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Toddler drowns in Ore. family pool
PORTLAND, Ore. — A toddler who was found in her family's Clackamas County pool has died. The 20-month-old girl was found in the Damascus-area pool around 11:15 a.m. She was rushed to Oregon Health & Science University hospital by Life Flight helicopter . Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Adam Phillips tells KOIN there is "nothing indicating" the child died from
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Custody battle ends with arrest, reunion
BEAVERTON, Ore. — An international custody battle spanning thousands of miles ended with a mother-son reunion Tuesday. A Beaverton woman was reunited with her 11-year-old son — 16 months after her ex-husband fled Oregon with the boy. In December 2010, Marc Marenco violated a court-ordered custody agreement and took his son to New Zealand, according to Beaverton Police. On his
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Bicyclist hit by semi in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman on a bicycle was injured in a collision with a semi-tractor truck in downtown Portland Wednesday night. The collision was at Third Avenue and Southwest Madison Street, around 8:30 p.m. The woman was seriously injured, according to a Portland Police statement. The cyclists has been taken to the hospital, with injuries that police consider to
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Portland condo complex hit by fire
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A two-alarm condo-complex fire that sent smoke and flames into the air late Wednesday afternoon is now under control. Portland firefighters were called to The Village at Multnomah condominiums, at 7937 S.W. 40th Ave. in Portland, sometime before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Responders quickly called a second alarm on this fire. Smoke could be seen from as far
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Man 'barricaded' in Salem apartment
SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Department's Tactical and Negotiations Teams are at the scene of what is being described as "an armed barricaded subject." Salem Police have been working this incident in the 800 block of Fairview Avenue SE in Salem. Traffic is blocked to all non-police-related vehicles on Fairview Avenue SE between Winter and Summer streets. A Salem
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Vandals hit North Salem High concessions
SALEM, Ore. — Hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars in damage was done after vandals broke into the North Salem High School concession stand building late Tuesday night. Wednesday morning the school worked to clean up the mess, but it's going to take a while. "There was a tremendous mess," said Athletic Director Joel Dunn. Damage was also done to some
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Portland Police: We averted 'suicide by cop'
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Police Bureau issued a statement Wednesday saying they safely brought in a man who "intended suicide by cop" Tuesday night. Around 10:30 p.m., a man reportedly called 9-1-1 saying had a gun and was "going to use it," according to Portland Police. KOIN has requested a copy of that 9-1-1 call. Officers responded to the
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Scappoose driver charged in crash that sparked evacuations
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — Evacuations were ordered Tuesday night along the side of Highway 30 through Scappose, ordered at a moment's notice after the natural gas explosion there. Witnesses heard the ominous sound of natural-gas leaking after a car veered off the side of Highway 30 and ruptured the line. An explosion soon followed, which then sparked a small grass fire.
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Rafter stranded in Ore. state park
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A rafter became stranded on a ledge in Oregon's Bonnie Lure State Recreation area Wednesday. Clackamas Fire Spokesman Steve McAdoo told KOIN the rafter fell off his raft and became stranded on a ledge -- with no way for anyone to reach him except by water. "He is unharmed," McAdoo said. "But they need to get to
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Woman killed in East Burnside crash
PORTLAND, Ore. – A woman was killed in an SUV crash in Northeast Portland early Wednesday morning. Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesperson for Portland police, said the crash was reported just before 2 a.m., near the intersection of Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside Street. Responding officers arrived to find a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse had crashed into a power pole, and