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Motorcyclist crashes and sparks fire outside Gresham business
A motorcycle crashed and caught fire Sunday at Northeast Division Street and Cleveland Avenue in Gresham, officials said.
Read at KGW8Man shoots into air during fight at Gresham apartments, police say
GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - Police are investigating after a man allegedly fired a gun into the air during a fight at an apartment complex in Gresham on Sunday afternoon. Just after 2:30 p.m., officers with the Gresham Police Department were…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Shooting at apartment complex in Gresham under investigation, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A shooting at an apartment complex in Gresham on Sunday afternoon is under investigation, authorities said. Just after 2:30 p.m., Gresham police said they responded to a reported disturbance with a weapon in the…
Read at KOIN 6Family says missed jury duty scam took $40K from elderly father in Gresham
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The daughter of the victim says they are still recovering from the mental strain this has had on their family. She says she never thought being on your phone inside your own home could also be dangerous. The daughter…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Gresham mother who killed son released from oversight by Oregon psychiatric board
Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board on Friday voted to discharge Dianne M. Davidoff from state supervision, nearly a decade after she was found guilty except for insanity in the killing of her 17-year-old son at their Gresham home.
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveDEQ investigates chemical spill, dead fish in SE Portland creek
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is investigating a chemical spill in southeast Portland that likely killed fish and other aquatic life over a two-mile stretch in Johnson Creek. The agency says foamy…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Mass fish kill after Portland company spills hundreds of gallons of chemicals, officials say
Students and teachers from the Sunnyside Environmental School were visiting Tideman Johnson park on Sept. 17 when they made a grim discovery — the waters of Johnson Creek were foaming, and the fish in the normally biologically diverse…
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveNew opioid treatment center opens in Gresham with $1.8 million in state funding
A new Gresham clinic will offer methadone, buprenorphine and counseling for opioid use disorder, supported by a $1.8 million state investment, the OHA said Tuesday.
Read at KGW8'I thought I had to pay it': Elderly Gresham man gives scammers $40K in bitcoin after falling victim to phone trick
An elderly Gresham man who paid scammers $40k in Bitcoin who posed as a Sheriff's Office lieutenant now has the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office warning residents against impersonation scams.
Read at KOIN 6Chemical discharge from Portland company likely killed hundreds of fish in Johnson Creek
Oregon DEQ says chemicals from Precision Castparts likely caused the mass fish die-off. The company has apologized and could face fines and corrective action.
Read at KGW8DEQ says chemical leak killed multiple fish in Portland creek
An industrial chemical leak killed multiple fish in Portland’s Johnson Creek in late September, Oregon environmental regulators have concluded. The spill left a 2-mile stretch of dead fish along the southeast Portland creek. On Friday, the…
Read at OPBFamily honors Gresham shooting victim on birthday, continues push for answers
GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - Months after a woman was shot and later died, her family gathered to celebrate what would have been her birthday while continuing their fight for answers. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting,…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Gresham man whose drug-dealing targeted teenage girls sentenced to home detention
A man who led a drug-distribution ring targeting teenage girls and young women, and traded narcotics for sex acts and explicit photos, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly a year of home detention.
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveHwy 26 West closes due to grass fire near Gresham
Crews from the Gresham fire department responded to a grass fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon, closing the Westbound lanes of U.S. 26.
Read at KOIN 6At Gresham’s ‘No Kings’ protest, Latinos push to get out the vote
Protesters across Oregon rallied Saturday for the fourth iteration of the “No Kings” protest since President Donald Trump returned to office. The focus was to get out the vote . In Oregon’s fourth-most populous city, Gresham, Latino civic…
Read at OPBPassenger hospitalized, driver arrested after crash in Gresham
GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - A passenger was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and a driver was arrested after a car crashed in Gresham early on Saturday, according police. Just before 1 a.m., officers with the Gresham Police Department…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Passenger left critically injured after crash in Gresham
Southeast Roberts Avenue will be closed between Southeast 9th Street and Regner Road for several hours as police investigate.
Read at KGW8Gresham PD: Reckless driver causes injury crash after 'nearly striking pedestrians'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An alleged reckless driver was sent to the hospital alongside a critically injured passenger after an early-morning crash in Gresham Saturday. Just before 1 a.m., the Gresham Police Department said they responded to…
Read at KOIN 6Crash in Gresham leaves 1 with life-threatening injuries; police cite ‘speed and impairment’
A single-car crash in Gresham early Saturday morning has left a passenger in the car critically injured, police said.
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveA midcentury Gresham home built to live like a work of art is on the market for under $1M
A Northwest contemporary house designed by architect Marvin Witt to blend with neighboring Columbia View Park in Gresham is for sale.
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveGresham man reported missing after experiencing car trouble in eastern Linn County
On Oct. 10, Jasper Jade accepted a ride from a hunter after his car broke down but got out and walked towards Highway 22. He has not been seen since.
Read at KGW8Gresham police ID 1 killed, 2 injured in shooting at local bar
Authorities identified Hassan Smith, Quincy Ng, and Demarco Streeter as the victims of a fatal shooting at a Gresham, Oregon, bar.
Read at KOIN 6Police identify man shot and killed at Gresham bar Saturday night
Police officers found Hassan Smith, 25, shot and killed at VN Bar N Grill. Two other people were hospitalized and are expected to survive.
Read at KGW8Gresham police release new video in search for leads in unsolved 2020 homicide
GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - Gresham police shared never-before-seen footage on Wednesday of the suspect vehicle in an unsolved 2020 homicide. The release came during a joint press conference with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office…
Read at KPTV FOX 12'Just call in a tip': Gresham gas station homicide remains unsolved 6 years later
Gresham police and the victim's family held a press conference on Wednesday to seek public assistance in solving a six-year-old homicide investigation and released images of a suspect vehicle.
Read at KOIN 6Investigative podcast series reveals past stories of educator sexual misconduct at Centennial High School
A new six-part investigative podcast series called “Not Just a Terrible Story” follows several cases of educator sexual misconduct that took place at Centennial High School in Gresham in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It most closely…
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