A 32-year-old Oregon woman has been charged with shoving a toddler onty transit rail tracks in Porthland this week. The incident took place on Wednesday, according to Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. The 3-year-old girl and her mother were waiting for a MAX train at the Gateway Transit Center MAX platform n northeast Portland …
A woman found dead last week in an Oregon park has been identified, and her boyfriend is now wanted for her murder. The Portland Police Bureau said the body of 27-year-old Kathryn Muhlbach was found Friday afternoon in Powell Butte Nature Park, KPTV reported. Police said at the time the death was “suspicious” but still …
Self-published romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the murder of her chef husband at his downtown Portland workplace in 2018. Crampton Brophy, 71, would be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, KGW reported. She was found guilty of second degree murder on May 25 at the …
A Portland State University student surrendered to police in his hometown and was taken back to Portland to face murder charges in the death of another student. Amara Marluke, 19, was shot and killed in downtown Portland early Monday morning, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The suspect, 20-year-old Keenan Harpole, turned himself in to Deschutes County …
A Portland firefighter is facing kidnapping charges after he and two accomplices allegedly kidnapped a man he learned had burglarized his marijuana dispensary in order to teach him a lesson. Douglas L. Bourland, 46, is a 14-year veteran of Portland Fire & Rescue, the Oregonian reported, but was on leave from his job at the …
A second night of protests in downtown Portland ended early Saturday with dozens of detentions and 13 arrests during an “autonomous demonstration” against Department of Homeland Security officers deployed in the city, KGW reports. The Portland Police Bureau said the protesters took to the streets at about 9 p.m. Friday and “devolved into property destruction …
An Oregon social worker has sued a former anesthesia resident at the hospital where she worked — and his university — in a multi-million lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her even after she told him his comments and actions were not welcome, the Oregonian reports. Jason Campbell has racked up millions of social media …
A licensed Tennessee massage therapist has been charged with rape and sexual battery involving two of his female clients. Police in Portland, about 40 miles north of Nashville near the Kentucky state line, said that a first-time client filed a report on Sunday claiming that James D. Hall, 69, “inappropriately contacted her genital area multiple …
Federal police officers shot a protester in the face Saturday night with an apparent “impact munition” that left him with multiple skull and facial fractures and a tube in his skull to drain the blood, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reported. The incident was captured in a graphic video that shows Donavan LaBella, 26, standing between …
Seven people, including a child, have the US Coast Guard and Portland Fire & Rescue to thank after a dramatic rescue Saturday afternoon when their boat hit a submerged erosion control dam and started to take on water. The 40-foot Lawilila was rounding Kelley Point, where the Willamette and Columbia Rivers converge, when it hit …
By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance in the city. Williams, who was in jail Sunday, came to Portland to perform in Nick Cannon’s …
Authorities in Oregon say a 58-year-old Portland man is facing criminal charges after he was stopped by police earlier this week. According to Oregon Live, authorities initiated a traffic stop on Monday and a subsequent search of driver Thomas J. Mackley’s trunk revealed a dead human body. An autopsy report indicated that the female victim …
