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Portland Lands Near Bottom of U.S. Study on Deferred Infrastructure Maintenance
In a recent national study, Portland finished at last place but one for infrastructure maintenance.
Portland’s Deferred Infrastructure Maintenance Earns Second-to-last Place in National Study
The Infrastructure & Capital…
Portland Woman Fighting for Her Life After Brutal Attack in Old Town Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — A critically injured woman is fighting for her life in a local Portland hospital after she was brutally attacked with what appears to police to be a blunt instrument.
Suspect Arrested Within Hours of the Attack…
Oregon Deputies Say 14-Year-Old Turned Himself In After Wood Village School Bus Stop Shooting
A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) yesterday for shooting a 13-year-old girl in Wood Village on May 15.
His surrender was facilitated by his attorney, following a search for the shooter by…
Portland Bodycam Shows Burglary Suspect Strike Officer With Rock During Overlook Chase
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) released bodycam footage of an officer investigating a burglary in the Overlook neighborhood being assaulted with a softball-sized rock, as the suspect hurled threats before finally being…
Russian National Extradited to Oregon in Global $340 Million Crypto Ponzi Case
One of four Russian nationals appeared in the Portland federal court on Monday for her role in a global Ponzi investment scheme that siphoned $340 million from victim-investors.
Olena Oblamska (42), who was extradited from Thailand to…
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…