Regional News Archives for 2019-05

Portland Man Faces Indictment For Fifth Cold Case Murder

(Multnomah County, OR)  --  A Portland man is a suspect in a fifth cold case murder.  A superseding indictment filed Friday accuses Homer Lee Jackson of the 1993 death of 29-year-old Lawauna Triplet.  The 59-year-old man was indicted in 2015 for the intentional killings of four other women.  Charges were dropped in one of those cases, but Jackson is still a suspect in that death. 

May Day Arsonist Arrested On Suspicion Of Hate Crime

(Portland, OR)  --  A woman previously convicted of arson during Portland's May Day demonstrations in 2017 is back in custody.  Thirty-eight-year-old Sarah Pugh was arrested Monday on suspicion of committing a hate crime.  She is accused of shoving someone and shouting racial slurs at them at Southwest Oak Street and Third Avenue.  She was booked on charges of harassment and violating the probation order tied to the 2017 convictions.

Due Diligence Period Extended For Possible Baseball Stadium On Terminal 2 Property

(Portland, OR)  --  The due diligence period is being extended for a possible baseball stadium on port property.  The Portland Diamond Project and Port of Portland agreed to extend the timeline yesterday.  They said Terminal 2 remains the preferred site for a ballpark and mixed-use development as part of the efforts to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the city.  The Portland Diamond Project will pay the Port of Portland over 37 thousand dollars for each additional month of due diligence.

Mobile Location Data Project Launched In Portland

(Portland, OR)  --  The initial phase of a mobile location data project has been launched in Portland.  TriMet, Portland's Bureau of Transportation, and Portland's Metro are chipping in to pay for the mobility software developed by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to learn how people move throughout the city and its surroundings.  The launch could lead to a 500-thousand dollar year-long pilot of the Replica software.  Officials say it could help them address issues with equity, safety, and congestion.

Super Deluxe To Open Second Location In Pearl District

(Portland, OR)  --  A popular drive-thru restaurant is opening a second location.  The original Super Deluxe opened on Southeast Powell Boulevard last summer.  A new location in the Pearl District is set to open next month.  The new restaurant will be in the spot of the former dairy-free ice cream project Little Bean.

Ice Cube To Headline Boo Bomb Concert

(Portland, OR)  --  Ice Cube will be headlining this year's Boo Bomb concert in Portland.  He'll take the stage at the Moda Center on October 19th for the sixth year of the annual show.  Other acts will include Ginuwine, E-40, Baby Bash, and Zapp.  Pre-sale tickets are available through Ticketmaster beginning Thursday.

Man Arrested After Beaverton Pursuit That Ended In A Crash

(Beaverton, OR)  --  A man is in police custody following a pursuit in Beaverton.  The Washington County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Robert Townsend had warrants out for his arrest for an incident that occurred in Columbia City.  He crashed a minivan near 170th Avenue and Kattegat Drive yesterday afternoon and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  A deputy's vehicle was damaged while trying to stop Townsend.  He now faces charges of attempted assault on a peace officer, attempt to elude, and criminal mischief. 

Former Portland Social Services Director Expected To Take Legal Action Against City

(Portland, OR)  --  The attorney for the former Portland Social Services Director disputes the reason his client was fired.  The Press Herald reports David MacLean was let go for a lack of knowledge about managing the 11.9 million dollar budget.  His attorney instead says MacLean lost his job for bringing up concerns over the plans to build a new 150-bed homeless shelter.  MacLean is expected to take legal action against the city after being terminated on May 15th.  He spent 13 weeks on paid administrative leave before that.

Student Who Brought Shotgun To Parkrose High Facing New Charge

(Portland, OR)  --  The Parkrose High School student who brought a shotgun to campus is facing a new charge.  Nineteen-year-old Angel Granados-Díaz was indicted Friday on a slew of gun-related charges, including discharge of a firearm at the school.  Portland Police say Granados-Díaz did not fire the shotgun while at school May 17th, but is being charged for attempting to fire.  He's expected back in court today for an indictment hearing.
 

Mobile Needle Exchange Site In Multnomah County Could Be Cut From Budget

(Multnomah County, OR)  --  Multnomah County could be cutting a mobile needle exchange site in Gresham from its budget.  The Health Department has to cut its budget by 3 percent as it faces a 200 thousand dollar shortfall.  Those cuts are expected to come from the Harm Reduction Program, which includes the mobile needle exchange.  The program has exchanged 250 thousand syringes this year at the Gresham location alone.
 

McMinnville Considers Overnight Camping Ban Due To Growing Homeless Population

(McMinnville, OR)  --  The City of McMinnville is considering banning overnight camping in some areas.  The City Council discussed the plan yesterday, suggesting a low barrier shelter be created to help address the increasing homeless population.  Police report 309 calls and complaints from the Joe Dancer Park area that is linked with RVs, campers, and tents.  If the city moves forward with the change, an ordinance would limit where and when people can camp.

Thief Steals Amazon Delivery Vehicle Filled With 34 Packages

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing an Amazon delivery driver's car filled with dozens of packages.  The Washington County Sheriff's office says the thief made off with the car yesterday in Aloha after the driver left the car running while dropping off a package.  There were nearly three-dozen Amazon packages in the car when it was stolen.  Police describe the vehicle as a dark gray Kia Rio with Oregon license plates 116-CSR.

American Legions Post Damaged

(Eugene, OR)  --  Police are searching for a suspect accused of vandalizing Veterans Post 83 in Eugene.  Police say the suspect damaged the flagpole and tore the right side of the building's railing out of the ground, with bricks making up the foundation scattered across the lawn.  It was discovered early Saturday morning.  The American Legion estimates the damage to be more than five-thousand-dollars.  No suspects have been named and a motive remains unclear.

Arraignment Scheduled Today For Suspect In Disappearance Of Salem Woman, Son

(Portland, OR)  --  Arraignment is scheduled today for a man accused in the disappearance of a Salem mother and her three-year-old son.  Police arrested 52-year-old Michael Wolfe at a Blue Star Donuts store in Portland Friday on two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of first degree kidnapping.  Police say he's the biological father of three-year-old Billy Fretwell, who was last seen May 13th along with his 25-year-old mother, Karissa Fretwell.  Police are still searching for the two but say they have probable cause to charge Wolfe with murder.  KATU reports Fretwell and Wolfe were engaged in a custody battle for Billy.

Date Set For World Naked Bike Ride In Portland

(Portland, OR)  --  A date is set for this year's World Naked Bike Ride in Portland.  Organizers of the event announced late last week that this year's ride will take place on June 29th.  The starting location will be Laurelhurst Park.  The annual event is aimed at raising awareness for the vulnerability of cyclists sharing the roads with cars and other vehicles. 

Truck Crashes Into Power Pole In Beaverton

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into a suspected DUI crash that brought down a power pole in Beaverton.  Police say a pickup truck slammed into the power pole on Southwest Farmington Road yesterday.  The crash knocked out power to multiple traffic signals in the Aloha area.

Motorcyclist, Passenger Killed In Battle Ground Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  A motorcyclist and his passenger are dead following a crash near Battle Ground, Washington.  Police say 71-year-old Michael Rowe and 68-year-old Susan Smith were killed Sunday afternoon after their motorcycle crashed into a pickup trailer along SR-503 at Northeast 269th Street.  Police say both victims were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

Police ID Sisters Killed In North Portland Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identities of two teenage sisters killed in a car crash in north Portland.  Police say 19-year-old Ana Moreno-Hernandez and her 15-year-old sister Kaylee were killed in the crash last Wednesday on North Greeley Avenue.  KATU-2 reports Ana was driving Kaylee to school when she crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a gray SUV.  An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Police Arrest Man In Connection To Deadly Sweet Home Shooting

(Sweet Home, OR)  --  Police say they've made an arrest in connection to a deadly shooting in Linn County.  Oregon State Police arrested 25-year-old Page Lee Butterfield Sunday for the shooting early Friday morning in Sweet Home.  Police say Butterfield shot and killed 43-year-old Corey A. Burdick and injured 65-year-old Ervin Larry Smith.  Butterfield is also accused of stealing a vehicle from an acquaintance in Albany.

How San Francisco broke America's heart

SAN FRANCISCO — A Tuesday afternoon in the Mission District of America’s tech wonderland.

Michael Feno stands outside Lucca Ravioli, his beloved pasta emporium on Valencia, a vestige of old San Francisco, puffing on a cigar while posing for pictures, his customers in tears.

 

Living in this city’s radically shifting landscape, veterinarian Gina Henriksen found comfort by telling herself, “Thank God, Lucca is still here. If Lucca goes, I’m going to have to leave San Francisco. What do we have left?”

Lucca is no longer here.

 

After 94 years, doors shuttered on the last day of April. The parking lot sold for $3.5 million. A three-building parcel, including the store, listed for $8.3 million and was purchased by — need you inquire? — a developer..

