Mississippi robbery suspect nabbed in Beaverton marsh
A 31-year-old man wanted for a Mississippi armed robbery was arrested in Beaverton after getting stuck in mud and high water after running from a traffic stop early Saturday.
Stumptown Fil and Punxsutawney Phil agree on winter ‘furcast’
Portlanders better bundle up, as Filbert the beaver, aka Stumptown Fil has agreed with Punxsutawney Phil this Groundhog Day - there will be six more weeks of winter.
Oregon’s Homeless Crisis: Why Shelters Alone Won’t Fix It
Oregon has made major progress in expanding shelters, bringing more people off the streets than ever before. A recent Portland State University report showed a 24% increase in sheltered homelessness, thanks to a 32% rise in available beds.
FDA elevates recall of chocolate sold in OR, other states, to highest risk level
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has elevated the recall of certain Cal Yee Farms chocolate products to a Class 1 status, the highest risk level, according to the agency. The recall, initially announced on Dec. 12, involves dark chocolate...
Salem police arrest suspect in armed abduction of woman and child
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A woman and her young child were abducted from their southeast Salem apartment by the woman's estranged boyfriend on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to police reports. Authorities said Javier B. Munoz, Jr., 45, entered the apartment at gunpoint around 3:00...
Woman, child kidnapped in Salem, estranged boyfriend arrested
A man was arrested after Salem police say he threatened a woman and child at gunpoint, then attempted to kidnap the child, prompting a SWAT search Saturday afternoon.
5 arrested after street takeover at major Salem intersection
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Five people were arrested as the result of a street takeover at a major intersection Saturday night, according to the Salem Police Department. Police say the incident started as a peaceful demonstration against national immigration enforcement efforts, that...
They left NYC to live in a tiny house on a farm in Oregon....
"There was always something to prepare for living on the farm, and all of it felt like a tight deadline," Castro told Business Insider.
Portland Decriminalizes Crime—Residents Now Required to Politely Ask Criminals to Stop
Faced with an unprecedented rise in crime, Portland’s City Council has taken decisive action—by officially decriminalizing all crime. In a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, officials opted to remove all criminal penalties from the books, arguing that traditional laws were...
Lyon County deputies arrest man on gun charges and learn he is also wanted...
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - An man is facing child sex crimes in Oregon and gun charges in northern Nevada. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says just after 2 p.m., deputies in Yerington were dispatched to Fourth Avenue in Mason on a report of two males fighting, one of which was armed.
