Families share heartbreaking losses at Vancouver’s first ‘Move with MADD’ event
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Many gathered Saturday morning at Frenchman’s Bar Regional Park for Vancouver’s inaugural “Move with MADD” event, hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Law enforcement, Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Target Zero and other community members walked and biked to raise awareness about impaired driving...
Gun-firing Brentwood-Darlington ‘peacock harasser’ imprisoned
There are mixed feelings in the community about the bands of “urban” peacocks which roam freely through more than a dozen blocks of yards in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood, from Errol Heights Park north to S.E. Henderson Street. Frequently, visitors, driving through the area on Flavel Drive, between 45th and...
Motorcyclist dead in ‘T-bone’ crash on SE Powell
On the overcast, but dry, Tuesday afternoon of May 13th – just before 2 p.m. – a beige Toyota Sienna CE minivan pulled out of a parking lot onto Powell Boulevard in front of an oncoming a Harley-Davidson “FLHX Street Glide” touring motorcycle. The location was near the 80th Avenue exit from the Powell Street Station...
Driver smashes car in front of Woodstock’s Subway restaurant
Was someone urgently needing a sandwich? Or did they just hit the wrong pedal...? A single car accident that left a Toyota “Echo” high-sided in front of the Woodstock Subway restaurant puzzled witnesses, and those arriving at the nearby Safeway parking lot. On private property on S.E. Woodstock Boulevard, this narrow...
Pedestrian on sidewalk dies after being hit by car in Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. — Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on Saturday night. Gresham police said the victim was walking on the sidewalk along Northeast 181st Avenue near Pacific Street around 5:30 p.m. when they were hit by the vehicle. First responders attempted to...
Starlight Parade fills streets in downtown Portland
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Portland Saturday night for the annual Starlight Parade, part of the ongoing Rose Festival.
Missing Oak Grove teen found deceased
PORTLAND, Ore. — A body recovered from the Willamette River on May 10 has been confirmed as missing Oak Grove teenager Charlotte Fosgate. Fosgate's identity was confirmed by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office on Saturday morning. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office did not specify a manner of death but...
Dozens from Seattle and Portland rally to free man from Tacoma ICE detention center
From the shirts they wore to the signs they carried, on Saturday dozens gathered to demand the release of a 22-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker who is being detained at the Northwest Ice Processing Center in Tacoma.
Portland police arrest 2 and seize drugs and guns in major bust
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A proactive patrol mission by Portland police earlier this month led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of drugs, firearms, and suspected drug money. The operation, conducted by the Narcotics and Organized Crime (NOC) Unit in collaboration with several other law enforcement...
Multnomah County library workers under stress due to drug use in bathrooms
PORTLAND, Ore. — The shaded streets around Multnomah County's Central Library in downtown Portland have become a sanctuary for a subset of the people living on the city's streets. Within or without, the library is a place to be — and sometimes a place to use. Tree, as...