A few blocks away, in this neighborhood of shops hawking $2,600 electric bikes and $8 lemonade, Borderlands Cafe — a throwback with plants cascading from the ceiling — closed the same day after a decade in business.

 

Owner Alan Beatts couldn’t retain staff, even with a $15 minimum hourly wage. Who can live on $15 an hour in this city transformed by innovation?

 

How can Alba Guerra, co-owner of nearby Sun Rise restaurant, continue to charge $10.95 for the housemade vegan chorizo platter after her rent spiked 62 percent last year to $7,800 a month?

 

For decades, this coruscating city of hills, bordered by water on three sides, was a beloved haven for reinvention, a refuge for immigrants, bohemians, artists and outcasts. It was the great American romantic city, the Paris of the West.

No longer. In a time of scarce consensus, everyone agrees that something has rotted in San Francisco.

 

Conservatives have long loathed it as the axis of liberal politics and political correctness, but now progressives are carping, too. They mourn it for what has been lost, a city that long welcomed everyone and has been altered by an earthquake of wealth. It is a place that people disparage constantly, especially residents.

Real estate is the nation’s costliest. Listings read like typos, a median $1.6 million for a single-family home and $3,700 monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment.

 

“This is unregulated capitalism, unbridled capitalism, capitalism run amok. There are no guardrails,” says Salesforce founder and chairman Marc Benioff, a fourth-generation San Franciscan who in a TV interview branded his city “a train wreck.”

 

You no longer leave your heart in San Francisco. The city breaks it.

 

The city is filthy rich in what other regions crave: growth, start-ups, high-paying jobs, educated young people, soaring property values, commercial and residential construction, a vibrant street life, and so much disposable revenue. But San Francisco, a city of 883,305 residents, 100,000 more than two decades ago, is the Patient Zero of issues affecting urban areas. The sole constant is its staggering beauty.

 

Downtown is a theme park of seismic start-ups — Uber, Airbnb, Slack and Lyft, with Twitter in the nearby Tenderloin, every app a skyscraper. The 58-story Millennium Tower is a sinking, tilting luxury condo folly that will take $100 million to right — writer Rebecca Solnit dubbed it “the leaning tower of hubris.”

 

In the shadow of such wealth, San Francisco grapples with a very visible homeless crisis of 7,500 residents, some shooting up in the parks and defecating on the sidewalks, which a 2018 United Nations report deemed “a violation of multiple human rights.” Last year, new Mayor London Breed assigned a five-person crew, dubbed the “poop patrol,” to clean streets and alleys of human feces.

 

The small downtown’s streets are choked with Google and Apple employee buses, and 45,000 daily Uber and Lyft drivers, some commuting from hours away and unfamiliar with the city. By comparison, there are 25,000 ride-sharing drivers in Philadelphia, a much larger and more populous city.

 

There’s an ongoing battle between the NIMBYs and YIMBYs over development in one of the nation’s densest cities. Tech companies here are the beneficiaries of gilded carrots, tax breaks. Longtime residents worry that tech workers are drawn here for the jobs, not the city, and may never become stakeholders in San Francisco’s future.

“Our rich are richer. Our homeless are more desperate. Our hipsters are more pretentious,” says Solnit, who once wrote that “San Francisco is now a cruel place and a divided one.”

 

The Bay Area is home to more billionaires per capita than anywhere on Earth, one out of every 11,600 residents, according to Vox. The entire region, as far as two hours away, has been affected by spiraling real estate prices. Venture capitalist John Doerr has claimed that the area’s economic growth is “the greatest legal accumulation of wealth in history.”

 

And it’s only likely to keep growing. Several San Francisco tech companies, such as Slack and Postmates, are scheduled to go public this year — Uber did on May 10. This IPO fever could mint thousands more messenger bag-toting millionaires and, denizens fear, more absurd prices.

 

“The city is losing the very things that people moved to the city for,” Beatts says. “People think that the best thing to happen is to get a lot of people to move here. But what happens when you get everything you want?”

 

Tech isn't what everyone talks about in San Francisco. It's money.

 

Real estate, income inequality, $20 salads, the homeless, adult children unable to move out, non-tech workers unable to move in.

 

San Francisco has experienced plenty of change through its rich history: the Gold Rush, corruption, earthquakes, fire, reconstruction, strikes, multiple waves of immigration, the rise of gay culture, the Summer of Love, the dot-com bubble and the dot-com bust.

 

What residents resent now is the shift to one industry, a monoculture.

 

“What I wanted was this flow of humanity and culture,” says editor and former nonprofit executive Julie Levak-Madding, who manages the VanishingSF page on Facebook, documenting the “hyper-gentrifiction” of her city. “It’s so devastating to a huge amount of the population.”

 

To many inhabitants, San Francisco has become unrecognizable in a decade, as though it had gone on a cosmetic surgery bender.

 

“I can’t tell you the number of friends who tell me how much they hate San Francisco,” says former city supervisor Jane Kim. Which is something given that she ran for mayor in the 2018 special election. (Kim came in third.) “They say it’s too homogenous.”

 

Too homogeneous. Too expensive. Too tech. Too millennial. Too white. Too elite. Too bro.

 

To take a midday tour downtown is to be enveloped by a jeaned and athleisured army of young workers, mostly white and Asian, and predominantly male. The presence of a boomer or toddler is akin to spotting an endangered species.

San Francisco has less of what makes a city dynamic. It has the lowest percentage of children, 13.4 percent, of any major American city, and is home to about as many dogs as humans under the age of 18.

 

The city was once a center of black culture, and Breed is its first black woman mayor. But the African American population has withered to 5.5 percent compared to 13.4 percent a half century ago. Director Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” a Sundance winner scheduled to open in June, is an elegy to earlier times and a tribute to his long friendship with the film’s star and co-writer, Jimmie Fails.

 

“You’re constantly trying to justify why you stay. There’s this blanket of anxiety and frustration that lives on top of everything,” says Talbot, a white fifth-generation San Franciscan. “You’re heartbroken because it’s changed so much and so quickly. This nostalgia is baked into everything, of missing what was here.”

 

The city has become less eccentric, less of a home to artists and musicians, because they can’t afford studios or practice spaces — if they can find them. How will the city create its next Grateful Dead or generation of beat writers?

“I don’t know anyone in San Francisco who is making a full-time living as an artist,” says Victor Krummenacher of the band Camper Van Beethoven, who left the city in April after 30 years, moving an hour east of Los Angeles. “Part of being an artist is being an observer of what is going on. In the Bay Area, you’re so mired in the congestion and costs.”

San Francisco has also become less welcoming of altruistic professions, as teachers and social workers are priced out of housing.

 

The Sierra Club, founded in 1892, decamped to Oakland three years ago after its annual rent was projected to increase by almost $1.5 million. “Nonprofits are fleeing San Francisco. They can no longer afford it, ” says Doug Styles of Huckleberry Youth Programs, founded during the Summer of Love to assist runaway teens. Retaining staff is a challenge. “We’re missing that middle and lower economic group.”

 

Everyone has a story about what isn’t here anymore. The inability to find a hardware store, a shoe repair, a lesbian bar, a drag-queen bar, an independent music club, the commercial casualties of vertiginous rents.

Retail operations have resorted to quasi-nonprofit practices to stay afloat. Beatts’s Borderlands Books, specializing in science fiction, mystery, fantasy and horror, remains afloat through $100 annual sponsorships from more than 500 customers, akin to a public television station, and $1.9 million in loans from 50 patrons to purchase a building in the Upper Haight. Restaurant owner Guerra launched a GoFundMe campaign to help defray rental costs. She also had to raise prices, which many small businesses have been forced to do.

 

Residents worry that such businesses will soon disappear, replaced by twee boutiques of artisanal socks, rain-scented candles and so many succulents. “All businesses that are part of the memory and tradition and the lives of San Franciscans are going away so fast, replaced by little hipster groovy shops that also feel transient, preserving some fake memory of the city,” Solnit says.

 

The city feels less the epicenter of LGBT culture it long was. “I have seen my people transformed from a criminal subculture to being celebrated, legalized and politically potent,” says activist Cleve Jones, who moved to the city in 1972 and worked as a student intern for Harvey Milk. “This came out of the gayborhoods, and now the gayborhoods are going away.” A resident of the Castro, the city’s famed gayborhood that’s been transformed by record prosperity, he bemoans the loss of cultural vitality and lack of caring for the less fortunate. “I don’t hear people talking about poetry. I still love my town. I still love my neighborhood, but it is changing very rapidly. It’s quite harsh and quite brutal and it frightens me.”

