11/25/2008 Tualatin council tries to block liquor license for strip club The city council voted unanimously to try and deny the owner of Stars Cabaret a liquor license for a new club in Tualatin.  Poll: Allow liquor license?  Video: KGW report on strip club

11/21/2008 Insurance denied for family at bottom of house slide area The owner of the home located at the bottom of the slide that damaged seven Southwest Portland homes got the final word from his insurance company Friday.  More: Investigation into house slide

11/17/2008

Man accused of sexually abusing boy at Beaverton YMCA
A Portland man is accused of sexually abusing a boy inside the locker room of a YMCA.

11/14/2008 Residents band together as protection against serial burglar The burglars broke into Natasha Heart's SW Portland home and took everything. At least 7 other homes were hit that same day.  Video: KGW report on community meeting

11/11/2008 Tigard store owner terrorized in armed robbery Three men wearing bandanas to cover their faces came into a Tigard deli with their guns blazing as the owner stood in shock.  Video: KGW report on robbery

11/07/2008 Ambulance runs red light, causing multi-vehicle crash An ambulance with its lights flashing ran a red light in Southwest Portland Friday morning and caused a multi-vehicle crash, police said.  Video: Watch KGW report

11/04/2008 Help sought recovering bikes stolen from Lake Oswego shop Police are offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of four bikes stolen from a Lake Oswego bike shop in October.  Video: Bikes stolen

10/23/2008 Drivers line up for free gas surprise in Tigard Drivers were getting a welcome surprise in Tigard, after a gas station starting giving away $40 gift cards.

10/21/2008

Four suspects arrested in county-wide car prowl ring
Police report they’ve arrested three men and a 17-year-old female in connection with nearly 40 reported car break-ins in Multnomah County during August and September.

10/20/2008 Beaverton man accused of shooting wife in stomach Police arrested a Beaverton man accused of shooting his wife in the stomach.  Video: Woman shot

10/16/2008 Pair beat Tigard man who placed Craigslist ad Investigators say a Tigard man was beaten and bound with duct tape and then robbed by a man and a woman who responded to his Craigslist ad.

10/10/2008 TriMet's Westside Express Service delayed TriMet's new Portland-to-Wilsonville Westside Express Service will not start running until February because the company manufacturing the trains is behind schedule.

10/09/2008 Tigard officer hurt when patrol car rear-ended A Tigard patrol car was rear-ended early Wednesday morning, injuring the police officer inside.  Video: Crash scene

10/08/2008

Man swept off Newport jetty was from Tigard
The Newport Police Department identified a man swept off a jetty at the Oregon coast as 23-year-old Arnold Halstad of Tigard.

10/06/2008 Pedestrian hit by car in Beaverton A vehicle hit a pedestrian along the Tualatin Valley Highway early Monday morning, police said. The unidentified victim was airlifted to a local hospital.  Video: Watch KGW report

Driver killed in T-bone crash on TV Hwy One person was killed in a two-vehicle T-bone crash on the Tualatin Valley Highway early Monday morning, police said.  Video: Watch KGW report

10/03/2008 VW crosses lanes and T-bones Clackamas sheriff A Clackamas County sheriff was involved in a dangerous highway collision with a woman driving in the wrong lane Thursday evening.

09/30/2008 Traffic stop nets half-pound of cocaine; suspect flees A routine traffic stop turned into a drug seizure and manhunt in Hillsboro Monday night after the driver ran from the scene.

09/24/2008

Hillsboro residents concerned about group home location
A neighborhood in Hillsboro sought legal counsel after residents learned a new group home was moving in.

09/19/2008 Police investigating death of man at Winco An Aloha man's death at a local supermarket is now being investigated by police. Mason Stevenson, 38, died at the Beaverton/Cedar Hills Winco store.  Video: Winco death

09/11/2008

Armed robbers hold up catering truck in Beaverton
A catering truck was robbed at gunpoint in Aloha late Wednesday night and the suspects got away, police said.

09/08/2008

9-1-1 callers alert police of swerving woman with kids in car
Police credit a group of drivers with helping them catch an alleged drunk driver near Woodburn overnight. Police found two children in the car.
 Video: KGW report on arrest

08/29/2008

Jury convicts Tigard cheerleading coach on sex abuse charges
A coach for the West Coast Extreme All-Star Cheerleaders in Tigard has been convicted of federal sex abuse charges.

08/08/2008 Embattled SW Portland convenience store may get 2nd chance A last-minute deal may save Peterson’s, a convenience store on southwest Morrison Street that police say attracted loitering drug users and drunks.

07/29/2008

88-year-old man fights off armed robber in Washington Co.
An 88-year-old man managed to fight off an armed man disguised in a ski mask who forced his way into his Washington County home Monday afternoon and tried to rob him, police said.

