Crews this week pulled the partial remains of a station wagon from the Columbia River Gorge — a vehicle that may have belonged to a family of five that disappeared while out looking for Christmas greenery nearly 70 years ago. The car fell apart as the salvage crew pulled it out of the water on …
Oregon authorities are searching for a toddler who was last seen on Saturday playing in the yard of a home in Siletz. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has organized an extensive search involving multiple agencies with foot searches and aerial drones equipped with cameras and thermal imaging. The 2-year-old boy, Dane Paulsen, was last seen …
A bedridden 80-year-old woman was found dead and stuffed in suitcase on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, earlier this week, and man has been charged with her murder. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the river on Sauvie Island on Monday after the body was found, and …
Oregon police have arrested a teacher and her parents after they were indicted on child abuse charges and found hiding out in a coastal hotel. A Deschutes County grand jury handed up indictments for Sarah Session, 33; Paula Hardenburg, 60; and Gary Hardenburg; 65, on Tuesday, but they were not arrested until Friday when US …
An Oregon man was charged wtih murder this week after his partner was found dead in a ditch in Sherwood. Washington County Sheriff’s Offfice said deputies found Mary McDowell, 64, outside her home just after 4:30 a.m. on December 13. They took 38-year-old Jose Lucase Morfin Jr. into custody at the time. A week later, …
Oregon authorities are investigating the disappearance and death of a 5-year-old boy last month as a homicide, according to court documents detailing the investigation. Joshua McCoy, who had autism and was non-verbal, disappeared from his home in North Bend on November 9. His mother, Angela German, told investigators that she took about a lengthy nap, …
The estranged husband of an Oregon woman reported missing a week ago was arrested for second degree murder on Friday, the same day a body was found about four miles from where the wife’s abandoned truck was found last week. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday afternoon the body was that of 61-year-old Susan …
A federal grand jury on Friday found an Oregon man guilty of kidnapping and raping two women, holding one in a cell he constructed in his Klamatha Falls garage. Negasi Zuberi, 30, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche, was arrested on July 16, 2023, in Reno, Nevada where he fled with his family after a …
After three weeks on the run, an Oregon mother whose toddler daughter died of suspected fentanyl poisoning was captured Tuesday in Seaside. Mary Elizabeth Jacobo, 26, was involved in a car-jacking and other violent crimes since her daughter’s death in Portland, KGW reported. Jacobo was in possession of a gun when she was taken into …
An Oregon nurse reported missing when she missed a work shift earlier this week has been found dead, and a neighbor has been charged with her murder. Melissa Jubane, 32, failed to show for her Wednesday morning shift at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, the Beaverton Police Department said. Officers conducted a welfare check at …
An Oregon woman was arrested this week after her 8-year-old child called 911 from the back seat of her car saying her mother was driving recklessly and looking for “water to drive into.” Springfield Police officers took Camie Sorensen, 43, into custody on Monday, charging her with reckless driving, eluding, and reckless endangering. The 911 …
A former Washington police officer suspected of killing his underage girlfriend and ex-wife and kidnapping a 1-year-old child killed himself Tuesday afternoon after leading Oregon state troopers on a brief chase on Interestate 5 near Eugene. The child, Roman Santos, was recovered safely by the troopers,Capt. Kyle Kennedy of the Oregon State Police said. The …