 

Hyper-gentrification is not specific to San Franciso. Shoe repairs, dry cleaners, gay bars and independent cafes are disappearing elsewhere. With all this wealth, even with the derided tech tax breaks, comes a gusher of revenue for the city and California, the world’s fifth-largest economy. While Benioff, among others, has derided fellow tech billionaires for lagging in philanthropy, there’s hope that more money will lead to an increase in giving. And the city remains a great generator of innovation that has changed our daily lives.

 

“Many things were broken. Taxi medallions were expensive, and you couldn’t find one. So Uber and Lyft were started because of the broken taxi situation. The hotels were broken. They were too expensive and not enough of them, so Airbnb was founded to fix the broken hotel situation,” says developer Eric Tao, who is building a hotel, among other projects.

 

“What I love is still here. That Gold Rush mentality that you can come here and do whatever you want,” says Tao, a resident of 30 years. “But this is what happens when unbridled capitalism collides with progressive ideals.”

Benioff, the city’s largest employer, says residents are at “the beginning of our journey in San Francisco of understanding who we’ve become and where we’re going,” he says. Yet, he acknowledges, “there are a lot of people who are not willing to do the work. They’re here to make money. They’re not here for the long haul.”

 

Another afternoon, another tour. Labor lawyer Beth Ross is a two-decade resident of Glen Park, once a middle-class enclave offering jaw-dropping views of the city. It is middle class no more. Ross lives in a condo in a mid-19th century Victorian, on a snug street she's dubbed "Apple Executive Way."

 

Construction projects abound and, in a city intoxicated by speed, last forever. That one down the block is on Year 4, and Contractor 3. Over here is a smaller job, $350,000, for a garage.

 

For-sale signs bloom like jasmine, though neighbors suspect many sellers are waiting for more IPO windfalls to flood the market.

 

Ross, walking with her friend, VanishingSF’s Levak-Madding, points to the hillside spread of a tech executive. She gestures to a modest property a few doors up from that one that sold for $2.3 million, the estimated value increasing $1.2 million in four years. The tech mogul owns that, too.

 

Though it’s no longer a house. The executive is transforming it into a basketball court and gym, still under construction.

“This is a place none of us would have moved to. It’s Monaco,” Levak-Madding says. “It’s urban blight by excess.”

 

Karen Heller is national features writer for The Washington Post, reporting on a wide array of subjects, including popular culture, politics and cultural differences and profiles. She previously worked as both a metro and features columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she reported on social issues, politics and culture. She was previously a features writer for USA Today and the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y., and has contributed to national magazines.

Police Searching For Armed Carjacking Suspect

(Portland, OR)  --  Police in Gresham are searching for an armed carjacking suspect.  The Gresham Police Department says the suspect stole a vehicle at gunpoint around 9:00 last night.  Police later found the vehicle abandoned near Southeast 187th and Yamhill.

Jail Deputy Arrested For Domestic Violence Strangulation

(Portland, OR)  --  A Clackamas County jail deputy is behind bars on a felony strangulation charge related to domestic violence.  Police arrested 34-year-old Brandon Kearns yesterday and booked him into Clackamas County jail.  Police began investigating him Tuesday after learning he'd been accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend on a recent trip to Las Vegas.  Investigators then learned he was accused of strangling the same woman earlier this year in January.  Bail is set at 100-thousand dollars.

AAA Says Memorial Day Weekend Travel Projected To Hit Record High

(Medford, OR)  --  Oregon is projected to see a record high number of travelers this holiday weekend.  Triple-A estimates more than half a million people will travel across Oregon over the Memorial Day Weekend which goes through Monday.  Yesterday and today are expected to be the busiest days on the roads because holiday travelers will be mixed with normal commuters. 

Sunny Garcia Undergoes Surgery

(Portland, OR)  --  Pro surfer Sunny Garcia is recovering from surgery at a Portland hospital following a suicide attempt earlier this year.  In a social media posting yesterday, Garcia's daughter said doctors had completed a procedure to insert a more comfortable breathing and feeding tube.  After surgery, he was moved back to the intensive care unit where he remains in critical condition.
 

City Council Approves $5.5B Budget

(Portland, OR)  --  The Portland City Council is giving its approval to a five-point-five-billion-dollar budget.  Council members voted four-to-one yesterday to pass Mayor Ted Wheeler's budget, which includes nearly two-point-five-million dollars for affordable housing development and 900-thousand dollars in marijuana tax money to assist residents dealing with prior pot-related law violations.  The council voted down a pair of budget amendments from City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.  The amendments would have eliminated the Portland Police Bureau's Gun Violence Reduction Team and enacted a pay freeze for higher-wage city workers in order to prevent layoffs for 35 parks employees.

Series Of Tremors Being Closely Monitored

(Portland, OR)  --  A recent swarm of tremors is being tracked in the Pacific Northwest.  The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network began tracking and mapping small earthquakes along the Cascadia Subduction Zone recently.  The tremor swarm is centered around the Central Oregon Coast and all the way up toward Canada.  Experts say recent activity is so subtle that most people won't feel it.  Experts warn it could be a precursor to a major quake.

AMC Theaters Acquires Vancouver-Based Cinetopia

(Vancouver, WA)  --  A Vancouver-based theater chain is coming under new ownership.  AMC Theaters announced yesterday it has acquired Cinetopia.  The announcement came a day after Cinetopia locations in Vancouver and Portland mysteriously shut their doors.  AMC says it plans to reopen the Cinetopia locations as AMC theaters.
 

Police Searching For Missing Gresham Woman

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are searching for a missing Gresham woman.  Police say 28-year-old Courtney Tolan has been missing since last Wednesday.  She was last seen leaving her home near Glisan Street and 162nd Avenue.  She's described as five-foot-five-inches tall and 185 pounds with red or pink dyed hair and hazel eyes.

Man Climbs Construction Crane In Portland, Refuses To Come Down

(Portland, OR)  --  A tense situation is over after a man climbed down from a construction crane in Portland after being on top of it for hours.  Some people spread messages of love on the street after he climbed a construction crane and refused to come down yesterday.  The signs hundreds of feet below him read "We love you"  and "You matter."  Police responded to calls at 1 p.m. and said the man is known to police and he may have mental health issues.  Police used a megaphone to urge the man to climb down.  After about five hours he finally began to return to the ground.

Convenience Store Clerk Assaulted By Five People On Camera

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are searching for five people who were caught on surveillance camera assaulting a convenience store clerk in southeast Portland.  The Portland Police Bureau says the attack happened Monday night at the Chevron store at Southeast Stark Street and 148th Avenue.  It's not yet clear what prompted the group to attack the clerk, who is recovering from his injuries.  An investigation is ongoing.

Bomb Squad Blows Up Suspicious Device Outside Police Station

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into the discovery of a suspicious device outside a police station in Gresham.  The device was found late last night outside the Gresham Police Department's Rockwood office.  Police called in a bomb squad, which blew the device up.  It's not yet clear what the device was.  No injuries have been reported.

Ashland Fire Chief Resigns Amid Budget Concerns

(Ashland, OR)  --  The Ashland Fire and Rescue is without a chief.  The Ashland Firefighters Association confirmed yesterday that Chief Mike D'Orazi handed in his resignation on Monday.  D'Orazi reportedly stepped down from the position to prevent the layoff of firefighters as the city deals with a projected two-million-dollar deficit.  It's unclear who will take his place or when.

Safety Board Blames System Failure, Human Error For Amtrak Derailment

(DuPont, WA)  --  The National Transportation Safety Board says inadequate planning, insufficient crew training, excessive speed and human error are to blame for the deadly December 2017 Amtrak Cascades derailment.  Three people were killed and dozens were injured when the Portland-bound train derailed on the new Point Defiance Bypass rail route between Tacoma and Nisqually.  The Board said Tuesday that Sound Transit, the owner of the route, should have required Positive Train Control and Amtrak didn't adequately train the train's engineer.  It also said the state Department of Transportation rushed the bypass project.  The NTSB has made 26 safety recommendations.  DOT says it will review them before reopening the bypass.

Oregon State Student Dead After Fall Along Coast

(Manzanita, OR)  --  An Oregon State University student is dead after falling off a popular viewpoint along the Oregon coast.  The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Michelle Casey was taking pictures at a mountain near Manzanita when she climbed over a barrier and fell Sunday.  Deputies say Casey landed in a tree, which kept her from falling into the ocean.  It took two hours for rescuers to reach her and she was unconscious but still breathing.  She was pronounced dead later at the hospital.

Man Convicted Of Grooming, Sexually Abusing Teen Girl

(Portland, OR)  --  Sentencing is set for July for a King City man convicted of grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl.  A jury found 55-year-old Todd Allen Wymer guilty on Monday of first-degree sodomy, second-degree sexual abuse and three counts of luring a minor.  Court documents show he began grooming his victim for sexual abuse when she was just 14-years-old.  Police say he also gave the girl alcohol and marijuana and told her to keep it a secret.

