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Archived Oregon News
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Local News from Today to November 9, 2009
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Friday July 3, 2020 - Times viewed: 7384 |
 | PORTLAND, Oregon - On July 2, 2020 at approximately 2:41 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to the 8700 hundred block of North Swenson Street on reports of a shooting. A 911-caller notified dispatch that a subject had fired a gun at another person and then fled the scene eastbound.
When officers arrived on scene, they learned a victim who had been shot at also fled the scene with another p ...
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Friday July 3, 2020 - Times viewed: 7389 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - A group of a couple hundred demonstrators gathered near the Justice Center on July 2, 2020. The group blocked the streets, chanting and speaking for several hours. Several demonstrators shot off commercial grade fireworks during the speeches. The tenor of the group shifted when demonstrators broke in to the north side doors of the Justice Center located on Southwest Main Street. ...
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Friday July 3, 2020 - Times viewed: 7385 |
Kelso/Lexington area- Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to a reported pickup truck fire at the intersection of Westside HWY and Early Bird Drive at 3:35 AM, this morning. Dispatchers updated that the driver of the vehicle was injured with bystanders attempting to pull him out of the vehicle.
C2FR responded with 2- Fire Engines, 1- Ambulance and a Battalion Chief from the Lexington and Kelso Stations. Initial units arrived on scene within 6 minutes and located the pickup which had completely rolled over, struck trees and was fully involved with fire. Bystanders, including a St. John RN that had just left from her shift, were with the driver who had received potentially serious injuries.
The driver was transported emergently, by C2FR Paramedics to St. John Emergency Department
Fire was extinguished within 10 minutes and all C2FR units returned to service by 4:55 AM
WSP will be investigating ...
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Saturday June 27, 2020 - Times viewed: 7452 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - On June 26, 2020, at 2:02 a.m., East Precinct Officers responded to the area near Southeast 126th Avenue and Powell Boulevard on multiple reports of numerous shots heard. One caller reported an injured person nearby.
Officers arrived and found an injured adult male. He was transported to an area hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injury.
Another victim arrived ...
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Saturday June 27, 2020 - Times viewed: 7455 |
| A group gathered near the Justice Center on June 26, 2020, and blocked the streets and chanted. After several hours, the tenor of the group shifted and some attempted to barricade the portico door on the North side of the building with plastic road barricades and spray painted cameras on the building.
Additionally, some group members began dragging white plastic barricades from the lot behind a ...
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Thursday June 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7472 |
| On June 24, 2020, at approximately 4:00 P.M., Josephine County law enforcement responded to the area of Pinecrest Drive and Tiffany Way for a homicide investigation.
The deceased has been identified as Theodore Homer Robison (55) from Josephine County.
Investigators are asking for the public's assistance. If anyone in the area of Pinecrest Drive and Plumtree Lane has video surveillance cam ...
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Thursday June 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7484 |
KELSO, Washington - Detectives identified a suspect in the murder of a Kelso man at his home last year based on an extensive investigation. Over the course of seven months, detectives with the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office identified Stephen Penwarden of Seaside, Oregon as the suspect in the murder of Kelso resident Rick Huckaby. Penwarden committed suicide on February 24th, 2020.
Case Summary:
At 1911 hours November 12, 2019 Rick Huckaby was shot by an unknown suspect who had entered Huckaby’s Kelso residence. Huckaby’s wife was in the home at the time of the shooting but did not recognize the suspect. Rick Huckaby was shot multiple times and later succumbed to his injuries.
Detectives served a search warrant at the scene and recovered six .32 caliber casings at that time. Huckaby’s wife Rebecca provided details about the suspect to a WSP sketch artist, which were used to develop a composite of the suspect.
Detectives pursued numerous leads which were determined to be unfounded. Detectives obtained approximately 40 search warrants and subpoenas during the course of the investigation. They later learned that Rick and Rebecca Huckaby had ... Story 7 of 11777
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Thursday June 25, 2020 - Times viewed: 7490 |
SALEM, Oregon - On June 10th, 2020, investigators were called to investigate human remains discovered in the crawl space beneath a duplex in northeast Salem. Following an autopsy, the death was determined to be a homicide. Investigators are asking for the community’s help identifying the victim.
The victim is an unknown race male, under 50 years of age, approximately 5’8”, 130 lbs, and appears to have dark colored hair. The victim has two visible tattoos; “Baby Boy” is tattooed above the right knee and a second small unidentifiable tattoo is on the right side of the rib cage. When discovered, the victim was wearing a Champion brand t-shirt.
If anyone has information which may help identify the victim they are being asked to contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 503-540-8079.
Detectives from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the human remains discovered beneath a duplex in northeast Salem on June 10th, 2020. An autopsy was conducted on Friday afternoon at the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office where the manner of death was determined to be homicide. Investigators are still working to identify the victim who is believed to hav ...
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Tuesday June 23, 2020 - Times viewed: 7500 |
| Two demonstrations occurred in Portland during the evening hours of June 22 through the early morning hours of June 23, 2020.
One group met at Jefferson High School and marched throughout the neighborhood for several hours. This event remained peaceful and did not require intervention by police. They dispersed without incident.
