A Salem man was sentenced to 22 years after pleading guilty to multiple sexual offenses involving 14‑ and 15‑year‑old victims.

Anthony D’Montrez Crawford pleaded guilty to federal child‑sex‑trafficking charges after investigators say he transported a 17‑year‑old to Seattle for commercial sex. Sentencing is set for Aug. 19.

Portland Fire & Rescue says crews extinguished a seventh-floor blaze in a 22-story building Wednesday; investigators are on scene.

A man was critically injured outside a North Portland Denny’s and a neighbor, 39‑year‑old Christopher Parkins, has been arrested on attempted murder and related charges.

Brown smoke pushed from an underground electrical vault along the Old Town and Pearl District boundary as crews investigated a possible vault fire. Nearby residents reported a power outage.

Federal agents served two federal narcotics warrants in Hillsboro, arresting three and seizing about 3.8 kilograms of meth.

A leaking nitrogen tank prompted a building evacuation at Reed College as hazmat crews assessed the scene.

A suspect was arrested in Redmond after detectives traced stolen guitars through pawn‑shop records and surveillance. Investigators say at least 15 pawn transactions may be linked.

Christopher Atkinson was sentenced to 16 years after a 2025 crash that killed McNary High junior Zolayha Johnson. Prosecutors say he also sexually abused and supplied alcohol to minors.

Clackamas County deputies say a death investigation is underway after a man was recovered near Bagby Hot Springs in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

State troopers and Cannon Beach leaders are asking for tips after a cow elk was found dead near South Spruce and East Adams. Officials want any footage preserved.

The owner of West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon pleaded guilty to 47 counts, including dozens of animal-neglect charges, after a 2025 raid that seized 310 animals. Sentencing is set for July 20, 2026.

A two-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 20 east of Newport killed a 77-year-old Waldport woman and injured two others. State police closed the road for hours during the investigation.