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Oregon Cold Case Finally Solved After DNA Identifies Man Found Near Portland Cemetery
With the help of advances made in DNA technology, the fully skeletonized remains of a man found in a wooded area of Southwest Portland in 2004 have been positively identified as Robert Lee Horton, a 47-year-old man from Hawaii who had been…
Portland Airport Carjacking Ends With Man in ICU and Suspect in Custody
PORTLAND, Ore. — A carjacking at the Portland International Airport on Monday, after which a man is in intensive care with serious injuries, has led to the arrest of a convicted felon.
Vidal Pedraza (52) was arraigned on Tuesday on two…
No Arrests After Fatal Shooting Near Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — No arrests have been made following the death by shooting on Tuesday night of 25-year-old Malachi Bussey of Portland.
A second male victim is undergoing non-life-threatening treatment. No arrests have been made.…
Man Sentenced to 22 Years After Mother of Three Was Killed in Portland Shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who shot three people, killing a mother of three in Portland in 2023, was sentenced in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday to 22 years in prison.
According to court documents, William Watson (34) had…
Oregon Man Walks Into FBI Office and Confesses to 1979 Boston Murder
After ‘finding Jesus,’ a Portland man has confessed to the rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman in Boston nearly five decades ago.
At the age of 71, John Michael Irmer now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after confessing…
Portland Water Bills Could Double as Cost of Treatment Plant Soars to $2.5 Billion
PORTLAND, Ore. — As the Portland City Council’s public works debates authorizing $525 million in debt for the city’s billion-dollar water treatment facility, concerns have been raised that water rates could double, and alternatives are…
Portland Approves New Monthly Transportation Fee After Years of Debate to Help Fix Crumbling Roads
PORTLAND, Ore. — A new monthly street fee will hit Portlanders' pockets in January 2027, after the Portland City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday in a 9-3 vote.
Portland Monthly Street Fee to become a Reality in January…
Portland Woman Gets Maximum Sentence After 6-Year-Old Is Killed in Dog Attack
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman will serve the maximum prison sentence for criminally negligent homicide related to the death of a six-year-old mauled by her two Great Dane-Mastiffs.
Loyalty Scott lost his life after the 20-minute…
Portland Woman Pleads Guilty After Pulling ICE Agent’s Mask Off During Arrest
PORTLAND, Ore. — Temika Gardner of Portland pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting a federal ICE agent and is likely to serve home detention for the misdemeanor crime when she is sentenced in July.
She Filmed ICE Agents Arresting…
Appeals Court Says Tear Gas Can Still Be Used Outside Portland ICE Facility for Now
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a majority decision Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused lower court restrictions on the use of tear gas and other crowd-control weapons at Portland’s ICE facility while appeals continue.
Hold…