Trooper Shot 12 Time Receives Medal Of Valor

(Seaside, OR)  --  An Oregon State Trooper received the National Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor in Washington, DC.  Nic Cederberg was issued the medal, which is highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.  Cederberg was shot 12 times while on duty in 2016.  He was shot buy a suspect he was attempting to arrest in the Seaside area.

Police Seek 2018 Stabbing Suspect

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are seeking the public's help in their search for a suspect accused of stabbing a man last September.  The Portland Police Bureau says they're seeking 52-year-old Ericka Ronnea Hill on a felony warrant for second-degree assault.  Police say she stabbed and injured a 30-year-old man with an accomplice, who has since been arrested.  Crime Stoppers is offering a 25-hundred-dollar reward for information leading to Hill's arrest.

Hazmat Crew Responds To Fire At Commercial Building

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into a fire and hazmat situation at a commercial building in northeast Portland.  Firefighters responded to the facility on Northeast Mason Street at 150th Court last night.  Fire officials say the blaze started in an area that collects titanium shavings, prompting them to call in a hazmat crew.  No injuries are being reported.

Health Officials Confirm Seventh Measles Case In Western Washington

(Seattle, WA)  --  A measles outbreak in Western Washington state continues to grow.  Health officials announced yesterday they've confirmed a seventh case of the disease in the Puget Sound area.  The latest patient is a King County woman in her 30s.  Officials believe she contracted the virus at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Sen. Wyden Takes Stand Against Abortion Bans

(Washington, DC)  --  Some Oregon lawmakers are taking a stand against recent abortion bans in other states.  On Capitol Hill yesterday, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden took to the Senate floor and called the bans in states like Alabama and Georgia, "an open, coordinated attack on Roe and a woman's right to choose the healthcare she needs."  Senator Wyden also called out President Trump saying his party "is insisting on government control of women's bodies."  He finished his speech by saying the government should not have control of women's bodies, "end of story."
 

Arson Investigation Launched Into N. Portland House Fire

(Portland, OR)  --  Investigators are declaring arson in connection to a house fire in north Portland.  Firefighters responded to the home on North Foss Court last week for the fire that started in an addition being built on the house.  Crews were reportedly able to knock out the flames before they spread to the main house.  Police are still searching for suspects.

Human Remains Found Near Popular NE Portland Park

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is underway into the discovery of human remains near Blue Lake Park in northeast Portland.  Police say someone found the remains at Chinook Landing Monday night.  The Multnomah County Medical Examiner got to work on identifying the remains yesterday.

OR Senate Passes Bill Limiting State Executions

(Portland, OR)  --  The state senate is approving a bill aimed at limiting the number of death sentences in Oregon.  The senate voted 18-to-nine yesterday to pass SB 1013.  The bill would redefine aggravated murder to reclassify certain crimes as first-degree murder, a charge which is not eligible for the death penalty in Oregon.  The bill now moves on to the state House.

Police Searching For Two Missing 12-Year-Olds

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Police are seeking the public's help in their search for two missing 12-year-old girls.  The Vancouver Police Department says Desiree Collazo-Romayor and Fiona Belden both went missing last night after leaving their separate homes around 8:00.  Police believe the girls are together.  Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact police.

Parkrose Student Pleads Not Guilty In Shotgun Incident

(Portland, OR)  --  The Parkrose High School student accused of bringing a loaded shotgun to his campus and pointing it at a classroom full of his peers is pleading not guilty.  Court records show 19-year-old Angel Granado-Díaz pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm into a public building during his first court appearance yesterday, which was also his birthday.  Bail was set at 500-thousand dollars.  Witnesses say Díaz appeared in the doorway of a government class on Friday wearing a black trench coat and holding a shotgun.  A security guard tackled him to the ground before any shots were fired.  No injuries were reported.
 

Lightning Bolt Strikes Tall Tree In Eugene

(Eugene, OR)  --  Lightning is responsible for a tree that caught fire in Eugene over the weekend.  Video shows the 120-foot tree covered in flames after it was struck by lightening Saturday.  Eugene Springfield Fire says the strike sent branches and debris flying hundreds of yards away.  Some of it even fell onto a truck with people inside, though no one was hurt.  River Road was closed for a short time while crews removed the tree. 

Dad Sentenced For Stealing Girl Scout Money

(Forest Grove, OR)  --  An Oregon dad will serve 18 months of probation and 80 hours of community service after stealing his daughter's Girl Scout cookie money.  Court officials say 40-year-old Brian Couture of Forest Grove stole 700-dollars' worth of the girl's cookie proceeds and reported that someone had broken into the home and stolen it.  Police interrogated the man until he admitted to taking the money for an erotic massage.  Couture also has to pay restitution to the Girl Scout organization.

Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Child Sex Abuse

(Portland, OR)  --  A 69-year-old man is facing a decade behind bars after being found guilty of sexually abusing a child.  A judge sentenced Gregory Stockert to ten years in prison as well as more than 25-hundred dollars in restitution.  He will also be required to register as a sex offender.  Stockert was convicted last month of five counts of first-degree sexual abuse for the abuse of a child under the age of 14 over a period of five years ending in 2017.

New Details Released On Warehouse Party Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  New details are coming to light regarding a shooting that injured five people at an all-ages warehouse party in southeast Portland.  KATU-2 reports the party Saturday night at the Audio Cinema Building on Southeast Madison Street was organized for teenagers by a company called Str8t [[ straight ]] Up Entertainment.  The Portland Police Bureau says all five people injured are expected to be OK.  A witness says he saw two men arguing outside the building before one of them fired two shots into a crowd of about 300 people inside.  At least five more shots were then heard from inside the building.  It's not yet clear what led to the shooting.  An investigation is ongoing.

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  A motorcyclist is hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash in Gresham.  Police say the crash happened at Northeast 172nd Avenue and Northeast Glisan Street yesterday afternoon when the motorcyclist crashed into the back of a small sedan.  The motorcyclist was rushed to a hospital in a state of unconsciousness.  An investigation is ongoing.

Citizen Alert Test Scheduled To Go Out Wednesday

(Medford, OR)  --  People living in Jackson and Josephine counties are being warned about a test alert going out tomorrow.  The local emergency management office will be testing its Citizen Alert notification system around 10:0 a.m.  The test is to make sure the system is working properly in the event of a real emergency.  All landlines are connected to the system, but if you want to get the alerts on your cellphone you must register at r-v-e-m.org.

Portland Police Questioning Suspect Who Was Armed At High School

(Portland, OR)  --  A former University of Oregon football player is being called a hero after wrestling a distraught student wearing a black trench coat and carrying a shotgun to the ground at Portland's Parkrose High School.  Keanon Lowe is the school's football and track coach and a former star player for the Ducks.  He also works as a security guard at the school.  The student was arrested and the school was put on lockdown and searched.  There were no injuries and police said there are no additional suspects.  Witnesses said the 18-year-old male suspect appeared in a doorway at the end of a government class on Friday.  He displayed the weapon, but did not fire.  Students in that class fled out the back door until Lowe, a former standout wide receiver, tackled him.

Five Injured In Shooting At Warehouse Party

(Portland, OR)  --  Nearly half a dozen people are injured following a shooting at an all-ages warehouse party in southeast Portland.  Police say at least five people were hospitalized following the shooting early yesterday morning at the Audio Cinema Building on Southeast Madison Street near 2nd Avenue.  A witness tells KATU-2 he saw two men arguing outside the building before one of them fired two shots into a crowd of about 300 people inside.  At least five more shots were then heard from inside the building.  It's not yet clear what led to the shooting.  All five victims are expected to survive.

Police ID Parkrose Student Accused Of Bringing Shotgun To School

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identity of the student accused of bringing a shotgun to Parkrose High School.  The Portland Police Bureau says they arrested 18-year-old Parkrose student Angel Granados Dias for the incident Friday.  Friends of Dias tell KATU-2 they're shaken by the incident, adding that Dias had been struggling with some depression and that he's "a decent guy deep down."  Witnesses say Dias appeared in the doorway of a government class on Friday wearing a black trench coat and holding a shotgun.  A security guard tackled him to the ground before any shots were fired.  No injuries were reported.

Two Police Officers Injured In Crash In South Portland

(Portland, OR)  --  Two Portland Police officers are recovering from injuries after being rear-ended in South Portland.  Police say the officers were standing in front of their parked patrol SUV on Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard near the Tacoma Street overpass early yesterday morning when a driver crashed into the back of the SUV.  Both officers as well as the driver were taken to a hospital for treatment.  All three are expected to survive their injuries.

'Click It Or Ticket' Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Starts Today

(Portland, OR)  --  Police will be out in force starting today for the annual "Click It or Ticket" enforcement campaign.  The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says deputies will be focusing on enforcing seat belt use through June 2nd.  Citations for failing to properly use a seat belt start at 120 dollars in Oregon. 