Another group gathered near the Justice Center. They marched in ...
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Saturday June 20, 2020 - Times viewed: 7548 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - On Friday, June 19, a group of demonstrators gathered in Chapman Square on the west side of the Justice Center. At 9:40 p.m., the group began to march toward Revolution Hall. Halfway across the Morrison Bridge, a group of approximately 75 protesters decided to return to the Justice Center. The group gathered on the west side of the Justice Center, blocking traffic on SW 3rd Avenue.
Protesters began throwing projectiles at the building. Individuals used a slingshot to launch metal ball bearings in the direction of law enforcement personnel standing behind windows. The bearings shattered multiple windows and put deputies in danger. Individuals continued to shake the fence and throw projectiles, such as eggs, cans and bottles. This prompted a verbal warning from Portland Police, to not tamper with, climb or throw projectiles over the fence. The warning stated the crowd would be subject to arrest and force, to include crowd control munitions.
Following weeks of warnings, at least one protester decided to breach the fence surrounding the Justice Center. As deputies exited the building to contact the individual, deputies took a barrage of projectiles to include r ...
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Thursday June 11, 2020 - Times viewed: 7643 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - On June 10th, 2020, deputies received a call from a family residing in the 3600 block of 47th Avenue NE reporting a foul odor coming from beneath the duplex they live in. When deputies assigned to the East Salem Service District went to investigate they discovered human remains underneath the duplex. The remains appear to be that of an unknown age male.
Detectives from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene and have taken over the investigation. Investigators are working to identify the deceased. At this time the cause and manner of death have not yet been determined, an autopsy is scheduled for Friday, June 12th. ...
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Thursday June 11, 2020 - Times viewed: 7615 |
| TUALATIN, Oregon – On Monday, June 8, the Tualatin City Council agreed to take the Obama Foundation’s “Mayor’s Pledge” to address police use of force policies in Tualatin. As described in the pledge, the city will:
- REVIEW the use of force policies.
- ENGAGE the community by including a diverse range of input, experiences, and stories in our review.
- REPORT ...
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Tuesday June 9, 2020 - Times viewed: 7643 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - Portland’s chief Jami Resch, who was barely six months into her job as chief, said she has asked Charlie Lovell, an African-American lieutenant, to serve as the next chief of police.
"He's the exact right person at the exact right moment.," she said at a news conference.
"To say this was unexpected would be an understatement," Lovell said of Resch's resignation. "I told Chief Resch I would do everything in my power to help her during these challenging times."
Lovell also praised Resch's leadership as selfless, saying, "I don't know if I've worked directly for anyone who cares more for the people in our organizations or the people in the community."
"I'm humbled. I'm a public servant. I'm going to show up every day with a servant's heart," Lovell said. "All I can do is be me. I'm looking forward to this journey."
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Tuesday June 9, 2020 - Times viewed: 7643 |
| On June 7, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m., demonstrators gathered in two location within the City of Portland. A group gathered at Revolution Hall in Southeast Portland and a second gathered outside the Justice Center in Downtown Portland.
Thousands of demonstrators marched from Revolution Hall to Northeast Alberta Street and Northeast 15th Avenue.
During that march the demonstrators walke ...
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Friday June 5, 2020 - Times viewed: 7670 |
| HILLSBORO, Ore.- On June 5, 2020 a Washington County grand jury indicted Washington County Jail Deputy Rian Alden on one count of Official Misconduct in the First Degree concerning a use of force incident that occurred in the jail in 2018.
This incident was investigated by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police in 2018. At that time and based on the known evidence, c ...
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Thursday June 4, 2020 - Times viewed: 7672 |
Global warming or climate change is real. It is mostly caused by human beings. And it’s getting much worse. The problem is so severe that we can never return. The future is dim and dark and uncertain. And it is the saddest thing I can imagine because I have a daughter named Julia who will live in the future and so will her children.
Her future will include hotter temperatures, wildfires, floods, pandemics, and world-wide pollution. That’s the new reality.
Pandemics and much warmer weather is our future. There’s no getting around this inevitable fact. All we can do is hope that a huge comet avoids crashing into the earth destroying all humankind and most of the life on planet earth as what happened 65 million years ago during one of the five mass extinctions. The first extinction wiped out most life on earth 250 million years ago. That extinction was caused by massive world-wide volcanic eruptions and other factors. Humans did not cause that problem. We did not exist then.
But in retrospect, those five extinctions were good for humans because of the massive changes to the remaining life, humans were eventually able to take a foothold and survive to present day. But a similar ...
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Monday June 1, 2020 - Times viewed: 7715 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - For the third consecutive day, a large group of demonstrators gathered in the City of Portland on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Two groups gathered in separate areas of the City; one group near the Justice Center and one in Laurelhurst Park.
Thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched from Laurelhurst Park to what used to be PPB's Southeast Precinct located at 4735 East Burnside Street. PPB's Demonstration Liaison Team worked with community member leaders within this group to facilitate a peaceful march. The group marched from the old police precinct to Downtown Portland. The crowd size was estimated to be in the several thousands.
