An Oregon man training to become a certified nursing assistant is accused of trying to smother an elderly dementia patient with a pillow. KOIN reported that Henry Woolner, 21, worked at the Gracelen Terrace Long Term Care Facility in Portland. It was there where he abused a 67-year-old patient “who is not able to speak or articulate …
A retired teacher was convicted Friday of groping six seventh-grade girls when he substituted as a gym teacher one day in 2015. The Oregonian reported that Norman Scott, 66, was found guilty of third-degree sexual abuse and harassment in connection with the October 5 incident. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls over the course of …
An Oregon man is facing felony charges after he was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman found Friday in or near a burning trailer, KTVZ reported. According to The Oregonian, emergency crews were called to the fire in Josephine County where they found the camper in flames and the dead body of an unnamed …
An Oregon appeals court ordered Wednesday that a couple’s loud dogs must undergo “debarking,” a controversial medical procedure that entails cutting a canine’s vocal cords, according to The Washington Post. The Oregonian reports that Debra and Dale Krein sued neighbors Karen Szewc and John Updegraff in 2012 after being fed up with the noises made by their many Tibetan …
Detectives in Clark County, Washington, have announced that new DNA samples link two cold cases to convicted killer Warren Forrest, according to KOIN. The Columbian reports that blood on a weapon used by Forrest, 68, was found to belong to Martha Morrison, 17. The missing Portland girl’s body was found in a remote area in Vancouver, Washington, in …
An Oregon woman is suing the hospital where she gave birth to her first child after medical staff allegedly drugged her up and brought her newborn son to her for a breastfeeding while she was extremely groggy. Oregon Live reports that Monica Thompson, 42, gave birth to her son Jacob in on Aug. 2, 2012 at …
An Oregon woman was arrested on Wednesday after she towed three small children in a plastic wagon while driving her vehicle down a roundabout filled with heavy traffic. The Oregonian reports that Alana Nicole Donahue, 27, is accused of putting her two children, ages three and five, and her 8-year-old nephew in a tiny, red plastic …
A convicted felon is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly stabbed an Oregon man for no apparent reason. The Oregonian reported that Michael Lee Williams (pictured left), 33, is accused of stabbing Pedro Shroyer, 38, multiple times outside of an Old Town apartment building Monday night. Surveillance cameras caught the victim attempting to flee following the stabbing …
Maliyha Hope Garcia was 5 years old, but weighed only 24 pounds when paramedics found her dead on the living room floor of her adoptive parents home just before Christmas 2016. The little girl was so emaciated that every rib was poking through her thin skin, according to court documents. “Arms and legs looked like …
“Her arms and legs looked like bones with skin hanging on them.”
A Gresham, Oregon, woman has been missing for a week and may possibly be in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area. Authorities urge the public to keep an eye out for her. Corpus Christi Caller Times reports that Susan Behrens, 30, disappeared from Gresham on April 4. Friends and family are worried for her well-being and said it’s …