Salem Mom, Son Missing For A Week

(Salem, OR)  --  Police are seeking the public's help in their search for a Salem woman and her three-year-old son.  The Salem Police Department says 25-year-old Karissa Fretwell and her son Billy were last seen a week ago today.  Family members reported them missing on Friday.  Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

Nike Changing Pregnancy Policy

(Beaverton, OR)  --  Beaverton-based Nike is changing up its policy when it comes to pregnancy for athletes.  The move comes after the company faced criticism for cutting compensation for some of its athletes on maternity leave.  It came to a head recently when Olympic runner Alysia Montaño was informed Nike would stop paying her while she took time to have a baby.  Nike says that moving forward, contracts with female athletes will be changed so that no one is penalized for pregnancy.
 

Health Officials Confirm Six Measles Cases In Western Washington

(Seattle, WA)  --  There are now six confirmed cases of measles in Western Washington.  The Washington State Department of Health says three of the patients are in King County.  Another two patients are in Pierce County, and Snohomish County has one confirmed case.  Health officials say all six patients spent time at Sea-Tac Airport.  The Health Department says it's also looking at another six possible cases.  An outbreak earlier this year in southwestern Washington's Clark County sickened four people in Multnomah County.

Police Arrest Man Accused Of Giving Finger To Hit-And-Run Victim

(Portland, OR)  --  Police say they've arrested a driver accused of hitting a bicyclist with his Mercedes convertible and then leaving the scene after giving his victim "the finger" near Forest Grove.  The Washington County Sheriff's office says deputies arrested 55-year-old William Offinga yesterday after receiving several tips from the public.  Police say a bicyclist was on the shoulder of the road looking at a map near Northwest Hillside and Clapshaw Hill roads Saturday afternoon when Offinga crashed into him and then gave him the finger as he drove off.  The bicyclist survived with injuries.

Police ID Suspect Accused Of Ramming Cars, Burglarizing Home

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identity of a man accused of ramming several cars in southeast Portland before barricading himself inside a stranger's home.  Police say 33-year-old Tyler S. Hunt struck one of their cruisers and several other cars Wednesday afternoon before crashing into a fence at a Motel 6 near Southeast 31st Avenue and Powell Boulevard.  He then allegedly fled the scene on foot and broke into a nearby home.  Police say the homeowner was not at home during the break-in.  However, he reportedly returned to the house to give officers his key, allowing them to enter the home and arrest Hunt.

Columbia River Brewing Co. Shuts Down

(Portland, OR)  --  Northeast Portland's Columbia River Brewing Company is shutting its doors.  The Oregonian reports the brewery closed up shop Wednesday after nearly nine years of operation in the former Laurelwood Pizza space on Northeast 40th Avenue.  It's not yet clear why the brewery is shutting down.  The brewery has won silver medals for its Stumbler's Stout at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival.

Judge Sets No Bail For Suspect In Salem Police Officer Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  A man remains behind bars without bail in connection to the injury shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop in Salem.  A judge set no bail yesterday for 38-year-old Jaime Jimenez.  He's facing charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault and felon in possession of a firearm.  Police say he shot an officer multiple times after being pulled over Tuesday night on Highland Avenue Northeast.  The officer was treated for multiple gunshot wounds and has since been released.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Steal AK-47

(Portland, OR)  --  A Portland man is facing charges after allegedly trying to rob a gun shop in Donald.  Police arrested 47-year-old Thomas Fisher Wednesday for the incident at Rich's Gun Shop.  Fisher allegedly entered the shop and asked to see an AK-47.  When the employee handed it to him, he allegedly took off running.  Three employees say they found him outside trying to load a round of ammo into the gun.  The employees were able to hold him down until police arrived to arrest him.

Eugene City Council Passes Single-Use Plastics Ordinance

(Eugene, OR)  --  A new law surrounding plastics at restaurants is going into effect.  The Eugene City Council approved the ordinance Wednesday.  Customers in the city will now be required to ask for items like plastic straws, forks, spoons and knives.  The council voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance saying it will reduce the amount of plastic waste but won't infringe on people's rights. 

State Parks To Move Fence At Cape Kiwanda

(Portland, OR)  --  Oregon State Parks is making some changes aimed at preventing future accidents at Cape Kiwanda.  State Parks says they plan to move a safety fence at the park closer to the ocean in hopes of preventing people from hopping the barrier to get a better view.  Officials say several people have hopped the fence and fallen to their death over the last decade.

Man Convicted Of Detonating Bomb During Traffic Stop

(Portland, OR)  --  Sentencing is scheduled for August for a man convicted of detonating an explosive device during a traffic stop in Beaverton.  A jury convicted 27-year-old Jason Schaefer of two counts of assaulting a federal officer and other charges following a six-day trial.  Court records say Schaefer was under probation for a separate conviction in October of 2017 when he detonated an improvised explosive device inside his vehicle after an officer approached his window.  He's facing a possible sentence of life in prison.

Police Arrest Man In Salem Officer Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  Police in Salem say they've made an arrest in connection to the injury shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop.  Police arrested a man yesterday morning following a SWAT standoff at an apartment building.  Police say the man shot an officer multiple times after being pulled over Tuesday night on Highland Avenue Northeast.  The officer was treated for multiple gunshot wounds and has since been released.

Kitten Rescued From Trash Can

(Portland, OR)  --  A kitten is lucky to be alive after being rescued from a trash can.  A garbage collector near Portland saw the eight-week old kitten stuck inside the can and helped it out.  Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Van Kleef said the kitten was covered in spray foam.  The cat was treated by a vet and is expected to make a full recovery.  They are asking for the public's help in identifying who covered the kitten in spray foam and put inside a trash can.

Fire Burns N. Portland House

(Portland, OR)  --  No injuries are reported following a house fire in north Portland.  Firefighters responded to the home on North Foss Court yesterday afternoon for the fire that started in an addition being built on the house.  Crews were reportedly able to knock out the flames before they spread to the main house.  An investigation is ongoing into what caused the fire.

Man Accused Of Ramming Cars, Breaking Into House

(Portland, OR)  --  A man is facing charges after allegedly ramming several cars in southeast Portland before barricading himself inside a stranger's home.  Police say the man struck one of their cruisers and several other cars yesterday afternoon before crashing into a fence at a Motel 6 near Southeast 31st Avenue and Powell Boulevard.  He then allegedly fled the scene on foot and broke into a nearby home.  Police say the homeowner was not at home during the break-in.  However, he reportedly returned to the house to give officers his key, allowing them to enter the home and arrest the suspect.

GoFundMe Page Established To Help Surfer Sunny Garcia

(Portland, OR)  --  The family of world surfing champion Sunny Garcia is trying to raise money to pay his medical bills.  The 49-year-old remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of a Portland hospital weeks after he was found unconscious at home.  So far, the family has collected over 30-thousand-dollars on a goal of 150-thousand.  Garcia is known for his power surfing and holds the record for most Triple Crown of Surfing trophies with six.

Officials Confirm New Measles Outbreak

(Seattle, WA)  --  Health officials are confirming a new outbreak of the measles in Western Washington.  The Washington State Department of Health says they've confirmed four new cases of the disease in people who recently visited Sea-Tac Airport.  Two of the patients are King County women.  A third patient is a high school student in Snohomish County and the fourth patient is a Pierce County man.  Officials say it's likely that more confirmed cases will pop up in the coming days.  An outbreak earlier this year in Washington's Clark County sickened at least four Multnomah County residents.

Motorcyclist Killed In NE Portland Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  A motorcyclist is dead following a crash in northeast Portland.  Police say the crash happened last night near Northeast 148th Avenue and Fremont Street.  Police say the other driver is cooperating with investigators.

Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver Who Gave Victim 'The Finger'

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are searching for a driver accused of hitting a bicyclist and then leaving the scene after giving his victim "the finger" near Forest Grove.  Police say the bicyclist suffered a leg injury in the crash Saturday afternoon near Northwest Hillside and Clapshaw Hill roads.  The victim tells police he was on the shoulder of the road looking at a map when the man crashed into him and then gave him the finger as he drove off.  The suspect is described as a white man in his 60s with a Tom Selleck-style mustache.  He was reportedly driving a newer champagne-colored Mercedes convertible.

Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Officer During Traffic Stop

(Portland, OR)  --  The search continues for a suspect accused of shooting and injuring a police officer during a traffic stop in Salem.  Police say the suspect shot the officer multiple times after being pulled over last night on Highland Avenue Northeast.  The officer was treated for multiple gunshot wounds and has since been released.  Police found the suspect's vehicle abandoned nearby.  An investigation is ongoing.

Northern Lights Could Be Visible This Week

(Portland, OR)  --  There's a chance the Northern Lights will be visible over Oregon's skies today or tomorrow.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says due to plasma eruptions on the sun, the aurora might be visible across parts of Oregon, Montana, the Dakotas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, Michigan, northern New York State and much of New England.  If they are visible, NOAA forecasters say it will happen in the early morning hours before daybreak. 

