By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown. Manuel Ellis was addicted to
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — King County will pay $225,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by a Black man who was arrested on drug charges after a veteran detective made false statements to obtain a search warrant, including misidentifying him in a photo. Detective Kathleen Decker, a now-retired 33-year veteran
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Hospital is developing a corrective action plan to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by Dec. 21, following a report that finds the hospital deficient in response to recent issues related to secure medical transport of patients who require Secure Transport Restraints (STRs). CMS surveyors
Continue ReadingBy Fox 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver couple were arrested last week and charged with abusing their 8-year-old grandson, according to court documents. In the probable cause document signed Dec. 1, 55-year-old Masterino Machuo and 51-year-old Refoela Refalopei are accused of starving and physically abusing
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Sen. Ron Wyden said Monday he is asking federal officials to act immediately to prevent concessionaire mismanagement from continuing to pose safety risks to Crater Lake National Park, its visitors, and the employees who live and work at this world-renowned natural treasure in southern Oregon.
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Poachers have killed a bighorn sheep, two black bear cubs, seven elk, and two black-tailed buck deer in separate incidents across Oregon over the past month, according to the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division. Rewards are being offered to find the culprits in the rash of poaching incidents.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A West Linn man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiring with others to illegally import and sell $2.5 million in counterfeit N95 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jiang Yu, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. According to court documents, in May 2020,
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Pennsylvania man who completed more than 7,800 individual darknet fentanyl sales in less than two years and was linked by investigators to dozens of fatal overdoses across the United States was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for distributing a fentanyl analogue on AlphaBay, a former darknet marketplace, that
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Gas prices continue their downward movement in all 50 states as the holidays approach, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Most gas stations in Oregon are now selling regular gas for less than $4 a gallon, and nationwide, about 60% of all fuel locations have gas below $3 a gallon. Lower crude oil
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles was ordered to pay a hefty fine and restitution Monday for violating the Clean Air Act by negligently releasing a hazardous air pollutant from its facility. Hydro Extrusion USA (Hydro), a limited liability corporation based in Rosemont, Illinois, was
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s Great Northwest area got a little fuzzier last week as Timber and Thorn, a pair of orphaned cubs, moved in. The new arrivals are settling into a small, cub-proof section of Black Bear Ridge for now before eventually joining adult bears Cubby and Dale in the full habitat. Found
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Lawmakers call on HHS to update privacy rules WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., revealed that major pharmacy chains fail to protect the privacy of their customers, in the results of a new inquiry released Tuesday. The members called on the Department of Health
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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The FBI is investigating several bomb threats made to rural Oregon schools on Monday, KPTV reported. The affected districts were Colton, Corbett, Central Linn, Cascade, and Arlington. Deputy John Plock, Public Information Officer for Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, said Corbett Schools were evacuated due to an explosives threat and deputies were
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is accepting grant applications for the new Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat (SFISH) Program. “Our goal is to improve fish habitat and water quality, while helping small forestland owners fix their roads which are essential for the management of their forestlands,” said SFISH program coordinator Josh
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The adoptive parents convicted in the starving death of a 15-year-old boy in Washington state have been sentenced to decades in prison. Judge Suzan Clark last week sentenced Felicia L. Adams to 35 years in prison and Jesse C. Franks to 30 years in the 2020 death of Karreon Franks. The
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek and Co-Chair Dan McMillan, president and CEO of The Standard, released a set of 10 priority recommendations from the Portland Central City Task Force to be carried out in early 2024, as well as a long term strategic vision for economic prosperity for the region and, by extension, the entire
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Three arrests made PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) A months-long investigation by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Dangerous Drugs Team resulted in one of the largest illegal fentanyl seizures in state history, and the largest seizure in agency history, deputies announced Friday. The Dangerous Drugs Team (DDT), a grant-funded narcotics task force (more information below), executed an
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Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What a long, strange trip it’s been for the Oregon Zoo’s newest nocturnal resident. After his mom’s lengthy stowaway sea voyage and months on the lam, and his own plane ride, Homer the opossum is finally settling into his new home at the Oregon Zoo. Early this year, Homer’s mom, Grubby,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – People can now securely manage their medical, food, cash and child care benefits through the state of Oregon from the convenience of their mobile devices using the new Oregon ONE Mobile app. People first will need to apply for benefits online, in person at a local office or over the phone. The app is available for
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