Portland woman arrested on murder charge in fatal December hit-and-run
Portland police booked a 32-year-old Portland woman Thursday on charges connected to a fatal December hit-and-run in the Sumner neighborhood. A grand jury earlier this month indicted Mary Grace Rust on charges of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured...
PPB searching for suspect accused of armed robbery at Northeast Portland tavern
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Police are searching for a suspect accused in an armed robbery at a Northeast Portland tavern. Portland Police say an unidentified person is believed to be linked to a robbery with a gun at a tavern in the 6000 block of NE Lombard St on January 12.
13 displaced after fire at Hillsboro apartment building
Crews battled a fire at a 4-unit apartment building in Hillsboro early Friday morning.
Hillsboro Courthouse Showdown, Jury Slaps Washington County With $800K Racial Bias Payout
A Washington County jury has ordered the county to pay $800,000 to two public defenders who said a sheriff's deputy repeatedly blocked them from courtrooms and treated them differently because of their race and ethnicity. The verdict, reached this week after a trial in Hillsboro, is a rare local judgment finding...
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Dumping Half a Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Into...
An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro. Thirty-five-year-old Kayla Hartley, of Troutdale, pleaded guilty in federal...
City Faces $13.6 Million Budget Gap in Current Year
The city of Portland faces a $13.6 million budget shortfall in the current fiscal year, a number likely to grow as staff gets a clearer picture of overspending by city bureaus. The Portland City Council must decide in coming months how to close that gap, which is primarily due to...
Researchers search for solution to harmful threat lurking in household washing machines: ‘Negative effects’
"Are we going to just do another research project?" Researchers search for solution to harmful threat lurking in household washing machines: 'Negative effects' first appeared on The Cool Down .
‘May have put this project in jeopardy’: I-5 bridge program leaders give update after...
The program's interim administrator told commissioners IBRP's rising costs reflect what has been seen nationwide.
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
Federal immigration agents arrested and detained a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside a Portland hospital last week as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her. The arrest at Adventist Health hospital Jan. 16 took place less than 1,000 feet from the medical office parking lot...
Guatemalan national jailed in Portland for $4.2M laundering scheme
PORTLAND, Ore. - A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for money laundering activities tied to drug trafficking in the Portland area. Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes, 40, will also serve three years of supervised release. Barrera Orantes operated La Popular stores in multiple Oregon...
