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Clark County’s Sheriff’s Office investigates fatal crash in Amboy, closes road
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is dead and a road is closed amid a fatal crash investigation in Amboy on Sunday. According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, a witness called 911 at 1:26 p.m. to report a collision near 18600 NE 399th Street. The crash involved a car and a motorcycle, with one […]
Woman, accomplice charged in Idaho campground murder
This story was originally published on July 19 on KTVB.COMCANYON COUNTY — Melissa Fay Calumpit and Rosalie Lynn Morris were charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder for the homicide of Travis Haywood Calumpit. Calumpit was charged with murder in the first degree and destruction, alteration, or concealment of evidence.
Car flipped upside down, driver trapped inside after crash with MAX in East Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A driver was rescued and hospitalized with "serious injuries" after a crash with a MAX train left their car flipped upside down on the tracks Sunday afternoon. Portland Fire & Rescue first reported they were responding to a car vs. MAX crash near 108th and E....
Over a decade after her body was found at a Portland recycling center, father sentenced in 'Baby Precious' cold case
PORTLAND, Ore. — The father of an infant girl found dead at a Portland recycling center in 2013 has been sentenced in a decade-long cold case. The baby, known previously known only as "Baby Precious," was identified as Amara in 2021. According to court documents, 53-year-old Alnath Omar Oliver...
Suspect in shooting found and booked in jail
On Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:36 a.m., Portland Police Officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a report of shots fired inside an apartment in the 4200 block of Northeast Cully Boulevard. When the arrived they learned that an adult male was alone in the apartment, had fired shots, and had access to multiple guns. Officers surrounded the apartment and began a dialogue with the man. He refused to come out of the apartment and began throwing objects out of windows, including household items and small furniture.
'The scariest thing': Parents demand action after 70 rounds fired next to preschool
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A group of parents are horrified and asking for change after someone fired more than 70 rounds in the park next to their toddlers' preschool during pick-up time on Friday. These parents are now demanding action by city leaders, in fear that their school won't...
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