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Boy, 11, arrested with loaded gun on MAX
PORTLAND, Ore - A woman protecting her baby called 9-1-1 Thursday night after an 11-year-old boy showed her a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic hand gun. Portland police said that they responded to a report of someone with a gun on a MAX train stopped at the Chinatown/Old Town stop. Officers said that a group of boys and girls had a
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Man shot, killed in front of Aloha grocery store identified
The 22-year-old man shot down in front of an Aloha grocery store Thursday afternoon was identified by investigators today. Ryan Lee Johnson of Aloha was in the crowded parking lot of the Thriftway at Southwest 176th and Farmington Road when he was shot and killed . Not long after the shooting, which took place as school was ending at a
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Suspicious death turns into murder mystery
SALEM, Ore - Marion County Senior Sheriff's Deputy Jason Hickman pulled up to a maroon Ford Explorer Friday morning just after 1 a.m. after a 9-1-1 call reporting a suspicious vehicle. Hickman found the Explorer idling, the emergency lights blinking persistently. Things were definitely suspicious. The driver was found lifeless, slumped over the driver's side seat. Officials say the 9-1-1
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Portlander describes shooting intruder with rubber ammo
One man is in custody after a North Portland man fired rubber pellets at him during an early morning home intrusion. Tim Wallace said he and his wife had come home late Thursday night to find their back gates open and items outside their home rearranged. Thinking someone may have been at the house earlier in the night, before going
National
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Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May. Panetta told CBS's 60 Minutes , in a profile to be broadcast on Sunday, that Shakil Afridi helped provide intelligence for
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Mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled Friday that Justice Department prosecutor Bobbi Bernstein may have tainted the jury hearing Gerard Dugue's trial by mentioning the name
International
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Venezuela to shun World Bank arbitration decisions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will ignore future decisions by a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body. Venezuela formally began its withdrawal from the Washington-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes this week. Chavez says any financial disagreements with foreign companies operating in Venezuela should be settled with local authorities and within the country's judicial
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Haiti president now says no pardon for Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's president is backing away from a possible pardon for former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. President Michel Martelly says he will let justice run its course in the case of the man known as "Baby Doc." Martelly says he was misunderstood in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press when asked about Duvalier and responded that he
Politics
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Huckabee questions Gingrich ad
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he doesn't approve of his appearance in a Newt Gingrich ad being aired in Florida that questions Mitt Romney's integrity. Huckabee says the ad quotes him out of context. Huckabee wrote on his PAC website that he won't make a primary endorsement. ©2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
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Dates set for elections to replace Giffords
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has picked dates in April and June for the special elections to choose a replacement for Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Brewer on Friday set the primary election for Tuesday, April 17. The general election will be held on Tuesday, June 12. Several Democrats are considering running for the seat representing District 8, which
Business
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Facebook IPO filing could come next week
The social networking website could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week.
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Ford posts big profits
The automaker reported $13.62 billion in net income, but investors brushed off the result because most of that came from an accounting change.
Recalls
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LED flashlight sets recalled by BJ's
WASHINGTON, D.C. – BJ’s Wholesale Club is recalling about 41,000 LED flashlight and battery sets because the flashlights can heat up, smoke or melt when turned on, posing fire and burn hazards. BJ’s has received two reports of incidents with the flashlights, including one unit overheating and one unit burning and making a loud noise. One minor injury to a
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KYMCO recalls utility vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – KYMCO is recalling about 1,876 utility vehicles because an exposed portion of the exhaust system can allow debris such as leaves, brush or other flammable materials to enter the opening and ignite, posing a fire hazard. The company has received three reports of vehicles catching on fire and being damaged. No reports of injuries have been received.
Video Forecast
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New developments in boy caught with loaded gun on MAX
The boy in custody is the half brother of Yashanee Vaughn, the Portland 14-year-old murdered last year.
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Next rain event arrives Sunday
Friday and Saturday both look dry.
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Local teen met adult drug abuser online
"Before I could even think, there's a needle in my arm."
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NE Portland homeowner shoots intruder with rubber bullets
This all happened before 4 a.m. at a home in the 7000 block of N. Seward Ave.