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Search efforts underway after car crashes through Waterfront Park into Willamette River
11+ hour, 25+ min ago (240+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. " Police are investigating an overnight crash involving a wrong-way driver in downtown Portland who ended up in the Willamette River early Monday morning. The driver was speeding through downtown Portland and traveling in the wrong direction when officers…...
Savannah Guthrie speaks out in first interview since mother’s abduction: ‘We are in agony’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) In the first interview since her mother's disappearance, "TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie is opening up about the ongoing search and the "agony" her family has been going through." In a first look that aired March 25, the longtime "TODAY" co-anchor sat…...
Forest Grove police halts search for missing 78-year-old man
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) FOREST GROVE, Ore. " On Monday, the Forest Grove Police Department announced that the search for a 78-year-old man who went missing on Oct. 14 in Forest Grove has been suspended, after a six-day search." Thomas Weightman was reported missing on Oct....
Manhunt for Travis Decker: Enchantments closed
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (350+ words) LEAVENWORTH, Wash " The Enchantments, parts of the North Cascades and surrounding areas are closed until further notice as the search for Travis Decker continues." Decker is wanted on probable cause for murder in connection with the deaths of Paityn, Evelyn…...
Search suspended for missing person after fishing vessel capsized near Yaquina Bay jetty; 3 people rescued
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. " The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday morning for a missing person after a fishing vessel capsized near the Yaquina Bay jetty in Newport on Sunday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a notification that the 40-foot fishing…...
Police say Travis Decker may still be alive; search still focused in remote Cascade terrain
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) WENATCHEE, Wash. " Nearly two months after Travis Decker allegedly murdered his three young daughters, law enforcement continues to focus its search on the rugged Cascade Range between Chelan and Kittitas counties. On Friday, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said the…...
One bird presumed dead after suspect breaks into Portland bird sanctuary enclosure, several other released
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (577+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. " An intruder broke into the Bird Alliance of Oregon's Wildlife Care Center in Northwest Portland on Thursday after midnight and released several birds from an outdoor enclosure. "We believe these birds were prematurely released by the intruder before…...
Search for Travis Decker continues amid swift water training
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (349+ words) KGW News at Sunrise at 7 CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. " Chelan County deputies were back in Icicle Creek Wednesday morning, not just to train for swift water rescues, but to continue searching for accused killer Travis Decker. The creek, located near the…...
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
9+ mon, 15+ hour ago (1004+ words) KERRVILLE, Texas " As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday. At least 43 people, including 15 children,…...
Search continues for missing Gresham mountain biker
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. " Hundreds of search and rescue personnel in the Mount Hood National Forest are looking for 52-year-old Ralph Sawyer, who failed to return home from a bike ride near Trillium Lake Friday night. Sawyer, described by investigators as…...