Kaylee's Law Takes The House Floor

(Salem, OR)  --  Kaylee's Law is scheduled to go before the state House today for a third reading.  The bill is named after the Kaylee Sawyer, the 23-year-old central Oregon resident who was killed by a community college security guard in 2016.  It would put stricter guidelines in place for college security officers, including more detailed background checks, and changes to uniforms and vehicles to show a clear distinction from traditional police officers.  The bill was approved by the Senate last month in a unanimous decision.  Governor Kate Brown has said she would sign it.

Two Missing Hikers Found Safe

(Portland, OR)  --  Two women are safe after going missing while hiking near the Baker Beach Trail near Florence.  The U.S. Coast Guard says an aircrew located the women yesterday morning after they were reported missing overnight.  No injuries were reported.
 

Child Hospitalized After Falling Out Second-Story Window

(Portland, OR)  --  A child is hospitalized after falling from a second-story window in Hillsboro.  Police say the child tumbled about ten feet to the ground yesterday at a home on Southeast Maple Street.  Fire officials are reminding parents to secure their windows around children.
 

OSU Student Sentenced To Nearly 9 Years For Kidnapping Woman

(Newport, OR)  --  An Oregon State University student is learning his fate for kidnapping a woman at a Newport hotel last year.  A judge sentenced Cedar Haddad to nearly nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to several charges including kidnapping.  According to court documents, Haddad kidnapped the woman using a gun from the Inn at Nye Beach.  He drove her around for several hours before letting her go in a southwest Newport neighborhood. 

Man Shot, Injured In SE Portland

(Portland, OR)  --  One person is hospitalized following a shooting in southeast Portland.  Police say the man was shot last night near Southeast 104th Avenue and Holgate Boulevard.  He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.  Police are still searching for a suspect.

Police Searching For Missing Endangered Teen

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are seeking the public's help in their search for a missing and endangered teenager.  The Beaverton Police Department says 14-year-old Timothy Wu left his home around 6:00 last night.  Police say they consider him endangered due to concerns about his mental health.  Police believe he might be in the south Beaverton area.

First Responders Urge Caution In Cold Waters

(Portland, OR)  --  First responders are warning residents to take caution in cold waters.  AMR lifeguard Leah Gordan tells KATU-2 that jumping into especially cold water could lead to cold shock, causing the body to freeze up.  That could lead to drowning risks.  Officials say that despite the warming weather and current hot streak, natural bodies of water in the area remain chilly.  The waters of the Clackamas River at High Rocks were running between 53 and 58 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday.

6-Year-Old Boy Falls From Window, Hospitalized

(Portland, OR)  --  A six-year-old child is hospitalized after falling from a second-story window in Wilsonville.  First responders say the boy fell seven-and-a-half feet into some bark dust yesterday at a home on Tami Loop.  He was rushed to a hospital with possible life-threatening injuries.

Oregon Making Progress On Disaster Preparedness

(Salem, OR)  --  Oregon is making progress in its disaster preparedness, but there's still work to be done.  According to a report from the Oregon Secretary of State's Office, the state has either resolved or started working on nine of the eleven issues an audit identified last year.  Recommendations were focused on improvements to planning and policies, as well as a boost in resources to the emergency management system.

Man Arrested For 24-Acre Brush Fire

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Police say they've arrested a man suspected of starting a 24-acre brush fire in southwestern Washington.  Police arrested 43-year-old Brian Smith earlier this week for the fire March 20th on a private timberland off North Maple Hill Road in Kelso.  Smith allegedly told officers that he was burning some paper when the flames grew out of control.

Inslee Visiting Vancouver Today

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee will be in Vancouver today.  The Washington state governor will start his day at Vancouver City Hall, where he's expected to sign a bill banning personal and philosophical exemptions to the measles vaccine.  Next, he'll deliver remarks at the Children's Cultural Parade at 11 a.m.  Later, he's scheduled to visit a new Sikh temple in the city.
 

Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Beer, Crowbar From Walmart

(Portland, OR)  --  One man is facing charges after allegedly stealing beer and a crowbar from a Walmart store in Gresham.  Police say Jose Luis Galindo grabbed multiple items inside the store Monday night and started tearing open the packaging.  When an employee approached him, he allegedly swung the crowbar at them and ran out of the store.  Police say they found him sitting outside the store with his stolen beer and arrested him.

Arrest Made In 2018 Death Of Woman In Beaverton

(Portland, OR)  --  Police say they've made an arrest in connection to the murder of a woman whose body was found inside a home in Beaverton late last year.  The Beaverton Police Department announced the arrest yesterday for the death of 29-year-old Amy Low in November.  Police say a man living in the home where Low's body was found reported hearing a "blood-curdling scream" before Low briefly went missing.  Police later found her body inside the home.  Police are expected to release more details on the arrest this morning.

WA Governor Withdraws Support For Kalama Gas Projects

(Seattle, WA)  --  Washington state Governor Jay Inslee is withdrawing his support for a pair of natural gas projects, including one in southwestern Washington.  Inslee announced his opposition yesterday to a project to turn fossil fuel into methanol in Kalama as well as a project to create a liquefied natural gas plant in Tacoma.  Inslee cited the accelerating threat of climate change in pulling his support for the projects.  Inslee says he initially thought the projects could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions but that he's no longer convinced the projects are sufficient to accomplish what's necessary to combat climate change.  Inslee notes that his opposition to the projects doesn't change the state's regulatory review process for them, which he says will remain objective. 

Public School Funding Delayed By GOP Senators

(Salem, OR)  --  A bill to provide an additional one-billion-dollars per year to help Oregon public school funding is being delayed.  A vote was expected in the Senate yesterday but was forced off the table when only one Republican senator showed up.  The 18 Democrats and one Republican, Senator Tim Knopp, were not enough to meet the quorum which requires at least 20 members to vote.  The delay happened on the same day thousands of educators in Oregon walked out for a Day of Action to call attention to public education funding.

Police Searching For Possibly Endangered Missing Sandy Man

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are seeking the public's help in their search for a missing Sandy man who might be endangered.  The Sandy Police Department says 53-year-old David Burch was last seen leaving his home on Sunday.  Police believe he may be considering suicide based on conversations with his family members and friends.  Police think he might be traveling by rideshare or bus, or he might be hitchhiking.

Police Arrest Man For Child Sexual Abuse

(Portland, OR)  --  A Gresham man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a child.  Forest Grove police arrested 71-year-old Ronald Jordan yesterday at his home in Gresham on charges of first, second and third-degree sexual abuse.  Police began investigating him for child sex abuse in February and believe he may have had additional victims.  He's been known to reside in Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties.

WA Governor Approves Bill Package Protecting Orcas

(Seattle, WA)  --  Washington state Governor Jay Inslee is giving his approval to a package of bills aimed at protecting critically endangered orcas in the Salish Sea.  Inslee signed five bills into law yesterday securing new protections for the Southern Resident killer whale.  The bills focus on protecting the whales from marine traffic and noise while increasing the safety of oil transportation and increasing the Chinook salmon population, which serves as the whales' main food source.  Researchers say there are only 75 Southern Resident orcas left. 

New Bike Lane Bill On Governor's Desk

(Salem, OR)  --  A bill aimed at protecting bicyclists riding on streets is on Governor Kate Brown's desk.  House Bill 2682 was passed by both the state House and Senate.  The bill makes clear what drivers and bicyclists' expectations are at an intersection.  The bill says a bike lane exists in an intersection if the lane is marked on both sides of the intersection in the same direction of travel.

Two Men Arrested For Deadly Salem Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  Two men are behind bars in connection to a shooting that killed two people and injured a third in Salem.  The Marion County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested 23-year-old Keonte Caldwell and 26-year-old Curtis Welch yesterday in the Roseburg area.  Police say they shot and killed 35-year-old Bradley Kelley and 35-year-old Michael Buntjer late Monday night.  A third victim, 26-year-old Coral Olfert was hospitalized for gunshot wounds and is expected to survive.  Police say the suspects knew the victims.

Portland Public Schools Closed Today For Teacher Walk Out

(Portland, OR)  --  Portland Public Schools and other districts across Oregon are closing entirely or partly today as teachers plan a walk out.  Teachers unions are protesting over school funding.  Oregon schools have some of the highest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the country.  The teachers say they're not calling for pay raises, but want to highlight the conditions inside the classrooms and how years of low funding from the government has impacted children's learning opportunities.  Some schools will remain open as teachers opt for sit-ins or after-school rallies.

Motorcyclist Injured In Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  A motorcyclist is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Washington County.  Police say the motorcyclist collided with a vehicle yesterday at Southwest-Farmington Road and River Road.  It's not yet clear what led to the crash.  An investigation is ongoing.

