Pedestrian-vehicle crash critically injures one, closes intersection
Beaverton police are investigating a pedestrian-vehicle crash that left one person seriously injured Friday evening. According to a release, officers from the Beavertron Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Southwest Scholls Ferry Road and 121st Avenue at about 8:38 p.m. on a report of an automobile versus pedestrian crash.
Tasting Table names Portland spot among best French bakeries in the US
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Tasting Table released a list of the 14 best French bakeries in the United States, naming one Portland bakery whose croissants are “the best around.”. “If there’s anything out there that’s more satisfying than walking into a top-tier bakery, we haven’t found it. There’s...
Suspect indicted in fatal shooting in Northwest Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A grand jury has indicted a man on multiple charges in the fatal shooting of a man in Northwest Portland in September. According to the Portland Police Bureau, detectives identified the suspect, 20-year-old Damaree A. Baxter after the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Shiloh Thanos-Young of Portland. Baxter, also from Portland, is currently in the Multnomah County Inverness...
East Vancouver WA is One Step Closer to Getting a Giant Performing Arts Center
Vancouver, WA is finally one step closer to leveling up its performing arts game! If you’ve been following the buzz in East Vancouver, you know we’ve been waiting for something big to anchor the Columbia Palisades area. Well, the wait is over (sort of). The “Friends of Center for the Arts” (formerly known as the Southwest Washington Center for the Arts) just dropped the...
Multnomah County judicial candidates raise nearly $700,000
Multnomah County’s May 19 primary features three open seats on the judicial bench, one incumbent facing a challenger and eight incumbent judges standing for reelection with no opposition. With four competitive races on the ballot, it’s no surprise that voters are seeing a number of glossy flyers in their...
Carjacking suspect indicted for alleged murder in NW Portland in Sept. 2025
Damaree A. Baxter, 20, has been indicted for the murder of Shiloh Thanos-Young in Northwest Portland in September 2025, after being arrested earlier this year for an alleged carjacking.
Crews douse fire at vacant Vancouver home, cause under investigation
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Firefighters quickly contained a house fire Saturday morning in the Harney Heights area of Vancouver, Wash. Crews responded to a 911 call around 10 a.m. reporting a house fire in the 3500 block of E. 21st St. The first engine arrived within 90 seconds and...
Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair Calls for Emergency Special Session to Halt Administrative Approval of Multi-Decade Data...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair Calls for Emergency Special Session to Halt Administrative Approval of Multi-Decade Data Center Tax Breaks HILLSBORO, OR – Following recent reports of a “flurry” of 18 […] The post Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair Calls for Emergency Special Session to Halt Administrative Approval of Multi-Decade Data Center Tax Breaks appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .
Vacant house burns in E. Vancouver
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A vacant house burned in east Vancouver on Saturday morning, according to firefighters. At about 10 a.m., crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were sent to a fire at East 21st Street and Wilson Avenue, just off of East Fourth Plain Boulevard. Firefighters arrived to find...
Portland woman sues city, after colliding with fleeing suspect during police pursuit
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman is suing the city after striking a fleeing suspect's vehicle during a police chase, arguing officers were negligent in initiating the pursuit. Selena Pinnell was driving on Southeast 82nd Avenue in May 2024 when a suspect in a stolen car — fleeing Portland...

















