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UPDATE: Two die from injuries sustained in Friday crash in Pendleton

PENDLETON – Two people have died from injuries sustained in a Friday crash in Pendleton. Oregon State Police said they were notified Sunday that Abigail Renee Pangelinan Mendiola, 24, of Vancouver, Washington, and a 15-year-old male died as a result of their injuries. Both were passengers in a vehicle...
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Boy, 15, drowns in Fairview’s Blue Lake Regional Park

FAIRVIEW, Ore. (KATU) — A 15-year-old boy died after drowning in Blue Lake Regional Park on Tuesday evening, according to the Gresham Fire Department. Rescue crews were called to the park on a report that a boy swimming in the lake was missing. Members of the community were actively...
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Woman, 15-year-old boy die at hospital after DUII rollover crash on I-84

UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A young woman and a teenage boy have died from injuries sustained in a rollover crash that happened last week in Umatilla County, according to Oregon State Police. The crash happened on Thursday, July 16, just before 8:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 84 near milepost...
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Local cities among highest rates of U.S. alcohol deaths for 65 and older

OREGON – A report shows that several Oregon cities have some of the highest alcohol-induced death rates in the nation for people 65 and older. The Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus study ranks Roseburg, Eugene, and Medford among the top five nationally. Other cities in Oregon, such as Salem, Bend, and Portland, also appe
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Fairview adopts $43.8 million budget amidst ‘financial crisis’

Amidst ongoing financial struggles, the city of Fairview has adopted a budget for the coming fiscal year. Fairview gave the greenlight to a $43.8 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27. That is a $172,000 increase over the previous year and focuses on several core priorities, including public safety, infrastructure, pa
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Family Sues for $51 Million After Worker Stabbed to Death at Gresham Mental Health...

GRESHAM, Ore. — The family of a carer who was stabbed to death by a patient at a Gresham facility for people suffering from mental health conditions is seeking $51 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Twenty-six-year-old Haley Rogers, of Banks, was stabbed by James Calvin Smith (62) while...
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PPB ID deadly motorcycle crash victims, urge safety amid rising fatalities

A week after two deadly motorcycle crashes in Northeast Portland, officials have identified the victims as they work to urge safety.
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Police identify motorcyclist killed in NE Portland crash

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A man who was killed in a crash in the Kerns neighborhood last week has been identified by the Portland Police Bureau. The crash happened at about 9:12 p.m. on July 13 on East Burnside Street at Northeast 24th Avenue. Police said officers arrived to the scene and found a motorcyclist dead. The o
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Portland area mayors ask leaders to invest in Moda Center to keep Trail Blazers...

This story was updated from its original version. Portland metropolitan area mayors are asking Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson to do their best to ensure that the Portland Trail Blazers remain in Portland. Rumors that new Blazers owner Tom Dundon could move...
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World Cup announcer John Strong talks growing up in Lake Oswego, professional journey and...

If you are one of the millions of people who watched the World Cup and heard a commentator shout “45 down, 45 to go” at halftime, then you’ve heard the voice of John Strong, who lives in West Linn and was raised in Lake Oswego. Strong called...

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