Teen Arrested After Allegedly Hitting Mother, Child With Car

(Vancouver, WA)  --  A teenager is facing a felony hit-and-run charge after allegedly striking a mother and her 18-month-old child in Vancouver.  Police say the 17-year-old girl was driving without a license yesterday when she hit the mother and child at McLoughlin Boulevard and Fort Vancouver.  The mother reportedly suffered a broken leg, and the child was hospitalized for observation.  Police found the teen and booked her into juvenile jail.

Burn Bans Take Effect In Multiple Counties

(Salem, OR)  --  Burn bans are taking effect this week in multiple counties as the warm, dry weather continues.  Burn bans go into effect today in Marion and Columbia counties.  Tomorrow, burn bans will take effect in Yamhill and Linn counties.

Two Students Hospitalized After School Bus Rear-Ended

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Two students are hospitalized following a school bus crash in Vancouver.  Clark County Fire District 13 says ten students were on the school bus yesterday morning on Northeast 241st Avenue when a pickup truck rear-ended the bus.  Two students were taken to a hospital as a precaution.  An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

K9 Officer Odin Derailed By Another Porcupine

(Coos County, OR)  --  Coos County K9 Officer Odin is healing from another encounter with a porcupine while on the chase for a suspect.  You'll remember Officer Odin made national headlines a few weeks ago after he was hit with dozens of quills from a porcupine while searching for a dangerous suspect.  It happened again on Saturday, but thankfully it was only four quills this time.

Man Turns Self In For Aloha Apartment Standoff

(Portland, OR)  --  Police say they've arrested a man in connection to an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in Aloha.  The Washington County Sheriff's Office says Miguel Estrada turned himself in on Monday following Sunday's standoff at the Patrician Apartments on Southwest Shaw Street.  Police surrounded the apartment and put the complex on lockdown after Estrada allegedly shot the tire of a parked SUV and then shut himself inside the home.  Officials say Estrada had already fled the apartment by the time they moved inside to arrest him.

Toddler Hospitalized After Falling Through Second-Story Window

(Vancouver, WA)  --  A toddler is hospitalized with serious injuries after falling out of a second-story window in Vancouver.  Police say the 23-month-old girl landed on a concrete sidewalk after falling yesterday at the One Lake Place Apartments on Northeast 121st Avenue.  A witness tells KATU the window did have a screen attached to it when the girl fell through it.  An investigation is ongoing.

Apartment Fire Injures Seven People

(Salem, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into an apartment fire that injured seven people in northeast Salem.  Marion County fire crews were called to the Greenwood Park Apartments early yesterday morning for a large fire.  Crews rescued a 58-year-old woman from a burning unit and rushed her to a hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.  Three other residents and three deputies were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.

Governor Brown Signs Bill Allowing Dentists To Vaccinate Patients

(Portland, OR)  --  Oregon residents will soon be able to get vaccinated during dental checkups.  Governor Kate Brown signed HB 2220 into law yesterday following its nearly unanimous passage in the state legislature.  The new law will allow Oregon dentists to administer any type of vaccination to patients, from annual flu shots to measles immunizations.  The Oregon Board of Dentistry will meet soon with the Oregon Dental Association to begin establishing protocols and training rules.

Police Suspend Search For Man Missing In Washougal River

(Washougal, WA)  --  Police are suspending their search for a missing Portland man who was swept away by the current of the Washougal River in southwestern Washington.  The Clark County Sheriff's Office says Portland residents Stephen Barnaby and Emily McCauley were floating on separate inner tubes on the river Saturday when they fell into the water and got swept away by the fast-moving current.  Deputies were able to rescue McCauley, who was rushed to a hospital.  Barnaby remains missing.

Camping Banned Along Willamette River Within City Limits

(Eugene, OR)  --  Camping within city limits of Eugene is being banned along the Willamette River.  The Oregon Department of State Lands announced yesterday that beginning May 15th, no activity is permitted on the banks and islands of the river.  The restrictions are intended to protect wildlife, natural resources, property, and wildlife.  The move comes as a result of nearly a year of monitoring activity along the Willamette River.

Man Gets Four Months For Trying To Get Wife Deported

(Portland, OR)  --  A Portland man is facing four months behind bars after trying to have his wife deported.  A judge sentenced Antonio Burgos yesterday in federal prison.  Court records say Burgos was recorded telling an ICE agent that his wife was in the U.S. illegally from El Salvador.  He then offered the agent four-thousand dollars in exchange for deporting her and her child.  Burgos was facing a possible maximum sentence of 15 years.
 

Three Injured In Salem Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is underway into a shooting that injured three people in Salem.  Police say the shooting happened late last night on Joshua Avenue Northeast.  It's not yet clear what led to the shooting.  Police are expected to release more details sometime this morning.

E-Scooter Companies Taking Over Responsibility For Customer Complaints

(Portland, OR)  --  Transportation officials are asking users of e-scooters in Portland to stop calling them with complaints.  The Portland Bureau of Transportation tells Willamette Week they're shifting the responsibility for responding to complaints to the e-scooter companies themselves.  New rules implemented as part of a year-long pilot program require the companies to maintain a 24-seven customer service line to handle complaints and other issues. 

Police ID Man Killed Near UO Campus

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identity of a college student who was shot to death near the University of Oregon campus.  The Eugene Police Department says 21-year-old Lane Community College student Alex Oyombe Gradin was shot early Saturday at 13th and Kincaid.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  It's not yet clear what led to the shooting.  Police are still searching for a suspect.

Police Investigate Shooting In NE Portland

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are searching for suspects in connection to a shooting in northeast Portland.  Police say someone fired off a gun near Northeast 162nd Avenue and Fremont Street Saturday afternoon.  Responding officers say they didn't find any victims.

Police Investigate Gunfire In Old Town

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into a shooting in the Old Town district.  Police responded to the area of Northwest 4th Avenue and Couch Street early Saturday morning on reports of gunfire.  No injuries were reported.  Police are still searching for suspects.

Motorcyclist Injured In Battle Ground Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  A motorcyclist is hospitalized in critical condition following a crash in Battle Ground.  Police say the motorcyclist was riding south on Northeast 182nd Avenue Sunday night when an SUV cut them off by turning directly in front of the motorcycle.  The biker was reportedly unable to stop in time and crashed into the SUV.  Police say they have not charged the SUV driver.

Man Arrested Following Fight With Gun At Cinco De Mayo Festival

(Portland, OR)  --  One man is facing possible charges following a fight involving a gun at the Cinco de Mayo festival in Waterfront Park.  Police say the man got into a fight with one or more persons near the festival's food court around 5 p.m. yesterday.  The man was reportedly armed with a handgun, but it's not yet clear whether he opened fire.  Police say there's no threat to the public.

Pro-Trump Rally, Counter-Protest Shuts Down Road In Springfield

(Springfield, OR)  --  Things are getting back to normal in Springfield after a rowdy protest between two opposing groups shut down a busy road for hours.  KATU-2 reports about 200 people spilled into the roadway of Harlow Bridge over I-5 yesterday after a rally organized by the group Oregon Women for Trump attracted counter-protesters.  Police say protesters were seen yelling and pushing each other, and one person was arrested for punching another person.  The clash shut Harlow Road down for roughly two and a half hours. 

Police Search For Missing Portland Man In Washougal River

(Washougal, WA)  --  A Portland man remains missing after getting swept away by the current of the Washougal River in southwestern Washington.  The Clark County Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Stephen Barnaby and 28-year-old Emily McCauley of Portland were floating on separate inner tubes on the river Saturday when they fell into the water and got swept away by the fast-moving current.  Deputies were able to rescue McCauley, who was rushed to a hospital.  Police are still searching for Barnaby.

Man Arrested For Shooting At Boring Bar

(Portland, OR)  --  One man is facing charges following a shooting at a bar in Boring.  Police arrested Gerald Newman for the shooting Friday night at The Not So Boring Bar and Grill on Wally Road.  Police say Newman and the victim were arguing when Newman allegedly shot him in the chest.  Newman is facing charges of assault and attempted murder.

Former Portland Mayor Frank Ivancie Dies At 94

(Portland, OR)  --  Former Portland Mayor Frank Ivancie has died.  A family member announced on Facebook yesterday that Ivancie died at his California home yesterday morning at the age of 94.  Ivancie served as Portland's mayor from 1980 to 1984.  Before that, he served on the city council for 14 years.

AIDS Most Googled Disease In OR

(Portland, OR)  --  AIDS is the most googled disease in Oregon.  A recent study by a life insurance company, TermLife2Go, broke down which diseases are searched online the most by all 50 states.  AIDS was number one in the Beaver State.  Nationwide, HPV was the most commonly searched disease.  Despite heart disease being the number one cause of death, only one state, Maine, had that on its list of most searched.

