Former Portland police officer sentenced to jail after strangling girlfriend
A Clackamas County judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Portland police officer to 60 days in jail and five years of probation for assaulting and strangling his girlfriend, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. The judge also ordered Jimmy Lee Pryce Jr. to get domestic violence treatment...
Man gets 12 years in prison for domestic violence rape, assault in Beaverton
HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - A man was sentenced on Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court for domestic violence that included rape, strangulating and assault, according to the district attorney’s office. Sage Robert Tarango was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison, or 150 months, after a jury...
AT&T users unable to call 911 in rural Scappoose
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — AT&T customers are unable to call 911 amid an outage that's spanned at least three days. According to the Scappoose Rural Fire District, some AT&T have been unable to contact 911 via their cell service. As of Wednesday evening, the Scappoose Rural Fire District said it...
Interstate Bridge Program announces milestone in construction of new Oregon-to-Washington bridge
The push to replace an aging bridge that’s been a bottleneck on Interstate 5 between Oregon and Washington has cleared a major hurdle. The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program announced on Wednesday the completion of its federal environmental review process. That approval will kickstart construction on the long-delaye
Portland man sentenced for dealing drugs at convenience store he owned
A Portland man will spend at least a year in prison for dealing drugs at the convenience store he owned.
‘He was always so positive’: Washougal community mourns teen’s death
WASHOUGAL, Wash. (KOIN) — The Washougal community is mourning the death of an 18-year-old recent high school graduate who died earlier this week after an aggressive bacterial infection spread rapidly over just a few days. The family of Grant Johnson Jr. says he died Monday, just two weeks after graduating from Washouga
‘This is mine as well’: Portland artist crafts ‘true American flag’ with Oregon-grown dyes
Last December, natural dye artist Elan Hagens decided to go to Willamette National Cemetery, where her father and stepfather, both veterans, are buried. It was National Wreaths Across America Day, and she and her sister were there to place wreaths and tiny American flags at every gravesite. “It was a...
Deadly shooting at Gresham apartment ruled homicide, victim identified
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who was shot and killed at a Gresham apartment complex on Monday has been identified. Twenty-five-year-old D’Angelo Adams’s death has been ruled a homicide, Gresham police announced. No arrests have been made. The shooting occurred just before 4 a.m. at the Rockwood Village Apartments in
This new Milwaukie head spa wants to melt your stress away
The promise of silky hair, scalp massages and stress relief is drawing curious customers to a new kind of spa experience in Milwaukie. Moii Head Spa opened about six months ago in the Safeway Shopping Center on Southeast King Road. It’s the second venture for husband-and-wife team Daniel and Katie Chen, who also own O
Downtown Portland Gets a New Madrina of Mexican Comfort Food
Madrina Cocina Mexicana, the downtown spot from Lucy de Leon, has quietly set up a split personality on SW Jefferson: a breezy daytime taqueria and mercadito, followed by a more buttoned-up dinner room once the sun goes down. The intimate, plant-filled space leans hard on family recipes, hand-made tortillas, and a Lati
