Portland Fire & Rescue says Engine 14 reported smoke on the backside of a structure and crews began fire-attack operations Thursday morning.

Fire crews worked Thursday to extinguish a house fire in the 11200 block of N Markwell Drive in Oklahoma City; officials had no immediate report of injuries.

Border Patrol arrested a Honduran man with prior child‑sex convictions after a train‑jump near Uvalde; he now faces a federal reentry charge.

A Mecosta County jury cleared a Michigan conservation officer accused of firing at a Barryton campground in May 2023. The DNR says it will coordinate with state law‑enforcement standards as a $250M civil suit continues.

A Polk County jury convicted Patricia Saintizaire of murder in the 2024 death of her 4‑year‑old adopted son. Sentencing is set for Aug. 14.

Market Street reopened after a $9.9 million streetscape and utility overhaul that replaced century‑old pipes and widened sidewalks. Shopkeepers say summer foot traffic is returning.

Bonnie Tyler, the voice behind 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' died at 75 after an extended hospital stay in Portugal, her family said. Her rasping voice and cinematic hits defined an era.

Emergency crews and utility workers are on scene after a gas main rupture on East Ohio Street; Vernon Township Fire Department asked people to avoid the 300 block.

Country Meat Co. Marketplace in Avondale has closed, with owners citing rising costs, theft and safety concerns. The loss leaves the neighborhood without its primary full‑service grocery.

Sheriff T.K. Waters will hold a 12:05 p.m. news conference to announce an arrest in a nearly 40‑year‑old Jacksonville cold case; family and local partners will be present.

A proposed 296‑unit complex at 5901 California Ave has neighbors in The Nations worried about traffic, parking and construction impacts.

An affiliate of First Washington Realty bought Evergreen Village in Bellevue for roughly $61.4 million, moving the Safeway‑anchored center into out‑of‑state hands. Public records list GRI Evergreen LLC as the buyer and Gateway Evergreen Inc. as the transferor.

A 16-year-old was arrested and charged this week as the second defendant in the 2024 Auburn Gresham shooting that left three people dead and one wounded. Prosecutors filed multiple murder counts following the South Side arrest.