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Evelyn Barrera is accused of using road flares stolen from a sheriff's office outpost to light 11 fires near an elementary school on May 11.
Christopher Carhart and Fontaine Adams were arrested May 11 after police were dispatched to a reported shooting at Glendoveer Estates.
Nevada resident Shawn Berry, formerly of Tualatin, was killed Sunday afternoon when he struck a minivan with his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
PGE crews will install an overhead transmission line, forcing temporary delays along a portion of NE Sandy Blvd, west of NE 223rd Ave.
John Pundyk of Oregon City was killed when he was hit by a passing car on Highway 213 as he fled the scene of a crash at a Chevron station.
Thanks to Seamus Golf in Beaverton, golfers can now take up goat caddies at The Retreat and Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca, Oregon.
A juvenile gray whale found entangled in fishing gear 20 miles off the coast of Washington was freed by a NOAA response team Wednesday.
The Portland Police Bureau's homicide detail is investigating what happened to an 80-year-old man found dead in his home Thursday night.
A white man who tried to rob a downtown Fred Meyer got more than he bargained for when a customer took his baseball bat.
After allegedly robbing a KeyBank in N Portland, an unidentified man needed to be taken to hospital for a "pre-existing condition."
Natasha Carrillo was reportedly leaving the Bottoms Up Tavern when she was hit by a westbound Ford F350 Thursday evening.
The Hornshuh family's land donation will improve the district's response to calls for service in the Buxton area.
One person, a Ford Explorer, and a house were hit by gunfire early Friday in NE Portland. No suspect information is available.
The Beaverton High School Success Fund, since 2014, has collected private donations to help improve what BHS has to offer its students.
Christofer Sneed took gold in Barcelona, Spain, when his roller derby team recently competed in the Men's Roller Derby World Cup.
The fatal shooting of John Elifritz in a downtown homeless shelter April 7 "was a lawful exercise of self-defense under Oregon law."
Michael Lovett on Wednesday was arrested for the third time this year after Portland police reportedly caught him driving a stolen car.
A 35-year-old woman successfully fought off an attempted rape in a downtown parking garage Tuesday night, Portland police said.
Clackamas County Sheriff's K9 Valli and her handler were reportedly hurt while assisting in the arrest of Joshua and Sandra Miller.
Fire Chief Dave LaFave and Battalion Chief Joe Tone were dispatched to assist with the emergency response to the Kilauea volcano eruption.
