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17-year-old girl dies after crashing into tree in Beaverton
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - A 17-year-old girl died in a crash on Thursday afternoon, according to the Beaverton Police Department. Just before 2:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle crash in the 19000 block of Tile Flat Road. Police say an investigation showed a white Jeep Wrangler lost control, went off the road, struck tree and came to rest upside down.
Riverfront ‘party in the woods’ ends in shooting death
Residents who live near Sellwood Riverfront Park were stunned as they watched a stream of Portland Police vehicles converging on the park late on Friday evening, July 12. “It’s not only all the cop cars coming in, one after another, that’s astounding – but also, look at the hundred or more teenagers, walking and driving out of the [park’s] parking lot!” a local named “Sam” remarked to THE BEE, as he was heading for the park to walk his dog. ...
Newborn discovered dead in North Portland, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found dead in North Portland's Kenton neighborhood on Friday morning. The Portland Police Bureau said that officers responded around 11 a.m. after receiving reports of a dead infant near North Fenwick Avenue and North Argyle Street, an area tucked between Interstate 5, North Interstate Avenue and North Columbia Boulevard.
Arson investigation underway in Beaverton
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 03:49 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a vehicle on fire in the 20600 block of SW Rockport Lane in Beaverton to assist Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. The caller dialed 911 to report a vehicle on fire in the driveway...
Woman fighting for her life after being attacked by 8 dogs while on a walk
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A Portland mother of two is fighting for her life after she was attacked by a group of dogs. Mytoka Petry was on a walk in the North Portland area earlier this week when eight dogs randomly attacked her. Portland police said the attack happened...
Alert Deputy foils thief’s stolen-van getaway in Mt. Scott-Arleta
A Home Depot rental van was reported stolen on Friday, July 19. But, that afternoon, a sharp-eyed Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Deputy spotted that van traveling in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, on S.E. Harold Street near 77th Avenue. “The LoJack [electronic tracking system] had alerted, on this vehicle, which was parked halfway out into the street,” the Deputy told THE BEE. “I couldn’t tell if the driver was just dropping off – or else was trying to steal – the late-model travel trailer that was...
Man sentenced to life in prison for deadly Portland bar stabbing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge sentenced a man on Friday to life in prison for murdering a Portland restaurant server at a bar last summer. On July 2, 2023, Rahnique Jackson stabbed and killed 32-year-old Colin Smith near Southwest 12th Avenue and Madison Street in Southeast Portland. Smith had gotten off work at Ox Restaurant and went to a bar with friends, according to a family friend. The group was harassed by a man who used homophobic slurs, according to the family friend. Someone in the group was a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and Smith had stood up for that person, the family friend said.
Man shot to death in NE Portland
A man died in a shooting Sunday morning in the Lloyd District of Northeast Portland, police said. The shooting happened at 6:02 a.m. near Northeast 6th Avenue and Holladay Street, where police found a man who had died on the sidewalk. No suspect remained at the scene, and no arrests have been made.
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