Secret Service checks Portland businesses for skimming devices, shares tips to spot them
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The U.S. Secret Service spent two days visiting Portland businesses and checking card readers for illegal skimming devices as part of a nationwide effort to combat payment card and EBT fraud. The Portland operation was part of an eight-day effort that also took agents to...
Salem Ice Cream Shop Says It May Have to Paint Over New Mural
A colorful mural painted across the outside of a newly opened Salem ice cream shop could be covered up after the business received notice that its building does not comply with city sign regulations. On Any Sundae opened its second storefront at 3239 Market St. NE on Sept. 6. As...
Remains of World War II POW laid to rest at Eagle Point National Cemetery
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Army Maj. Harry Conrad Hoffmeyer, known as ‘Uncle Henry’ to Rogue River grand-niece, interred eight decades after his presumed death in 1945. Sunshine and a cool breeze washed over the hillside of the Eagle Point National Cemetery on Saturday as nearly 100...
Tucson Man, 44, Accused of Beating Neighbors, 91 and 85, Stealing Their Truck
A 91-year-old and an 85-year-old, one a man and one a woman, were found covered in blood on the floor of their Tucson home after police say their 44-year-old neighbor broke in late Thursday, October 22, beat them and drove off in their pickup truck. Henry Ernest Vega was arrested the following day in Casa Grande while still driving the stolen vehicle, according to investigators.
“I couldn’t believe it”: Colorado hiker stumbles on human remains at South Sister
BEND, Ore. -- A Colorado hiker exploring a less-traveled route on South Sister came across human remains near Prouty Glacier, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says the discovery is connected to a 25-year-old cold case. Sam Stevens, a traveling physical therapist out for a fun hike, came across...
Arizona coach gives back in big way by buying fans $2,000 worth of tequila...
Brent Brennan's wild weekend included a $2,000 bar tab at "Dirtbag's" and 1,000 donated tickets for local youth ahead of Arizona's Big 12 win.
Tucson 7-Year-Old Calls 911 During Mom’s Seizure, Earns Hero Honor
When his mother had a seizure at their Tucson home, 7-year-old Joe Fennel didn't panic. He picked up the phone, called 911, and stayed on the line with dispatchers while keeping his 2-and-a-half-year-old brother calm until help arrived. The Tucson Fire Department later recognized Joe with a citizen award for...
They killed a Tacoma man who tried to stop a car break-in. Here’s their...
A 53-year-old Tacoma man was fatally shot outside his home last year when he interrupted three teenagers breaking into cars in his neighborhood. The last of the defendants was sentenced Friday to 11 years and eight months in prison. Dominick Blair Byrd pleaded guilty earlier this month to second-degree attempted murder and unlawful possession of a machine gun for his part in the Jan. 9, 2025, death of James Marsh. The punishment Pierce County Superior Court Judge Doris Walkins imposed was near t
‘I thought I had to pay it’: Elderly Gresham man gives scammers $40K in...
An elderly Gresham man who paid scammers $40k in Bitcoin who posed as a Sheriff's Office lieutenant now has the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office warning residents against impersonation scams.
Reno business owner pleads guilty to embezzling $7.8 million from rural broadband project
A federal grant intended to expand high-speed internet access in rural Nevada became the source of more than $7.8 million in misappropriated funds, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced Tuesday that Stephen A. Kromer pleaded guilty to one count of federal money...

















