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Premature ‘miracle baby’ born in Portland weighed only 14 ounces
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Washougal family is seeing light at the end of the tunnel after their son was born three months premature. After months in the hospital, their son will finally get to go home soon. In September 2023, Madelyn and Gabe Heredia received unexpected news during a...
10 most expensive homes sold in Gresham-area suburbs, Mar. 11-17
A house in Corbett that sold for $900,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Gresham-area suburbs in the past week. In total, 24 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $424,172. The average price per square foot was $279.
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for stabbing of 2 teens at Portland MAX station
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who stabbed two teens in a racial attack on a TriMet MAX train will spend 18 years in prison. A judge sentenced Adrian Austin Cummins, 26, after he accepted a plea deal. On Monday, Cummins pleaded guilty to four charges in the September 2023 attack, including second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault, first-degree attempted robbery and first-degree bias crime, Multnomah County District Attorney's (DA) Office said.
Portland man sentenced to life in prison without parole for 2020 triple-murder
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brett Pruett was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting deaths of three of his neighbors in July 2020, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office reported. On Monday, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Michael Greenlick sentenced Pruett, 62, to three consecutive true life prison sentences...
Bend woman accused of trafficking fentanyl from Portland area arrested in Highway 97 traffic stop near Terrebonne
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend woman identified as a Central Oregon fentanyl trafficker and accused of bringing and distributing “significant quantities” of the drug from the Portland area was arrested in a traffic stop early Friday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, drug agents said. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up The post Bend woman accused of trafficking fentanyl from Portland area arrested in Highway 97 traffic stop near Terrebonne appeared first on KTVZ.
Hiker found dead at base of Columbia Gorge cliff has been identified as Portland woman
A 63-year-old woman who was reported missing Friday and then found dead Saturday at the bottom of a cliff near Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge has been publicly identified. Officials at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that next of kin have been notified and the woman...
Man killed in downtown Portland shooting
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man died in a hospital after being shot in downtown Portland. Around 11:45 p.m. Sunday, police were called out to the 800 block of Southwest 10th Avenue for a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. Officers at the scene...
‘The Evergreen’: What Klamath dam removal means to tribes
Your browser does not support the audio element. After decades of advocating, tribal members cheered as a blast at JC Boyle Dam this year kicked off the process of drawing down the reservoirs behind three Klamath River dams. The removal is expected to restore the river and reopen spawning habitat...
‘You destroyed our family’: Portland man who shot neighbors in triple killing gets 3 ‘true life’ sentences
A happy couple, planning their nuptials. A retiree turned neighborhood mechanic who fixed up his friends’ cars for free. Brett Pruett shot and killed all three in a fit of rage driven by his methamphetamine addiction and his wrongful belief that his three neighbors owed him rent. If you...
Washington subcommittee contemplates toll rates for new I-5 bridge
VANCOUVER – Last year, the Washington State Legislature enacted a bill authorizing tolling on the existing Interstate 5 bridge between Vancouver and Portland to fund its replacement. A recently formed bi-state subcommittee is now looking at how the tolling will be done, and what the rates will be. Tolling...
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