Bullets in Troutdale injure one, strike car and building
TROUTDALE, Ore. — A shooting late Saturday night left one person with a superficial wound and bullet damage to a vehicle, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Several rounds hit a vehicle that was occupied on Northwest Corporate Drive. A person inside the car suffered only minor injuries.
New TriMet bus line serves public transit riders along 148th Avenue
PORTLAND, Ore. — TriMet riders in east Multnomah County have a new route starting Sunday, as Line 86 started offering rides north and south along 148th Avenue. It runs 7 days a week, connecting with the MAX and other bus lines. The route goes right by "Relay Resources,” a...
Motorcyclist clocked at one of highest speeds ever recorded by Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police clocked a motorcyclist hitting an eye-popping 152 mph along U.S. 26 outside of Boring on a new Yamaha — a speed so excessive that troopers rarely document anything going that fast. A trooper and a state police recruit stopped Austin Raszler, 35, of Sandy as he...
Fatal cinder block bludgeoning on Portland waterfront ends in guilty-but-insane verdict; killer sent to...
A Portland man who bludgeoned a stranger to death with a cinder block was found guilty but insane Friday and sentenced to a lifetime of supervision by the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. Abel Nistor was living on the streets and off his medication, his attorney said, when he encountered...
Graduating Portland HS seniors remember classmate killed in wrong-way crash
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - As hundreds of high schoolers cross the stage and receive their diplomas this spring, one of them is notably missing. Michael ‘Mico’ O’Brien, an 18-year-old Roosevelt High School senior, was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver over Memorial Day weekend, just days before Mico was set to...
Jury Rules Portland Firefighter Faced Hostile Workplace
A Multnomah County jury on May 30 found that Portland Fire & Rescue subjected firefighter Jason Wilson to a racially hostile work environment, ruling in his favor in two of the three claims he brought against the city in a civil trial this week. Wilson, a 17-year veteran of Portland...
Ships arrive for Portland Fleet Week on Tuesday & Wednesday, expect lengthy bridge lifts
Portland Fleet Week kicks off Tuesday, and Portlanders can expect several bridge lifts as ships arrive along the Willamette River. The Steel, Broadway, and Burnside bridges will be raising and lowering to accommodate the vessels. The lifts will be longer than normal, in some cases lasting up to 45 minutes.
Man arrested after climbing onto Portland rooftop while high on drugs, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man is facing charges after officers say he broke into a property and climbed onto a rooftop in the Old Town neighborhood while high on drugs, Portland Police said. Central Precinct officers were called out just after 7 a.m. Saturday on reports of a trespasser...
Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle while walking on Gresham sidewalk
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle that drove onto a Gresham sidewalk early Saturday evening, authorities said.
‘I’m so drunk right now,’ wrong-way driver said after deadly crash in Southwest Washington
When officers arrived at the scene of the crash, they found Erik Mario Moya screaming in pain. While trying to determine the man’s injuries, Washington State Trooper Anthony Ziegenfuss noted that Moya had glassy, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a smell of intoxicants on his breath, according to a probable cause...