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Man arrested after stabbing woman in neck at Clark College
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man was arrested by Vancouver Police Thursday morning for the stabbing of a woman in the neck at Clark College on Tuesday. The man, identified as Salvador Aguilar, 31, was arrested in a car outside of a home in the 2600 block of St. Johns Boulevard.
Suspect charged with killing Milwaukie man after robbery, attack in Lincoln City hotel parking lot
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — A Milwaukie man is dead and his alleged killer behind bars after a robbery attempt and fight in a Lincoln City hotel parking lot Tuesday night. Officers from the Lincoln City Police Department arrived at the Ashley Inn around 8:05 p.m. to find Bradley Jay Cole, 69, lying on the ground, covered in blood and unconscious.
‘You can have a brand-new life’: Once-homeless veteran becomes first graduate of Kiggins Village Safe Stay
When James McKinney walked into Kiggins Village for the first time, he told staff, “This is not going to work.”. Program manager Dale Smith told McKinney to give the place a week. Turns out, the transitional shelter was the right fit for McKinney. In March, McKinney, 65, a veteran...
Oregon Zoo’s record hatching year, of 13 fluffy chicks, offers hope for endangered condors
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thirteen fluffy California condor chicks are hopping in their nest boxes at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation this month — the biggest cohort yet in the zoo’s 21-year effort to save this critically endangered species from extinction. “It’s been...
Zoo releases hundreds of endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillars on the coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a breezy coastal meadow this week, Oregon Zoo conservationists and their partners said goodbye to 381 of the zoo’s tiniest residents. They were releasing Oregon silverspot butterfly larvae at select sites in the coastal mountain range in an effort to save this beautiful and threatened Northwest species, which has been listed under the federal Endangered Species Act since 1980.
Aloha-Huber Park student focuses on the positives in life
Diego Sanchez Alvarado is intent on turning the negatives into positives. He knows firsthand how impactful that can be after an immigration mix-up ripped his father and brother away from him for a brief time. Now, Sanchez Alvaro uses that experience to seek ways in which he can make a positive impact in others’ lives. ...
Catch up on the latest from the Wilsonville police log
5/6 11:46 am. A victim was reportedly defrauded through deceptive means. 5/6 4:38 p.m. A vehicle was reportedly vandalized at the 30200 block of Southwest Brown Road. 5/6 6:01 p.m. A vehicle was reportedly vandalized at the 28700 block of Southwest Ashland Loop. 5/7 10:49 a.m. An identified subject reportedly trespassed at the 30000 block...
Hayden Williams-Downing’s 141-07 is just enough for Class 6A javelin state championship
EUGENE — It wasn’t the effort that she dreamed of when grabbing her state championship, but it was certainly enough to stand atop the podium. West Linn’s Hayden Williams-Downing won the Class 6A girls javelin on Friday at the OSAA track and field state championships at Hayward Field with a throw of 141-07 in the qualifying round.
Barn in Sandy catches on fire; road closed as crews respond
SANDY, Ore. — Firefighters are asking people to avoid the area as they battle a barn fire in Sandy. Around 10:03 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a barn fire on Southeast Ten Eyck and Southeast Thomas roads. The fire was "fully engulfed" and extending towards trees, according to Clackamas Fire.
Sherwood student takes home first place in Oregon mayor's poster contest
Prakrithi Balasubramanian, a fifth grader at Archer Glen Elementary School, has been named a first-place winner for her poster in the Oregon Mayors Association’s “If I Were Mayor…” civic awareness contest. Each year, students statewide compete in three age groups using different media, describing what it would mean if they were the mayor of their city. Posters are designed by fourth and fifth grade students, while sixth through eighth graders...
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