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Driver arrested for DUII after crashing into tree, leaving scene in Gresham

GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 24-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants after police said she crashed into a tree and left the scene in Gresham early Monday morning. The crash happened at about 2 a.m. in the 16900 block of Northeast Halsey Street. Police said...
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Battle Ground man arrested in murder south of Hockinson

A 34-year old Battle Ground man was arrested on Monday, April 27, in connection with the fatal shooting of a 73-year old man at a residence in the 19700 block of Northeast Davis Road south of
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Biker sentenced for shooting, killing Portland bystander, mother of 3

A fight at a 2023 motorcycle club party in Southeast Portland devolved into a shooting that killed a bystander and ended this week with a 22-year prison sentence for the Washington man who fired his gun. William Watson, 34, said in court he had been defending himself and didn’t mean...
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‘Simply luck’ that MAC attack wasn’t a ‘bigger tragedy,’ police say

Despite the damage, fear and loss of life, the explosive devices driven into the Multnomah Athletic Club and detonated by a former employee could’ve been far more devastating, Portland police said during a news conference Monday afternoon. “It is simply luck that we didn’t have a much larger blast,”...
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Rent Hike KOs Downtown Favorite As The Sedgwick Shutters Friday

Downtown Vancouver is losing one of its date-night darlings. The Sedgwick, the McCusker family's supper club on Main Street, will serve its last small plates this Friday after nearly five years, a casualty of soaring rent and spiking food and fuel costs that owners say finally broke the math. The...
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Portland Parents Lose Their Rainy-Day Lifeline as PlayDate PDX Shuts Down

PlayDate PDX, the three-story indoor playground that has long bailed Portland parents out on soggy weekends, is set to go dark at the end of May. The downtown venue plans to close on Sunday, May 31, 2026, taking one of the city's largest drop-in play spaces off the map. Families who relied on weekend open play, birthday rooms and the parent-friendly...
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Man accused of shooting several NW Vancouver homes, trying to set one on fire

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Deputies arrested a man Sunday for allegedly shooting at homes in a Vancouver neighborhood, and at one point, trying to set a home on fire with lighter fluid and a lighter, investigators said. Just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office...
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1 dead, 7 hurt in crash near Canby

An April 27 two-vehicle crash near Canby killed a 71-year-old woman and injured seven more people, police said. According to the Oregon State Police, Nathan Dale Ellis, 50, of Hubbard, was driving a gray Kia Telluride SUV south on Oregon 99E near Canby and failed to stop at the stoplight on South Barlow Road.
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Portland councilors did not break public meetings law during summer retreat, Oregon ethics officials...

A group of six progressive Portland city councilors did not violate public meetings law when they met for a private retreat last summer, Oregon ethics officials have found. Investigators are therefore recommending that the Oregon Government Ethics Commission this week dismiss a case that had focused on Councilors Candace Avalos, Jamie Dunphy, Mitch Green, Sameer Kanal, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo, documents show...
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Docs: Man allegedly bear sprays woman, dog in Portland elevator

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man was arrested after an unprovoked attack against a woman and her dog at a North Portland apartment complex, prosecutors say. According to court documents, the incident happened Dec. 15, 2025, at an apartment complex at 7690 N. Interstate Ave. A woman said she...

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