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Several Vancouver homes catch fire following shop fire

Updated: 28 minutes ago

By FOX 12 Staff

The Vancouver Fire Department says several homes caught fire Monday after multiple large trees and a shop went up in flames.

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One person was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries in a crash on Highway 219 in...

Burn ban issued for parts of Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Multnomah counties

Updated: 1 hour ago

By FOX 12 Staff

On Monday, officials declared a temporary outdoor burn ban for parts of Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, and Multnomah counties.

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Disaster Day training teaches high schoolers to save lives

Updated: 1 hour ago

By Paulina Aguilar

Ida B. Wells High School in Southwest Portland partnered with PPS, AMR and Portland Fire will put 80 students through medical field exercises to earn their Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Certification

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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of 2 Portland police officers in 2022

Updated: 1 hour ago

By FOX 12 Staff

Matthew Leahey, 37, pleaded guilty today for shooting at police officers after a traffic stop in Northeast Portland last year.

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Work being done this summer will allow traffic to move faster to I-5 in Tualatin.

Commute to get quicker to I-5 interchange in Tualatin

Updated: 3 hours ago

By Will Maetzold

The city of Tualatin is hoping to improve traffic flow to I-5 with changes being made this summer.

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Cougar chases mountain biker on Mt. Hood

Updated: 3 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

Oregon wildlife officials reported a cougar chased a mountain biker on Mt. Hood recently and offered tips for what to do if you encounter one.

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On Tuesday, investigators went into the May apartments for the first time since flames tore...

Goose Hollow resident charged with dozens of counts by grand jury

Updated: 4 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

On June 5, the arsonist who set fire to an apartment complex that displaced around 33 people has been indicted by a grand jury on 55 charges.

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Crews work to extinguish a brush large brush fire that threatened several homes in Vancouver,...

Crews extinguish brush fire that threatened several homes in Vancouver

Updated: 4 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

A brush fire was threating several homes in Vancouver, WA on Monday afternoon, prompting officials to issue an evacuation order.

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Hay truck on fire blocks part of Hwy 26 near Hillsboro

Updated: 5 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

A hay truck on fire near Hillsboro was blocking all lanes on Highway 26 near Hillsboro on Monday afternoon.

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500,000 gallons of treated sewage spills into Willamette River

Updated: 6 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

Around 500,000 gallons of treated sewage spilled into the Willamette River near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park early on Monday morning.

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Nurses, clinicians at 3 Providence facilities vote to authorize strikes

Updated: 8 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

Nurses at three Providence facilities have voted to authorize strikes, according to the Oregon Nurses Association.

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Family of woman found dead near Ridgefield looking for more tips in case

Updated: 8 hours ago

By Drew Marine

FOX 12 spoke with the family of 32-year-old Joanna Speaks, who was found dead near Ridgefield in April.

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18-year-old passenger killed, driver seriously injured in high-speed crash in Vancouver

Updated: 9 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

One person died and another was seriously injured in a crash in Vancouver Sunday night.

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Food cart destroyed by fire in Newberg

Updated: 11 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

One food cart was destroyed by a fire in Newberg on Monday morning.

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Federal trial set to begin over Oregon’s tough gun control measure approved by voters

Updated: 13 hours ago

By The Associated Press

A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure is set to open Monday in Portland.

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Sheriff: Man arrested after breaking into Hazel Dell car dealership

Updated: 14 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says deputies caught a man in the act as he was burglarizing a car dealership in Hazel Dell on Saturday night.

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FOUND: Vancouver woman, 2 kids reported missing and ‘high risk’

Updated: 21 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

A Vancouver woman and her two children reported as missing and “high-risk” have been found safe, police said on Sunday evening.

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Woman who threw her 2 young kids off Portland bridge dies in prison

Updated: 21 hours ago

By FOX 12 Staff

A woman who was sentenced to life in prison for throwing her two children off the Portland Sellwood Bridge died Sunday.

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6 women found dead around Portland metro; cases not connected, police say

Updated: 22 hours ago

By Drew Marine and FOX 12 Staff

Law enforcement is investigating the discovery of six women’s remains around the Portland metro area over the course of the past four months.

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1 dead, 1 arrested after shooting at Woodburn grocery store

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 5:33 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

A person was shot and killed and another was arrested Sunday at a Woodburn grocery store, according to Woodburn Police.

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Pregnant woman missing from Vancouver found safe

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 10:53 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

The Vancouver Police Department says a pregnant woman missing for a month has been found safe.

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Wear Orange weekend raises awareness of gun violence impact in Portland

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 9:51 AM PDT

By Drew Marine

It’s Wear Orange weekend, a color uniting survivors of gun violence and those who have lost their loved ones.

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2 men dead after car drives off Morrison Bridge in Portland

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 9:09 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff and Soyoung Kim

Two men died in a crash off the Morrison Bridge in Portland early Sunday morning.

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4 injured in NE Portland shooting

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 8:26 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Four people were injured in a shooting in northeast Portland on Saturday evening.

