Parents pull students from Faubion School, demanding action following alleged knife threat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Several parents have withdrawn their children from Faubion School following an incident where a student allegedly brought a knife to school and threatened others. Students described their initial feelings and thoughts when they read the messages. “When you saw these messages, what was going...
Battle Ground man charged with raping 14-year-old child
BATTLE GROUND Wash. (KPTV) - A 41-year-old Battle Ground man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with raping a 14-year-old child several years ago, according to city officials. According to officials, detectives with the Battle Ground Police Department charged Christopher Lee Morrissey with third-degree rape of a...
Portland’s ‘Starry Night Murderer’ arrested for domestic violence in Sandy
A man convicted of murder, drug and tax charges over the past three decades was arrested in Sandy for an alleged domestic violence incident. Larry Hurwitz, 71, of Sandy, who was the Portland “Starry Night Murderer,” was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 16, by the Sandy Police Department. He is being held at the...
‘It’s distressing’: PPB officer released from hospital after shooting, search for suspect continues
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A neighborhood in northeast Portland was rattled by a shooting, leading to an hours-long search for the suspect who remains on the loose. “We had no idea what was happening,” said neighbor Susan Campbell. “We got text messages from neighbors down the street saying, ‘Are you okay?’ emails from...
Oregon business owner gets prison for laundering drug money to Mexico
The owner of La Popular, a chain of money-transfer businesses in Oregon and Washington, was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds to Mexico. Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes, 40, of Beaverton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary...
Portland Man Shot by Federal Agents Ordered to Stay in Custody After Judge Cites...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge ordered Luis Niño-Moncada to remain in custody while awaiting trial on Wednesday, ruling that he poses a danger to the community and a risk of failing to appear in court. Niño-Moncada was shot by federal agents during an incident on January 8...
Homelessness in Oregon jumps 35% in new count
The number of people experiencing homelessness, and the number of shelter beds available to them, both grew in Oregon last year, per a new report from Portland State University. The big picture: The Point-in-Time count — a biannual census conducted on a single night last January — found more than...
Woman pleads guilty to discharging 500K gallons of industrial wastewater in Hillsboro sewer
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Troutdale woman pleaded guilty in federal court to discharging 500,000 gallons of industrial wastewater into a sanitary sewer in Hillsboro. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Kayla Hartley, the director of operations at the Northwest Slurry Solutions and Hydro Excavation facility in Hillsboro,...
Cold Weather Advisory issued for areas outside of downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a “Cold Weather Advisory” for the central and southern Willamette Valley, the Tualatin Valley, along the lower Columbia River, and Oregon coast range. WEATHER | Latest Storm Tracker 2 Forecast. The advisory goes into effect...
Oregon Zoo welcomes new polar bear
Kallik, the 3-year-old playful polar bear, comes from the St. Louis Zoo, weighing more than 700 pounds.
