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Early bureau updates say Portland crews battled a fully involved car fire under a freeway overpass and six people were being transported.
Portland’s Fireboat 17 was dispatched to Columbia County after Vancouver Fire reported three boats ablaze on the Columbia River; details are limited and the response is ongoing.
A Portland commuter says he was attacked on a MAX train near the Moda Center and that the suspect was taken away in an ambulance. TriMet security and fellow riders intervened, the rider told KOIN.
A wrong-way vehicle drove through Tom McCall Waterfront Park and into the Willamette River Monday; one person was hospitalized and parts of SW Naito Parkway were closed during the investigation.
A short chase in Aloha ended in a head-on crash in Beaverton; county drones helped deputies locate and arrest a burglary suspect. Victims suffered minor injuries.
Two suspects smashed display cases at Washington Square Mall Sunday evening; Tigard Police say no shots were fired and no one was hurt. Detectives are investigating.
Bystanders performed CPR while fans called the scene "total chaos" after a medical emergency at Bruce Springsteen’s Portland show. Officials offered limited details.
A hiker fell about 150 feet near the Stark Street viaduct in Troutdale; rescue crews used a high-angle rope system to haul the injured person to the road.
A Multnomah County judge set a two‑week trial for former wrestler Billy Jack Haynes after a court found him fit to proceed. The case stems from the February 2024 death of his wife.
MINT officers served a warrant in The Dalles and seized about 2.2 pounds of suspected cocaine, $41,241 in cash and arrested two people; the probe is ongoing.
A 35-year-old Kelso man is in critical condition after a late-night parking lot shooting. Police say the suspect fled in a red SUV and are asking the public for tips.
A Sherwood man will serve 85 months after pleading no contest to sexually abusing a 9-year-old, Polk County officials say.
A Marion County jury convicted Elijah Galaviz Arce on five felonies in the abduction of an 11‑year‑old Salem girl. Sentencing is scheduled for next Friday, April 17.
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