Teenager arrested in Walla Walla in connection to drug trafficking investigation
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A teenager from Vancouver is in the juvenile justice center after allegedly delivering a package of methamphetamine as part of a conspiracy involving the Walla Walla State Penitentiary, Walla Walla police said.
Woman accused in North Portland stranger stabbing after victim hospitalized
A woman was arrested, accused of stabbing a stranger in North Portland and leaving her hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, police said.
TIMELINE: Atmospheric river bringing stormy conditions across Pacific Northwest
Get ready for a stormy weekend as an atmospheric river arrives in the Pacific Northwest, bringing soaking rain, strong winds and potential coastal and urban flooding.
Third Portland suburb faces city council upheaval as member quits
Infighting has upended the city council of a third Portland suburb this fall. This time it’s the small city of North Plains in Washington County, where a city councilor resigned Monday saying the elected volunteers failed to work collaboratively, sowing distrust. The departure of Michele McCall-Wallace came as North...
‘Medical emergency’ causes deadly crash on I-205 onramp in Vancouver, WSP says
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A 76-year-old Portland woman is dead after a three-car crash on an Interstate 205 onramp in Vancouver on Wednesday, according to police. Just before noon, officers with the Washington State Patrol responded to the crash on the Eastbound Mill Plain Boulevard onramp onto I-205 South. According...
‘Food is the first thing to go,’ Oregonians brace for SNAP delays if federal...
Across Oregon, grocery store prices are rising. More people are lining up at food pantries. Thousands struggle daily with the cost of putting food on their tables. Now, hundreds of thousands of people could be left without food stamp benefit payments in November if the federal government shutdown continues. “I...
Frog frenzy: Inflatable costume sales soar ahead of protest
If you plan to purchase an inflatable costume for Halloween, you’d better get hopping.
Man imprisoned for false OD death to receive $300K settlement from Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Eleven out of 12 Portland City Councilors voted to pay a $300,000 settlement to Adam Gregg, a man who went to prison over a drug overdose death that never happened. Gregg spent five and a half years after he pleaded guilty to selling heroin that killed someone. But he sued Portland […]
‘He willingly got out of his truck and presented his papers’: ICE agents seeking...
HILLSBORO, Ore. — On Tuesday, Oct. 14, masked federal agents in an unmarked car pulled over Victor Cruz in Hillsboro and detained him, despite his protected status and work permit, according to his family. From their understanding, agents were looking for a different man with the same name, but...
Students served pretzels sprinkled with oven cleaner, Oregon school confirms
Officials have not said how the contamination happened.