Beaverton neighbor says Peeping Tom attacked him Police Tuesday were looking for a possible peeping Tom accused of attacking a man who confronted him.

07/25/2008 Police arrest man accused of trying to run down officer A man who was fired at when he tried to run over an officer was found in Hillsboro Friday afternoon, police said.  Video: Manhunt in Hillsboro

07/18/2008 Crash blocks Hwy. 26 for an hour during commute A crash caused a major traffic jam on Highway 26 during the morning commute early Friday morning.

07/17/2008 Motorcyclist runs out of gas during 130 mph chase, police say Police arrested a Tigard man early Thursday morning after an extensive chase that started in the Tualatin area and ended in Albany.

07/16/2008 Man accused of looking up girl's skirt on floor of Tigard Sears store Police arrested a Wilsonville man who allegedly looked up at least one girl’s skirt while on the floor of a Sears store.

Freak barge accident causes West Linn brush fire and power outage A mishap involving a barge, a crane and a power line knocked out power to 2,500 Portland General Electric customers.  Video: Crane knocks out power line

07/14/2008

Lake Oswego swim park closure saddens locals
For families living on the southwest side of Lake Oswego, the swim park is the only place they can use the lake. It’s private; residents who live on the lake own it.

07/09/2008 Man says vehicle ruined after attendant filled diesel tank with regular The average price of diesel in Oregon is currently just under $5 a gallon and that seems cheap for one Oregon driver.

07/02/2008 Armed man robs Supercuts Hair Salon in Tigard The suspect demanded money from an employee who was working at the front desk at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

06/20/2008 Man rescued after being pinned under heavy equipment Tualatin Firefighters on Friday rescued a man trapped by a large piece of equipment that had fallen from a flatbed trailer.

06/13/2008 Should Lincoln High School be torn down? Choices include remodeling the current building, tearing it down and building a new one, or adding new development alongside the school, such as offices or condo towers.

06/11/2008

Tigard vehicles smashed by watermelon-throwing vandals
At least two Tigard residents were the victims of vandals who used watermelons to damage cars overnight, police said Wednesday.

06/02/2008 Serial cat killer targets PSU area The Oregon Humane Society is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who killed and mutilated the animals.  Video: KGW report on cat killer

Man exposes himself at Aloha Big Lots store Police said employees at an Aloha store chased off a man exposing himself to women Sunday night. It happened at the Big Lots on SW Tualatin Valley Highway.

05/21/2008 79-year-old man accused of raping five-year-old girl Charles Buchanan was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday. The child victim is related to Buchanan’s girlfriend, police said.

Aloha music store robbed at gunpoint
A man trying to rob a music store in Aloha fired his gun while threatening a clerk. The clerk at the El Oro Musical music was shaken, but not injured, police said.

05/14/2008

Hillsboro man sentenced to prison for sex abuse
A 28-year-old Hillsboro man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a teenage girl was sentenced to almost six years in prison and must register as a sex offender for life.

05/13/2008 PC Club under new ownership, to resume operations The computer store will remain open and operating normally under new ownership, it was announced Friday.

Baby found in apartment during Beaverton meth raid
A six-month-old baby was taken from an apartment where police said they found remnants of a meth lab and two guns during a raid Tuesday morning.

05/09/2008 Rash of coyote attacks in Tigard The clash between coyotes and homeowners is becoming a problem across the Metro Area, officials say.  Comments: Coyotes in your neighborhood?

05/05/2008

Police misled by blood-covered scene at West Linn garage
It was a recipe for disaster, according to police who walked in on a bloody scene at an underground West Linn parking garage last month.

04/30/2008 Neighbors describe West Linn man who killed wife as 'easy-going' A neighbor told KGW it seemed that the man who shot and killed his wife Tuesday afternoon in West Linn had never recovered after separating from his wife.

04/24/2008 Bogus letter urges Lincoln parents to get kids booze on prom night The letter encourages parents of Lincoln High School students to open their homes for sex and alcohol and drug use.  Read: Fake letter to parents (pdf)  Poll: Your reaction to prank?

04/23/2008

Sewage leak spills into Fanno Creek
A break in a pressure sewer caused a sewage leak Wednesday afternoon at the Fanno Pump Station in southwest Portland.

School bus, mini van collide in SW Portland
A school bus crashed into a mini-van in southwest Portland late Wednesday morning, onlookers said.

04/21/2008

Driver killed during collision with Jeep on Scholls Ferry Road
A woman was killed when her car crossed the center line of Southwest Scholls Ferry Road and was hit by a Jeep Sunday night, according to a preliminary investigation.

04/16/2008 Sixth person convicted in former Lincoln star's cocaine death Back in the summer of 2006, Kraig Crow asked a friend if he could find him a quarter-ounce of cocaine.

