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A pre-dawn May 29 blaze in North Portland destroyed two floating homes on the Columbia River; crews rescued two people and investigators are probing the cause.
PCC sent a campus alert after a woman reported being grabbed by a teen on an e-bike at Rock Creek; the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
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Belmont’s Aalto Lounge reopens under bartender Olivia Ennis Hilton and chef Meesh Fennimore with cocktails, DJs and a Filipino‑influenced menu. The bar keeps its queer‑friendly vibe with new art and a red‑tiled bartop.
A Troutdale woman was sentenced to five months in federal prison after prosecutors say she conspired to send half a million gallons of industrial wastewater into Hillsboro’s sewer, exposing the system to acids and heavy metals.
A Roseburg man was sentenced to 14 years, 8 months after investigators found more than 740,000 child sexual abuse files, the Oregon DOJ says.
A veteran Portland officer turned himself in on May 26 on a charge of violating his pretrial release after earlier assault-related charges; investigations are ongoing.
A woman’s body was recovered from the Cowlitz River near Kelso after a caller reported a person tangled in shoreline brush; the coroner is working to identify her.
A man was shot and taken to a hospital after officers say he advanced on a woman with a knife in northeast Vancouver.
A semitruck and sedan collided near Troutdale Airport early Tuesday, killing one and leaving another critically injured while investigators work the scene.
Jacob Harth will reopen a historic Tillamook Bay oyster house as Bayocean Oyster House, combining a waterside counter‑service restaurant, market and on‑site processing hub.
A stolen car allegedly plowed into a Multnomah County sheriffs SUV and struck parked vehicles Monday; deputies used a PIT maneuver near I-84 and arrested two people.
Gresham Fire and Multnomah County responded to a possible ammonia leak at Townsend Farms in Fairview, closing NE Sandy Boulevard between NE 223rd and NE 238th. Emergency crews are on scene and the situation remains developing.
Two people were hospitalized after a Kenton house fire early Sunday; one jumped from a second-floor window and another required life support.
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