Astoria’s Hess House haunted no more
Updated: 1 min ago“This was the haunted house,” Sam Hess told KOIN 6 News, “just because it was so dilapidated and looked scary.” So Hess offered the house rent-free to the family of Pastor Chris Schauermann.
‘Hobo boats’ leave sewage, clutter and taxpayer costs
Updated: 1 min agoTransient boats are becoming more common on area water ways.Trace amounts of gas surround this boat on the Columbia River. The contents of the struggling couple who lived on the boat are still inside.
Dog in quarantine after biting girl, 3, in the face
Updated: 2 hours agoThe Humane Society for Southwest Washington has no previous records of vicious behavior from the dog, a 5- or 6-year-old male Pit Bull. His owners are said to be cooperating with the investigation.
Hidden camera found in Starbucks bathroom
Updated: 22 mins agoSherwood police are asking for help in identifying a man considered a “person of interest” after a camera was found inside a Sherwood Starbucks Coffee shop bathroom.
91 dead in Oklahoma City tornado
Updated: 1 min agoAt least 91 people were killed, and officials said the death toll is expected to rise. More than 120 people, including 70 children, were being treated at hospitals.
Valet robbed at gunpoint in NW Portland
Updated: 26 mins agoPortland police are looking for a 25-year-old white man accused of robbing a valet at gunpoint Monday night near Cafe Mingo in northwest Portland.
New speeds going up for Bike Boulevards
Updated: 6 hours agoThe speed limit for cars on Portland’s bike boulevards and neighborhood greenways is gradually being dropped across the city. And police are looking for drivers that aren’t slowing down.
Nesting birds attack Beaverton walkers
Updated: 5 hours agoA nesting pair of birds continue to dive bomb people as they walk on a Beaverton sidewalk.
Plea deal reached in ‘murder by abuse’ case
Updated: 8 hours agoThe two parents each pleaded not guilty last summer to charges of murder by abuse after their 5-year-old son, Mahonarye Noa, died. Now they’re back in court.
Tualatin Valley decided fluoride long ago
Updated: 5 hours agoActivists on both sides of Portland’s fluoridation issue are working to sway last-minute votes before the 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline. But residents in Washington County settled this issue decades ago.