Portland, OR

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Washington are investigating several suspicious deaths. Investigators in Multnomah, Clark, Clackamas and Polk counties found the bodies of six women in the last three months -- from February to May. On April 8, the body of 32-year-old Joanna Speaks was...

Bodies of 6 women found in last 3 months in Portland metro

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Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — A man was arrested after assaulting a stranger on a TriMet MAX platform in Gresham on Wednesday, says the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Aldo Scott, 24, was charged with Assault II and Robbery II. According to police, Scott approached a man standing on the MAX platform....

Police: Suspect punched stranger in face multiple times on Gresham MAX platform, stole hat

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in Southwest Portland Saturday evening for the annual Starlight Parade; however, fewer uniformed officers will be assigned to cover the event. More than 100 uniformed officers will be patrolling the event, said Sgt. Kevin Allen. "It'll be less than...

Portland police assign fewer officers to Starlight Parade; 'leaning on volunteers'

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Police officials say a suspicious death in a Northeast Vancouver neighborhood is now being investigated as a homicide. Officers were called out at about 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 on reports that a 58-year-old man was found dead in a garage in the 4000 block of NE 137th Avenue.

Suspicious death in Vancouver neighborhood now considered a homicide case

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police’s Traffic Division said it found two guns and a lot of drugs after pulling someone over for speeding. In a Tweet, the traffic division said the people in the car were charged with multiple weapon and narcotics offenses. The division was relaunched last...

Portland Police find guns, drugs after pulling over driver for speeding

Clark County, WA

Brush Prairie, WA

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff's Office says speed and alcohol were likely factors in a deadly crash near Brush Prairie. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Northeast 172nd Avenue. Deputies say it appears a motorcyclist was hit by a Volkswagen, which then ran into...

Alcohol, speed likely factors in deadly Brush Prairie crash

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — Police arrested four men linked to a gunpoint robbery at a gas station convenience store in Salem. . According to Salem Police, two men went into the Chevron store in the 2300 block of Commercial Street Southeast just before midnight on Tuesday. One of them pointed a gun at the cashier, demanded money, and took some cash before both suspects fled.

Four men charged after Salem convenience store robbed at gunpoint

Detectives have identified human remains that were found earlier this month in the Eagle Creek area as those of a missing Portland woman, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Ashley Real, 22, was last seen at a fast-food restaurant on Southeast Division on March 27. Detectives have determined...

Remains ID'd as missing 22-year-old Portland woman, death suspicious

PORTLAND, Ore. — An inmate passed away Thursday morning while in custody, says the Oregon Department of Corrections. Bobby Donald Barnes has been identified as the deceased. He was incarcerated at Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland and passed away at a local hospital. Barnes entered DOC custody on...

Oregon State Penitentiary prisoner passes away in custody in Portland

Hillsboro, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — It is a story made for the tabloids: An office affair and an apparent obsession that led to a restraining order. It is a story of a beloved retired veterinarian accused of a heinous crime and a husband who ended up dead. Kenny Fandrich was killed...

Willamette Week: Retired veterinarian charged in bizarre murder case

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A manager of a store near where police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in Vancouver Tuesday night says the suspect had a gun and pointed it at police. John Devlin, the regional manager of the nearby Craft Cannabis, said he watched his store’s surveillance...

Store manager says suspect killed by Vancouver police, deputy had a gun

Clackamas County, OR

WELCHES, Ore. -- A 25-year-old woman was reported missing in the Welches, Oregon area Wednesday evening and Clackamas County deputies say she could be in danger. Alexa High was last seen at about 9 p.m. on May 31 along East Fairway Avenue near Welches Road. She has mental health concerns...

25-year-old Welches woman in need of 'critical medications' found safe

PORTLAND, Ore. — A crash has closed a southbound lane of I-5 just before the Fremont Bridge this afternoon. Drivers should expect delays and prepare for a backup. Traffic is heavy in both directions from here up to the Interstate Bridge.

Crash closes southbound lane of I-5 near Fremont Bridge

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the neighbors, it’s something they never thought they'd see: The massive tear down of a vacant home, essentially burying an ugly past. The home along East Burnside is at the center of so much neighborhood disruption and drama. It’s where neighbors watched homeless groups...

Neighbors glad to see squatter home on East Burnside torn down, but fear camps will return

This coming Sunday marks 13 years since Kyron Horman went missing from his elementary school in Northwest Portland. Kyron would be 20 years old. Authorities released an age-progressed photo of Horman. Then seven years old, Kyron was last seen at Skyline Elementary on June 4, 2010. The last person to...

Search for Kyron Horman still active 13 years after his disappearance, $50K reward offered

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect accused of kidnapping a young adult with a disability from a TriMet MAX train in 2022 pled guilty to interfering with public transit, leading to the kidnapping charges being dropped as part of a deal. On May 18 Matthew "Tru" Clayton Stark, 42, entered...

Suspect pleads guilty in TriMet MAX incident, kidnapping charges dropped

PORTLAND, Ore. — After almost 16 years, Exiled Records is shuttering its location at Southeast Hawthorne and 47th Avenue. They say it’s because of multiple break-ins and a decline in foot traffic at that location. Security video of their most recent incident just 11 days ago shows a...

Exiled Records closes SE Hawthorne store because of break-ins

SALEM, Ore. — Officers arrested a man on Tuesday after he stole a delivery truck and hit the truck's own delivery driver with it, says the Salem Police Department. At around 7:20 a.m., Salem Police officers were sent to the McDonald’s Restaurant in the 1000 block of Lancaster DR NE after witnesses reported a man hit by a delivery truck.

Police: Thief steals delivery truck, runs over delivery driver in Salem

HILLSBORO, Ore. — The Hillsboro Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public's help in solving a 2020 murder. On November 4th, 2020, Alexis Vega-Cruz was murdered in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. Hillsboro Police Detectives are seeking any information related to this unsolved homicide. The...

Cash reward offered for information on 2020 Hillsboro murder

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire & Rescue responded to an office building fire on SW Barbur early Wednesday morning. The call first came in around 3:30 a.m. A fire chief reported the fire was heavy throughout the entire width of the 2-story building, and crews on the scene fought the fire with defensive tactics including aerial master streams.

Fire collapses roof of office building in West Portland Park Neighborhood

SALEM, Ore. — A Salem teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with making a social media threat against Adam Stephens Middle School. Salem Police say received calls on Tuesday night, May 30, from concerned residents about a social media message, threatening the safety of the school on Wednesday, May 31.

Salem teen arrested for posting Instagram threat against Adam Stephens Middle School

PORTLAND, Ore. — At 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, crews from Portland Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a warehouse on Northwest Industrial Way. Multiple callers to 911 reported black smoke coming out of the windows. The first arriving crews had issues gaining access to the building by an 8’ high...

2-alarm fire brings nearly 60 firefighters to NW Portland warehouse Tuesday evening

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city leaders now say it could be mid-June before the final two contracts are awarded to fund 18 more street-level outreach workers or violence interrupters. They are essentially people with credibility on the streets who aim to use their influence to prevent gun violence, oftentimes...

Portland's final violence interrupters to start in June amid worry over summer violence

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County instituted major changes to its pretrial release program on June 1, dictating release conditions for hundreds of people charged with a crime but waiting on their day in court. The changes revolve around how release officers within the county’s Department of Community Justice assess...

Multnomah County makes major changes to pretrial risk assessments, monitoring decisions

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Portland Police: Three people dead following shooting in North Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — UPDATE: Portland Police say three people are dead following a shooting in North Portland. Public Information Officer Sargent Kevin Allen says detectives will...

Portland Police: Three people dead following shooting in North Portland

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