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Neighborhood 'sheriff' who tried to screen homeless campers stabbed to death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Less than a year ago, KATU interviewed a man living on Southeast Clinton Street who was trying to stabilize the homeless camping situation in his neighborhood by screening people and letting those who "passed" set up camp. On Tuesday, we learned he was stabbed to death on his street.
Two people killed in Morrison Bridge crash identified
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The two people who were killed in a crash on the Morrison Bridge were identified on Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday, a crash left two people dead on the Morrison Bridge and Southeast Water Avenue. A motorcycle had crashed and the rider and passenger were thrown over the barrier, into a parking lot below.
‘Ramming the crap out of them’: Southeast Portland arcade owner repeatedly rams truck into suspected burglar's getaway car
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Southeast Portland arcade was burglarized in broad daylight Monday morning, in which one of the suspected burglars pointed a gun at one of the arcade owners to get away after the owner started ramming his truck into their vehicle. This all happened in a residential...
Acclaimed Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in tubing accident, body unrecovered
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef/restauranteur and James Beard Award winner, lost her life on Saturday in an inner tubing accident on the Willamette River, the Benton County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The Benton County Sheriff's Office was called to the Willamette River around 8 p.m....
Vancouver suspect in fatal stabbing of woman has died of self-inflicted stab wounds, police say
The man suspected in the fatal stabbing of a 42-year-old woman outside a Vancouver apartment complex earlier this month has died after being hospitalized for self-inflicted stab wounds, police said Monday. Witnesses reported that the man had stabbed himself after stabbing Dolores Jones on July 7 in the 1000 block...
Two killed in shooting near Broughton Beach
PORTLAND, Ore. — Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of two men near Broughton Beach on Saturday night. Witnesses reported shots were fired around 7:50 p.m. at the M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp on Northeast Marine Drive east of 33rd Avenue. Officers with North Precinct and the Focused...
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