Oregon State

Salem, OR

Portland, OR

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. — As the city of Portland moves forward to develop a proposed ban on daytime camping, one commissioner said leaders can do more to crack down on unsanctioned campsites. Under the current proposed ordinance, camping would be banned in city limits between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m....

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez proposes additional camping ban restrictions

PORTLAND, Ore. — The maps for three proposals for redistricting Portland have been released to the public. It comes after voters approved changes to Portland's government makeup in the November election. Portland will be divided into four new voting districts, each of which will elect three representatives to the...

Commission releases map proposals for Portland redistricting

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

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's City Council session Wednesday unanimously passed a settlement for the lawsuit that claims homeless camping on the city's sidewalks violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Officials have now agreed to prioritize clearing campsites that block sidewalks, as well as limit the distribution of tents and tarps.

City Council passes homeless sidewalk camping ADA settlement, will limit tent distribution

Clackamas County, OR

Gresham, 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

Hillsboro, OR

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. — 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

Beavercreek, OR

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. — Crews in Clackamas County continued to put out the 20-acre Forest Park Fire on Friday that sparked near Beavercreek southwest of Estacada on Thursday afternoon. At 4 p.m. Friday, people near the junction of South Lower Highland Road and South Upper Highland Road were on a...

Crews have brush fire near Beavercreek 90% lined

Do you know a small business that could use some help growing their footprint in the community? Rodrigo Lopez, Senior Vice President for Comcast's Pacific Northwest Region, joined us to share a how the Comcast RISE program can help. Comcast RISE stands for Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment. The program...

Comcast RISE

On Wednesday, more than 170 people addressed Portland City Council for the first reading of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed ordinance that would put strict limitations on homeless camping. The mayor says the ordinance is in compliance with Oregon House Bill 3115, which requires all Oregon cities to update their...

Portlanders weigh in on Mayor Wheeler's proposed ban on daytime camping

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man with a long history of criminal incidents involving TriMet and over 20 convictions was arrested once again Thursday evening in Portland, says the Multnomah County Sheriff"s Office,. According to the MCSO, Transit Police responded to a bus shelter at SE 112th and Powell around...

MCSO: Man chased people with chain, screamed racial slurs, set bus shelter on fire

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

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

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

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

Idaho State

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. — 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

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. — Portland police have identified the man shot and killed in the North Tabor neighborhood late last month. Jessie Lavell Marks Sr., 36, was killed the night of May 24 near Northeast Glisan Street and 55th Avenue. When officers arrived around 9:20 a.m., they found Marks dead...

Man shot and killed in North Tabor neighborhood identified

PORTLAND, Ore. — The owner of a Portland-area construction company was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for evading payroll and income tax of his workers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon said Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, was also ordered to pay nearly $30 million in restitution to the IRS.

Construction company owner gets prison time, must pay nearly $30M for tax evasion scheme

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

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

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

Keizer, OR

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Turner, OR

Independence, OR

Rickreall, OR

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Monmouth, OR

Gervais, OR

Silverton, OR

West Stayton, OR

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Jefferson, OR

Stayton, OR

Woodburn, OR

Bridgeport, OR

Scio, OR

Dayton, OR

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'PeerGalaxy.com' opens universe of mental health support

Salem, Ore. — It all started with a door. Laura Rose says she had a difficult time opening a door to an outreach center in Salem,...

'PeerGalaxy.com' opens universe of mental health support

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