President Trump Approves Oregon Disaster Declaration

(Salem, OR)  --  President Trump is approving a disaster declaration for the state.  Trump declared that a major disaster exists in Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by winter storms, flooding, and mudslides.  Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jefferson, and Lane counties are all included in the declaration.

High School Students Hospitalized For Alleged Intoxication

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is underway into an incident in which several high school students were hospitalized after appearing to be under the influence of intoxicants.  Hillsboro School District officials emailed parents about the incident last night.  The email says four students at Hillsboro High School were taken to a hospital yesterday as a precautionary measure after allegedly showing signs of impairment.  Officials say it's not yet clear what sort of intoxicants the students allegedly ingested.

Propane BBQ Caused Deadly Van Fire

(Portland, OR)  --  Authorities say a propane barbecue is to blame for a fire that killed two people sleeping inside a van in north Portland.  Officials with Portland Fire and Rescue say the two victims had been using the propane barbecue to heat the vehicle while they slept inside of it near North Vancouver and Middlefield Road.  The van caught fire Monday morning, killing them both.  Residents nearby tell KATU the two victims had been living in the van for about two weeks.

Man Shot In Possible Road Rage Incident

(Portland, OR)  --  One person is injured following a possible road rage shooting in southeast Portland.  Police say a man was shot late last night in the 18-hundred-block of Southeast Umatilla Street.  The man was rushed to a hospital and is expected to survive.  An investigation is ongoing.

UO Fraternity Sends Grounding Kits To UNC Charlotte

(Eugene, OR)  --  A University of Oregon fraternity is sending support to the University of North Carolina as students deal with this week's deadly shooting.  Members of the Oregon Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi spent the afternoon yesterday making "grounding kits" to send to UNC in Charlotte.  The kits contain sensory items like lavender to help distract trauma victims from things that might cause anxiety.  The fraternity says the kits were intended for U of O students, but after the shooting they made the decision to send them over to North Carolina. 

Fishing Boat Catches Fire

(Bandon, OR)  --  No injuries are reported after a commercial fishing boat caught fire near Bandon.  The Coast Guard says four people were onboard the Ann Kathleen when it caught fire yesterday.  All four people reportedly abandoned ship and were rescued by a passing boat.  The burning fishing boat later washed up on shore.  The Coast Guard says they're monitoring the situation for any environmental impacts.

Police ID Stabbing Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identity of a suspect who was shot and killed by police after allegedly stabbing four people in southeast Portland.  The Portland Police Bureau says 42-year-old Jeb Collin Brock was shot by officers early Monday.  Police say officers responded to a home on Southeast Center Street just after 4 a.m. to find Brock holding a woman at knifepoint.  Officers opened fire, and Brock was pronounced dead at the scene.  Police say the suspect had stabbed and seriously injured three men and a woman before officers shot him.
 

Video Shows Fight Between Opposing Groups Downtown, Woman Knocked Down

(Portland, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into a large fight involving Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson in which a woman was allegedly knocked unconscious.  Police responded to the area of Northeast 8th Avenue and Couch Street around 7:30 last night for the fight involving about 60 people.  Cellphone video obtained by KATU shows Gibson and several other people sparring with members of another group wearing handkerchiefs over their mouths.  A woman is seen walking up to Gibson's group before apparently being struck off-camera and falling to the ground.  Police say they're reviewing footage to determine if charges should be filed.  The fight capped off a mostly peaceful day of May Day marches and demonstrations.

Surf Legend In Hospital After Apparent Suicide Attempt

(Portland, OR)  --  Surf legend Sunny Garcia is being treated in intensive care at a Portland hospital.  TMZ reports the Hawaii native was rushed to a hospital after a suicide attempt.  The World Surf League tweeted a message confirming Garcia's hospitalization and offered prayers for him and his family.  The surf champion has been outspoken about his battle with depression.

Man Who Dumped Baby Faces Gun Charge

(Missoula, MT)  --  A Portland man sentenced to 20 years in prison for leaving a baby half-buried in the woods in western Montana is now facing a federal gun charge.  Officers said 33-year-old Francis Crowley had a 12-gauge shotgun with him in July of 2018 when he was arrested for leaving the baby.  He was high on meth and bath salts and couldn't tell the officers where it was, but they found the child nine hours later.  Crowley's next court date is May 8th.
 

Man Arrested For Chinatown Stabbing

(Portland, OR)  --  Police say they've arrested a suspect in connection to a stabbing in Old Town/Chinatown.  Police arrested 27-year-old Jeffery Larison for the stabbing Tuesday night on Northwest Couch Street.  The male victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.

Teen Rescued From Cliff

(Vancouver, WA)  --  A teenage boy is recovering after becoming stranded on a cliff about 35 feet from the ground in Vancouver.  The Vancouver Fire Department responded to the cliff on Southeast 192nd Avenue early this morning.  Crews used a rescue harness to bring the boy to safety.  It's not yet clear how the teen ended up stuck on the cliff, but authorities say he wasn't injured.

Trees Blocking McKenzie River Upstream From Bellinger Landing

(Springfield, OR)  --  Boaters are being warned about the water flow at the McKenzie River.  The Lane County Sheriff Office says two trees are lying across the river about a mile upstream of Bellinger Landing and could create a problem with the river's flow.  The sheriff's office says drift boats are currently able to pass if they stay river right, however if the trees shift the area could become impassable.  The issues has been reported to the Oregon State Marine Board.

Police ID Two Men Killed In Small Plane Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  Police are releasing the identities of two people killed in a small plane crash in southwestern Washington.  The Clark County Sheriff's Office says 73-year-old Milo Kays of Camas and 70-year-old Dennis Kozacek of Ridgefield were killed in the crash Monday near Daybreak Airfield.  The medical examiner says both men died from multiple blunt force injuries.  Kays was reportedly piloting the plane at the time of the crash.  The Federal Aviation Administration is still investigating.

Police Preparing For May Day Events

(Portland, OR)  --  The Portland Police Bureau is gearing up for today's May Day protests.  Multiple demonstrations are expected downtown as well as at Holladay Park and in the South Waterfront area.  The police bureau says they'll have a law enforcement presence on-hand near the demonstrations as needed.  Previous May Day protests in Portland have been marked by vandalism and clashes between opposing political groups.  In 2017, police arrested more than two-dozen people after protests erupted into a riot.

Man Arrested For Downtown Stabbing

(Portland, OR)  --  One man is hospitalized following a stabbing downtown.  Police responded to the area of Northwest 2nd Avenue and Couch Street last night to find a man suffering from stab wounds.  Officers found the suspect near Southwest Park Avenue and Ankeny Street and arrested him.  An investigation is ongoing.

Gas Prices On The Rise

(Salem, OR)  --  Oregon's gas prices are the highest they've been in more than four years.  The national and Oregon averages are climbing one week after the U.S. State Department announced the end of waivers for countries to import oil from Iran.  According to Triple A, the Oregon average is at three dollars and 41 cents and is the most expensive since October of 2014.

Police Arrest Suspect In Cold-Case Murder From 1994

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Police say they've made an arrest in connection to a 25-year-old cold-case murder in Vancouver.  Police arrested 57-year-old Richard Knapp of Fairview yesterday and booked him into the Clark County jail on a charge of first-degree murder.  Police say investigators used DNA evidence to tie Knapp to the murder of Audrey Hoellein.  She was found dead inside her Vancouver apartment in July of 1994.  Police believe she was raped before she was murdered.

WA Poet Laureate Gets Fellowship For Columbia River Series

(Vancouver, WA)  --  Washington state's poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna is getting a 100-thousand-dollar fellowship to create a series of poetry events along the Columbia River.  Castro Luna is one of 13 poets laureate nationwide to receive the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship.  The fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation promotes civic programs about poetry and its role in people's lives.  Castro Luna's project will feature a series of poetry writing workshops and readings along the Columbia River, from northeast Washington to the West Coast.

Two Injured In Silverton Crash

(Portland, OR)  --  Two people are injured following a crash in Silverton.  Police say the crash happened yesterday at Hazelgreen Road and Mt. Angel Highway.  The Silverton Fire District says several people were needed in order to extricate both victims from their vehicles.  The victims were rushed to Salem Hospital.  An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Wildfire Contained After Burning 20 Acres

(Portland, OR)  --  A wildfire burning in rural McMinnville is contained after scorching more than 20 acres.  Fire officials say crews were conducting a slash burn along High Heaven Road yesterday afternoon when the wind picked up and pushed the blaze out of control.  No injuries were reported.

Human Remains Discovered Near Cottage Grove

(Cottage Grove, OR)  --  An investigation is ongoing into the discovery of human remains near Cottage Grove in Lane County.  Investigators say the bones were found on Friday on private properties of Shoreview Drive.  The bones appear to have been there for quite a while.  The medical examiner's office is working to identify the person.

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