04/15/2008 Tualatin Burger King robbed at gunpoint by masked man An employee gave officers a description of the suspect and reported that he had robbed her at gun-point, taking almost $400.

04/11/2008 Tree shields Aloha family from speeding car A car crashed into the front yard of a home near Aloha and Washington County detectives were trying to figure out why.  Video: KGW report on crash  Also: Speeding motorcylist crashes, dies

04/10/2008 Father & son accused of sexually abusing girls in Wilsonville Police said the father and son sexually abused at least six girls in their home in Wilsonville and there may be more victims.

Investigators find origin of Tualatin house fire Investigators believe the fire that destroyed a two-story home in Tualatin started in the living room.  Raw video: House & barn ablaze  Slideshow: Photos of house fire

04/08/2008 Two men found dead in suspected SW Portland murder-suicide Police believe a man stabbed his boyfriend several times and then hanged himself in a home in Southwest Portland.

04/04/2008 No water on hand to fight Tualatin house fire A two-story home was destroyed in the early morning blaze, and firefighters were hampered by a lack of water.  Raw video: House & barn ablaze  Slideshow: Photos of house fire

03/19/2008

Emergency sewer repair job closes part of downtown Portland street
An emergency sewer repair job has closed three lanes of SW Market Street at SW 1st Avenue in downtown Portland, city officials said.

Pepper spray used, arrest made during Portland protest of Iraq war Marchers from different groups opposing the Iraq war took to the streets of downtown Portland late Wednesday morning

03/17/2008 Fire destroys vacant apartment building in downtown Portland A three-alarm fire tore through a vacant apartment building in SW Portland Sunday night, sending transients who had been living fleeing out the doors, firefighters said.  Raw: Flames devour apartment building

03/07/2008 Hillsboro woman sentenced for leaving pit bull locked in crate A Hillsboro woman was charged with animal neglect after police said she lied about an injured puppy she brought to a shelter.  Background: Dog was starved, burned  Also: More Animal news

03/04/2008 Hit man e-mail a hoax, Wash. Co. assures worried residents An e-mail that tells computer users a hit man has been hired to kill them is a hoax, Washington County authorities said Tuesday.  More: Read the hoax e-mail

Teens arrested after armed OxyContin robbery at Tigard Rite-Aid Two teenagers were arrested Monday after allegedly robbing a Rite-Aid at gunpoint and demanding OxyContin, a prescription pain reliever.

02/29/2008

Three men say Lake O teacher abused them in 1970s
Three men who claim they were sexually abused by their fifth-grade teacher in the 1970s have filed a civil suit that challenges the statute of limitations on abuse charges against Oregon government employees.

02/26/2008 Frantic 911 call from roommate reported deadly house fire Fire investigators are looking into what caused a house fire the claimed the life of an unidentified man in his 30’s and injured his roommate in Southwest Portland.  Video: Watch KGW report

02/13/2008 Hillsboro man convicted of sex crimes sentenced to 90 years Donald Allen Gosney, 38, was sentenced for sexually assaulting his girlfriend, who he kept locked in their apartment.  Background: Woman held captive  Video: Watch KGW report

02/12/2008 Seizure blamed for head-on Hwy. 26 crash A car driven by 22-year-old Timothy Baughman of St. Helens was eastbound on Highway 26 when it crossed the median and struck a westbound vehicle head-on.

02/08/2008

Body found over embankment in SW Portland
Transients first reported spotting the body near SW Barbur Boulevard and SW Capitol Highway, police said.

02/07/2008 Suspected child molester found hiding in Beaverton closet A suspected child molester was found hiding in a closet under a pile of clothes inside a Beaverton townhouse Wednesday night.

Tigard daycare provider sentenced to probation for abuse
A 29-year-old Tigard woman who operated a day-care center has been sentenced to two years' probation for fondling a 15-year-old girl who worked for her after school.

02/11/2008 Teen cyclist hit by bus had big dreams Austin Miller’s family gathered around a computer to watch one of the early works of the budding 15 year old filmmaker. “He wrote it, shot it, directed it, did all the editing,” said his mother, Stephanie Miller. “He was unbelievably creative.”

02/04/2008 Car slides 150 ft. down embankment off Cornell Rd. Road conditions were icy at the time and authorities believe that may have contributed to the crash not far from Hoyt Arboretum.  Raw: Aerial view of scene

Suspect arrested for hot tub death in Lake Oswego Police arrested a suspect Sunday after officers found a body at a Lake Oswego apartment complex.

02/01/2008 SUV crashes into downtown store, coming to stop in gift dept. “She ripped the iron gates out of the ground and pushed them through the glass into the gift department. Glass went everywhere,” a store manager said.  Photos: See extent of damage