Public Safety
Tags quickly return after I-84 graffiti cleanup; so do removal crews – and police, who arrest tagger
Just a few days after I-84 was closed for graffiti cleanup, Portland police found people spray painting near one of the freeway's onramps.
Oregon brothers plead guilty to felony charge stemming from Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach
Jonathanpeter Allen Klein, 24, and Matthew Leland Klein, 27, both of Pendleton, each pleaded guilty to civil disorder.
Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez called 911 to report ‘light assault’ after encounter on MAX train
Video obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive in February showed that the woman may have at most brushed Gonzalez’s arm as she moved to the front of the nearly empty train car.
Falls fire destroys buildings in eastern Oregon; 10 other large wildfires burn throughout the state
Wildfires in Oregon have cost over $100 million to fight so far this year, and have burned more than 350,000 acres of land.
MAX train murderer Jeremy Christian’s convictions stand: Court of Appeals rejects all his arguments
Christian’s prison sentence of true life was affirmed Wednesday.
Defense claims Portland man on trial for murder, hate crime was too drunk to knowingly kill High Dive patron
Prosecutors allege that Rahnique Jackson fatally stabbed Colin Smith at the High Dive bar in Portland last July 2.
Washington man accused of marching with Proud Boys, entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Ronald Schultz, 61, of Cowlitz Count, was arrested on a warrant and appeared in federal court Tuesday in Portland.
18-year-old arrested in June shooting that killed man in SE Portland
Adrian G. Garcia, 18, of Portland, was arrested Tuesday in the 6700 block of Southeast 86th Avenue, according to police.
Police ID motorcycle rider and passenger who died after crash sent them flying off Morrison Bridge
Nicholas James Munt-Herrera, 30, and his passenger, Angelica Precious Camacho, 24, were killed in the crash, police say.
Man found dead in Vancouver after being hit by car identified
Patrick James Sellem, 38, died from blunt-force injuries after a car crashed into him, the medical examiner reported.
Former Klamath County sheriff’s captain files whistleblower retaliation suit against sheriff, county
Former Capt. Brian Bryson alleges Sheriff Chris E. Kaber attempted to intervene in the supervision of his two sons, both sworn members of the sheriff's office.
Man killed in SE Portland stabbing was self-appointed neighborhood camping ‘sheriff’
KATU-TV reported that Kenny Housman would screen homeless campers on Clinton Street.
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