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Woman dies, man arrested in shooting at Corbett RV park

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

A woman died, and a man is in custody after a domestic violence shooting in Corbett on Saturday afternoon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Portlanders ride their bikes with Pride through downtown in Pedalpalooza event

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 10:28 AM PDT

By Jeffrey Lindblom

June is Pride Month and Saturday is World Bicycle Day, and with Portland seeing some beautiful weather recently, it was just the right recipe for the second annual Pride Ride.

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Portland releases drafts of new district maps for city council, community feedback invited

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:09 PM PDT

By Adrian Thomas

An independent commission working with the City of Portland released Thursday three map drafts for the new Portland City Council districts coming in 2025.

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New Safe Rest village in North Portland causing issues for neighbors

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:05 PM PDT

By Connor McCarthy

The Peninsula Crossing Safe Rest Village is barely one week old and neighbors are already noticing what they call concerning activity.

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Man hospitalized after explosions, fire in Vancouver garage

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:49 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

A man was seriously injured after a garage fire with reported explosions Friday afternoon in Vancouver.

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Man found dead in Vancouver garage died from multiple gunshots

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:32 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

The 58-year-old man found dead inside a Vancouver, Wash. garage Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday.

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NE Portland communities told to lock their homes, police search for violent crime suspects

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:27 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Late Thursday evening a police chase began near North Portsmouth and Fessenden involving multiple escaped suspects and over 20 police units.

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Woman arrested for allegedly threatening bouncer with gun in SW Portland

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 1:46 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

A woman was arrested early Friday morning and charged with threatening a club bouncer with a gun in southwest Portland.

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Woman arrested for 3-alarm fire at McMinnville pizza restaurant

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 11:23 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a fire that forced a beloved McMinnville pizza restaurant and theater to close.

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Recall issued for batch of Tillamook ice cream due to allergy concerns

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 8:24 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Check your freezer: A recall has been issued for a batch of Tillamook ice cream.

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1 dead, 1 seriously injured after motorcycle, car crash in Brush Prairie

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:22 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

One person died and another was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle and car in Brush Prairie on Thursday night.

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Portland mayor announces plan to curb gun violence this summer

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:54 PM PDT

By Connor McCarthy

It’s called ‘Portland Ceasefire.’

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Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 6:31 PM PDT

By The Associated Press

On Thursday, Democrats voted to fine senators $325 every time their absence denies the chamber the two-thirds quorum it needs to conduct business.

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Evacuation orders lifted for Forest Park Fire near Beavercreek

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

All evacuation orders were lifted Saturday morning for a brush fire near Beavercreek.

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Group rallies in Salem in support of bill to expand food help for refugees, immigrants

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:35 PM PDT

By Adrian Thomas

A group organized in part by the Oregon Food Bank held a rally outside the state capitol on Thursday to call for lawmakers to pass a bill that would expand food assistance for refugees and immigrants.

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Sweet Home Fire Department responds to wildfire near school

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:26 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

On Thursday morning the Sweet Home Fire District alongside the Oregon Department of Forestry responded to a wildfire near Holley School off Crawfordsville Drive.

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Community to hold fundraiser for Kyron Horman search

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

The family and community will be holding a fundraiser this weekend to support the ongoing search for Kyron Horman who went missing in June 2010.

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Improvements to Tualatin I-5 interchange to begin this month

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:44 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

The City of Tualatin will begin working to improve a busy Interstate 5 interchange this month, the city announced Thursday.

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Oregon AG sues 21 companies over toxic firefighting foam

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:08 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

On June 1 Oregon’s Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued 21 companies involved in the manufacturing of toxic chemicals found in firefighting foam.

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Mayor Wheeler says city won’t pursue gunshot detection technology for now

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 12:25 PM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Thursday that he will not go forward with recommending gunshot detection technology to City Council.

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Mayor Wheeler, public safety partners discuss gun violence reduction efforts in Portland

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 11:04 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Mayor Ted Wheeler and public safety partners speak about gun violence reduction and public safety efforts in the city of Portland.

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Thief steals dump truck, crashes it into 4 cars in NE Portland

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 8:32 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Portland police are searching for a person who stole a dump truck and crashed it into several cars early Thursday morning.

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McMinnville bans RVs, trailers from parking in city parks

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:51 AM PDT

By FOX 12 Staff

Starting Thursday, RVs and trailers can’t park at McMinnville city parks.

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Rhododendron woman shares her story after suffering heart attack

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 6:11 AM PDT

By Mia Villanueva

A woman in Rhododendron is sharing her story of survival ahead of the American Heart Association’s “Heart and Stroke Walk” in downtown Portland.

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Basketball program in Vancouver aims to curb youth gun violence

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:09 PM PDT

By Anna Katayama

In just the last year, several teenagers have been killed or injured by gun violence in the Portland metro area.

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Beloved Oregon Santa making comeback at Starlight Parade after near-death COVID experience

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:03 PM PDT

By Soyoung Kim

A beloved local Santa Claus -- formerly known as Milwaukie Santa has since moved to Oregon City – and is making a comeback in a big way.