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Portland Judge Slams Oregon Shooter with 17 Years for Party Bus Gun Violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following a guilty finding by a Multnomah County jury in December on multiple counts, a Multnomah County judge has now sentenced Dwayne Rayshon Driver, 29, to over 17 years in prison for a March 2023 shooting on a party…
Portland Woman Arrested After Injuring Paramedics in Drunken Rampage While Fleeing Their Help
PORTLAND, Ore. — After responding to reports on Thursday, February 20, of an unresponsive woman in the driver seat of a car in the parking lot of a church in the 4500 block of Northeast 116th Avenue A, Portland, American Medical Response…
Oregon Driver Sentenced to Prison After Attacking Man With Hatchet in Road Rage Clash
Joseph Chastain (33), who was given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence on Friday, was described as a ‘rage-filled manic’ by victim Matt Griffin, who he attacked and injured with a hatchet.
The road rage incident occurred on 12 August…
Oregon Man Arrested After 80-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Suitcase Along Willamette River
Multnomah County Sheriff officers investigating the find of an 80-year-old woman’s body in a suitcase on the banks of the Willamette River on Monday arrested a man they believe to be the killer at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
The…
Portland Man’s Nightlong Bridge Standoff Shuts Down Hawthorne Traffic Despite Police Intervention
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's Hawthorne Bridge experienced an extended shutdown on Thursday, February 20, after a man, Rashawn L. Anderson, 44, climbed into the bridge structure and refused to cooperate with police, who attempted to get him…
Portland Police Investigate Suspicious Body Found in Lents Trailer as Homicide Case
PORTLAND, Ore. — Responding to a report on Thursday, February 20, at 9:12 p.m., that paramedics at the scene of a medical call had found a dead man in a travel trailer near Southeast 84th Avenue and Southeast Insley Street, in the Lents…
Oregon Forensic Criminalist Who was Drunk at a Crime Scene Could Lose his Certification for Life
A forensic criminalist with the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), whose blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit while investigating a homicide, has been given a lifetime revocation of his police certification by a state…
Frail Oregon Woman Escapes Prison with Probation After Shooting Abusive Ex-Husband
A frail 74-year-old woman who pleaded no contest to shooting her husband in Southeast Portland has been sentenced to two years of probation by Circuit Court Judge Kelly Skye. The judge said the mandatory seven-and-a-half-year sentence for…
Former Oregon Librarian Secures $250,000 Settlement in Multnomah County Racial Discrimination Case
An Outreach specialist for Books2U who received an employee recognition reward for promoting reading among children and adults, Alicia Byrd, has been awarded $250,000 in a settlement agreement with Multnomah County after filing a racial…
Portland’s First HIV/AIDS Care Home Juniper House Listed as A National Historic Place
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announced yesterday that Portland's Juniper House, the historic building converted into an HIV/AIDS end-of-life care home in 1987—inspiring numerous similar facilities—is…