Once downtown, the demonstrators gathered on Southwest 3rd Avenue in front of the Justice Center. The demonstration continued to be largely peaceful for several hours.
At about 11:30 p.m., some of the demonstrators started throwing projectiles at officers in the area of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Main Streets. The sound truck gave admonishments warning this was an unlawful assembly and if the crowd did disperse, force may be used. Despite the warnings, projectiles continued to be thrown at the officers. Officers deployed Riot Control Ag ...
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Sunday May 31, 2020 - Times viewed: 7737 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported as of 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 55 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 4,185.
The new confirmed and presumptive cases reported today are in the following counties: ...
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Sunday May 31, 2020 - Times viewed: 7741 |
| TILLAMOOK, Oregon - On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at approximately 1:33 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 101.
A Buick Century, operated by Ruth Whittenberg (60) of Hammond, LA. was southbound when it crossed into the northbound lanes and struck a Toyota Tacoma operated by Lee Davis (27) of Tillamook.
Davis and passenger Nicole Gon ...
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Sunday May 31, 2020 - Times viewed: 7701 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - On May 30, 2020 at 9:09 p.m., Central Precinct Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of Southwest Hawthorne Boulevard and Southwest Water Avenue. Officers arrived and located an adult male with a gunshot wound to the chest. They provided emergency first aid and applied a chest seal. The male was transported to an area hospital and was reportedly in critical ...
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Sunday May 31, 2020 - Times viewed: 7713 |
| On May 30, 2020, demonstrators began gathering in downtown Portland around 5:30 p.m. and quickly became confrontational and aggressive with PPB officers who were providing security for the Justice Center.
At about 6:45 p.m., PPB officers who were assigned to protect the Justice Center were approached by a large group of several hundred demonstrators. The demonstrators threw projectiles ...
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Wednesday May 27, 2020 - Times viewed: 7726 |
| The Oregon Health Authority Tuesday reported 3,967 known cases of coronavirus in the state.
That number includes both positive and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are people who have not tested positive for the virus but have symptoms and have had close contact with a confirmed case.
The number of deaths associated with coronavirus in Oregon stands at 148, with no new deaths reported ...
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Wednesday May 27, 2020 - Times viewed: 7729 |
| On 5/26/20, around 4:40 p.m., Adventures With Purpose was shooting a YouTube video at the Jefferson Street Boat Ramp in Milwaukie. They were filming a dive team recovering a car from the Willamette River. The car was approximately 400-yards off shore in about 85-feet of water. Once the vehicle was recovered, they discovered human remains in the vehicle and immediately notified police.
The Clac ...
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Sunday May 24, 2020 - Times viewed: 7717 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - Investigators have learned a PPB officer was in a marked patrol vehicle responding to assist another PPB officer who was asking for help. The officer involved in the crash was driving westbound on Southeast Flavel Street, approaching the intersection. An adult female, driving a gray Accura TL, was driving southbound on Southeast 112th Avenue, approaching the same intersection. T ...
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Wednesday May 20, 2020 - Times viewed: 7770 |
| On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at approximately 4:15 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 99E milepost 26 near Harrisburg, OR.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Kia Rio was traveling southbound when it crossed into the northbound lanes and into the path of a northbound Chevrolet Silverado.
The operator of the Kia sustained fat ...
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Wednesday May 20, 2020 - Times viewed: 7893 |
| Nolan Gerety, Paramedic & Field Training Officer Selected as AMR NW’s Star of Life
(Portland, Oregon) — The American Ambulance Association’s (AAA) Stars of Life program celebrates contributions of ambulance professionals who have gone beyond the call of duty in service to their communities. Nolan Gerety, Paramedic with American Medical Response (AMR) Multnomah County, was selected to receive th ...
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Monday May 18, 2020 - Times viewed: 7749 |
| SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in rural Oregon on Monday tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, saying she didn’t seek the Legislature's approval to extend the stay-at-home orders beyond a 28-day limit.
Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff issued his opinion in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by 10 churches around Oregon that arg ...
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Saturday May 16, 2020 - Times viewed: 7744 |
| "We mourn the loss of Mitch Greenlick, a passionate champion of public health and health coverage.
As a member of the legislature, Representative Greenlick used his vast knowledge of health policy to improve access to care. He played a key role in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the creation of Coordinated Care Organizations, and the establishment of the Oregon Health Authority, ...
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Friday May 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7735 |
| Vancouver, Wash. – Gov. Jay Inslee issued guidance this week for partially reopening restaurant and tavern dining areas. Clark County food establishments are encouraged to use this guidance to prepare for reopening, however, local restaurants cannot reopen their dining areas at this time.
The governor’s Safe Start plan, which has four phases, allows for limited reopening of restaurant dining ar ...
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Friday May 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7753 |
| COVID Relief Fund Grants Nearly $600,000 to Local Nonprofits
Community Foundation emergency fund seeks donations, awards grants
Vancouver, Wash., May 15, 2020 — Over the past two weeks, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has awarded $592,078 in grants from the SW Washington COVID Response Fund. This emergency response fund was ...
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