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Two dead in Vancouver murder-suicide identified by officials
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KATU) — Officials identified the two people who died as a result of a murder-suicide in Vancouver last week. The medical examiner determined that on July 25 Carissa Lennae Larkin,32, was shot and killed by Kyle Lee Palmer,38, before Palmer killed himself. According to the medical...
Police looking for Vancouver woman missing since May
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Vancouver Police Department is asking the public to help them find a woman missing since May. Police said family last saw Rebecca "Becca" Baldasere, 42, in May near the Vancouver Mall. Baldasere is described as a white woman, about 5-foot-4 and about 130 pounds. She...
Woman killed in Ridgefield shop fire identified
RIDGEFIELD Wash. (KPTV) - The person killed in a large shop fire in Ridgefield on June 3 was identified Friday morning. The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCME) identified 44-year-old Melissa Adams as the victim of the fire. Adams was from Ridgefield and died from smoke inhalation and heat...
Fatal crash kills 2 while fleeing Gresham police near street takeover mission
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police are investigating a deadly single-car crash that happened late Friday night, killing two of the people inside the car. According to police, the incident began at around 11:55 p.m. when two Gresham Police officers said they noticed a car speeding and driving recklessly in the area near Northeast 122nd and Hancock streets.
'Go the other way': Police warn Portlanders to steer clear of big street takeover event this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police across the Portland metro area are preparing for a large-scale street takeover that they believe has been planned for this weekend. The illegal event, which bills itself as an annual competition called the "West Coast Invitational," drew participants from across Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho to Portland last summer and may have involved as many as 1,000 drivers and spectators, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB).