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Elifritz, police began crossing paths in 1991
The man who was shot to death inside the Portland City Team Ministries Shelter in Southeast Portland on Saturday had a lengthy criminal record -- beginning nearly 3 decades ago. → Read More
PPB timeline, witnesses paint picture of shelter shooting
Police, as well as witnesses, are providing more information to what led up to an officer-involved shooting in Southeast Portland on Saturday that left one man dead. → Read More
Search for missing Hart children comes up empty
Crews searched about 20 miles of the shoreline from the crash site to the Fort Bragg area. → Read More
Hart family in Newport, Fort Bragg before cliff crash
The Hart family was in the Newport area around 8:15 a.m. March 24, about 2 days before their GMC Yukon went over a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean, killing 5 people and leaving 3 more missing. → Read More
Friends, neighbors paint uneven picture of the Harts
Friends and neighbors of the Hart family, at least 5 of whom died after plunging off a California cliff, shared differing thoughts just days after the crash. → Read More
Sandy woman charged with murdering man, 67
Roxanne Martin made her first court appearance Monday after allegedly shooting and killing a man who lived with her in Sandy. → Read More
Loved ones remember security guard who was killed
It was a full house at Columbia Christian Church, where loved ones gathered to remember Benjamin Lyons, who was murdered last month at work. → Read More
Inmate on the loose after reportedly stealing ODOT truck
Authorities are searching for an inmate who reportedly stole an ODOT truck during a work crew cleanup Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Oregon City armed robbery leads to SE Portland
A heavy police presence gathered in Southeast Portland on Wednesday in connection with a robbery that happened at a Fred Meyer in Oregon City, police confirmed. → Read More
Scrap yard fire evacuees need to clean once they return
Nemo and Kathy Vaughan are following the advice of the Multnomah County Health Department by using dish soap to remove any airborne toxins that may have come to rest on dishes left out in her kitchen when she evacuated. → Read More
Avakian to lawmakers: Change gun buying rules
After a 20-year-old man sued Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart for not selling him a rifle, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry Commissioner Brad Avakian encouraged state legislators to pass a law changing the rules on what retailers can decide. → Read More
Avakian to lawmakers: Change gun buying rules
After a 20-year-old man sued Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart for not selling him a rifle, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry Commissioner Brad Avakian encouraged state legislators to pass a law changing the rules on what retailers can decide. → Read More
Not backing down: Pioneer School keeps fight against PPS
On Tuesday, at a Portland School Board meeting, parents, students and staff from the Pioneer School packed the house, hoping to have their voice heard. → Read More
200 students, families hold vigil for FL shooting victims
About 200 students and families gathered at Tualatin High School Monday night to remember those killed and wounded in the Florida shooting that took 17 lives. → Read More
Picturing a murder: New tech could help solve cold case
DNA Phenotype Snapshots, a technology created by Parabon, provides sketches and information on skin color, ancestry and even freckles. It's being used by the Eugene Police Department for the first time. They hope it can provide some answers in case #86-9010. → Read More
Trial starts for once-deported sex suspect
Opening statements began Tuesday afternoon for a man who is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl while she was asleep in her home. → Read More
Proposed clinic would treat opioid use with methadone
Cowlitz County leads Washington state in opioid deaths and state leaders want to use methadone as treatment. → Read More
No charges pressed for anyone in bridge crash, shooting
A man driving under the influence crashed on northbound Interstate 405 near the south end of the Fremont Bridge and fled the scene on Sunday night while another person fired multiple shots at them, Portland Police said. → Read More
Needles are a growing problem in Portland
Residents in Southeast Portland say finding used needles in their neighborhoods is so common, they're prepared with tools to pick up and dispose of them safely. → Read More
Salvadoran immigrant legal repeal to affect 200,000
On Monday, the Trump Administration announced the end to special protections for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants. The program was created to help people of countries affected by war, epidemic or other disasters. Salvadoran immigrants protected under the program will have until Sept. 9, 2019, to leave the country or face deportation. → Read More