Family of man shot by Portland preschool security guard files $15M wrongful death lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The family of a man who was shot and killed by an armed security guard near a Portland Jewish preschool back in May have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, asking for more than $15 million in damages. Manuel Garza, 32, of Wilsonville, Oregon, was shot...
‘It just exploded’: Driver’s dash camera captures concrete falling from bridge, hitting his Tesla
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) – A driver’s dash camera captured the moment a piece of concrete fell from an overpass and onto his car. “Right when it hit, it just exploded and it felt like a bomb dropping on our car,” Enrique Ruiz described. Ruiz says what happened...
Man hospitalized after altercation with Border Patrol in Beaverton
An ambulance transported a man to Oregon Health & Sciences University in “serious condition” Monday morning after an altercation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. According to two organizations that provide legal aid to immigrants in Oregon, hospitalizations of detainees are becoming more frequent as...
Readers respond: Ready to move from Portland
We returned home after two weeks away and noticed construction across the street in a building on the corner of Southeast 20th Avenue and Belmont Street. Apparently, the building and the real estate office beside it have been sold and will become a sober shelter. The sidewalk and street parking...
Clark Co. man pleads guilty to killing roommate; Charges for burning body in car...
A Vancouver man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday in Clark County for the killing of his roommate, according to court documents.
Hillsboro Finds A Viral Hero Named Manny In Wake Of City Meeting
A very worked-up crowd descended at the Shirley Huffman Auditorium in Hillsboro, Oregon, this past Tuesday Night. They came fired up to talk, to speak their minds, and to ask […] The post Hillsboro Finds A Viral Hero Named Manny In Wake Of City Meeting appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .
Second arrest made in 2022 murder of Portland-area Uber driver
Kaesha Green, 41, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Mohamed Shaani on March 27, 2022, two weeks after 28-year-old Justin Ortega-Mejia was arrested for the same crime.
Woodburn man dies of gunshots on Westmoreland sidewalk
In north Westmoreland, on Saturday night, October 18, nearby residents said they heard the sound of what they thought were “several firecrackers”; one said he had heard six rapid bangs, and another reported hearing what seemed like more than a dozen. Turns out, though, they were not firecrackers.
Portland councilor fires top aide who took in disabled homeless woman, abandoned her at...
A top Portland City Hall staffer is out of a job amid revelations he took in a disabled homeless woman living outside and later abandoned her at a state park. Councilor Jamie Dunphy fired Amani Kelekele, 35, on Tuesday, just one day after he placed his senior aide on paid administrative leave, city spokesperson...
Woman who wanted a ‘rich man to rob’ accused of drugging, killing man at...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Washington woman has been charged with murder for allegedly drugging a man’s drink and robbing him at a casino resort in Ridgefield. Raylin Benzie appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Monday on charges of first-degree murder, controlled substances homicide, placing poison or other...

















