1500 block of Mt. Hood Avenue in Woodburn. Officials say the shooting involved one suspect and one victim, and police have taken the suspect into custody. Police tell...

Woodburn Police respond to shooting Sunday afternoon, suspect in custody

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Gresham Police officers are searching for a missing 14-year-old who they say ran away from home early Monday morning. Everett Walker left his home in Southeast Gresham in the early morning hours of May 5. Police said he is familiar with public transportation. They add that...

Have You Seen Him? Gresham Police searching for missing 14-year-old

Lake Oswego, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Swimmers are warned to avoid a stretch of the Willamette River because of sewage contamination. The sewage was discharged from the treatment plant near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park. Portland Bureau of Environmental Services says treated sewage that was not disinfected was discharged into the river...

Avoid swimming in stretch of Willamette because of sewage contamination

PORTLAND, Ore. — 'The Joyce' is opening new affordable housing for people struggling with homelessness. The new development will provide up to 66 units including 24/7 support. The ground floor of the three-story building will include a clinic, community room, a mail area, and a laundry room. The Joyce...

66 units of affordable housing for homeless coming to Southwest Portland

GRESHAM, Ore. — The Gresham Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a man who went missing Monday night. David Groom, 60, left his care facility near NE 9th/NE Linden at 9:15 p.m. on June 5. Groom is in a black power wheelchair. He has been...

Gresham police ask for public's help finding missing man who left care facility

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police are investigating a crash that killed two men Sunday at about 2:15 a.m. Police say a black 2003 Mercedes 500 was headed eastbound on the Morrison Bridge viaduct when it struck the barrier and left the bridge, landing on the street below. Officials say...

Car leaves Morrison Bridge, landing on street below killing both occupants, police say

Alabama State

Knoxville, TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WTVC) — A Tennessee woman faces federal charges after authorities say she tried to hire someone to kill a woman who married a man she had met on Match.com. Federal documents say 47-year-old Melody Sasser was upset when David Wallace, a hiking buddy she met on the dating website Match.com, told her he was engaged to another woman and moving to Alabama.

'I hope you fall off a cliff and die!' Tennessee woman charged in murder-for-hire plot

VANCOUVER, Wash. — An 18-year-old was killed Sunday night in a single-car crash, says the Vancouver Police Department. Police received the report of the crash around 9 p.m. on June 4. Officers arrived at the 3000 block of Columbia Way and found a crashed car that had hit a...

18-year-old passenger killed after speeding car hits tree in Vancouver, alcohol a 'factor'

Newberg, OR

NEWBERG, Ore. — Fire crews from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, along with Dundee Fire, were able to extinguish a food cart fire Monday morning. Officials say the food cart, located at East 1st Street and South Center Street, was fully engulfed, and a fence nearby also caught fire.

Fire crews extinguish food cart fire in Newberg, investigator looking for cause

Corvallis, OR

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build a tool that will detect plant diseases. “Oregon’s thriving agriculture is under threat from pests and plant disease,” Merkley said. “This...

More than $642,000 to Oregon State University to build tool that detects plant diseases

Milwaukie, OR

Beaverton, OR

Tigard, OR

Oak Grove, OR

Happy Valley, OR

Clackamas, OR

King City, OR

Oakbrook, WA

Aloha, OR

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Tualatin, OR

Gladstone, OR

Fairview, OR

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Wood Village, OR

Oregon City, OR

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

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...

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

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