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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.
2 found dead after shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two people are dead following a shooting Thursday morning in Vancouver's Bagley Downs neighborhood. Police do not believe there is any threat to the public, according to a news release from the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Police responded to a report of a shooting near the...
Teen arrested for driving 137 mph on I-5 in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving 137 mph on I-5 in Northeast Portland on July 23. The Portland Police Bureau said that Rolando Mendoza was clocked at the deadly speed while driving southbound on I-5 between Alberta Street and Columbia Boulevard at 8:21 p.m. Police seized Mendoza’s yellow muscle car and he was booked into the Multnomah County jail for reckless driving and attempting to elude police by vehicle — a class C felony.
Portland woman attacked by 8 dogs, severely injured
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Portland mother of two is fighting for her life after a random dog attack in North Portland. Mytoka Petry was on a walk on N. Columbia Blvd when eight dogs randomly attacked her. Portland Police say the attack unfolded at a homeless encampment to find...
Teenage girl dies in single-vehicle crash in Beaverton
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A 17-year-old girl from Beaverton died in a crash Thursday afternoon, the Beaverton Police Department reported Friday morning. Mai Grace Tankersley was the driver in the single-vehicle crash. She was the only person in the vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler. The crash happened at 2:27 p.m. Thursday...
Person dressed in black set parked car in driveway on fire in Beaverton, police say
BEAVERTON, Ore. — The Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is investigating after a person set a car on fire and fled the scene early Thursday morning. At 3:49 a.m., deputies and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) responded to a call reporting that a car had been set on fire in the driveway of a home in Southwest Rockport Lane in Beaverton. The caller said they saw a person dressed in black running from the scene.
Man dead after being hit by train in Portland; police investigating
A man is dead after being hit by a passenger train Thursday evening, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). At 6 p.m., officers responded to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a train at the intersection of Northwest Sherlock Avenue and Northwest Nicolai Street. When they arrived, they found the man, who has not been identified, dead.
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