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Portland Police Seek Tips About Gang Related Shooting

26-year-old Hahrahcio Roy Branch was transported to a Portland hospital where he later died from his injuries.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help in solving a gang-related shooting that killed one man and injured four others.

On Saturday July 5, at 3:14 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of a shooting outside Soobie's Bar & Grill Strip Club, located at 333 Southeast 122nd Avenue.

Salem Super Duo Helps Save 3 Young Children from Drowning

Educate your children now about the dangers lurking in Oregon waterways.

(INDEPENDENCE, Ore. ) - Normally on, and the day after the 4th of July, we hear too many tragic stories of serious injuries or deaths on Oregon waterways.

However, on Friday afternoon, two workers from Golden Grill Concessions, along with two other good Samaritans, jumped into the cold waters of the Willamette River in Independence during the Western Days 4th of July Celebration at Riverfront Park and helped rescued three children from drowning.

BE AWARE! Albany Main Street Closure

The work requiring the street closure is anticipated to be completed by mid-September.

(ALBANY, Ore. ) - The City of Albany wants you to BE AWARE! of a upcoming road construction project that could put a damper on your travels through the city.

Beginning Monday, Main Street will be CLOSED to through traffic between 1st and 4th Avenues to facilitate construction of street improvements on Main Street.

Southern Oregon Woman in Jail After Shooting Her Husband

The victim was lucky and stained a non-life threatening injury.

(WILDERVILLE, Ore. ) - Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division is continuing the investigation into Saturday night's shooting at a residence in Wilderville in Josephine County.

The initial investigation led to the arrest of a 35-year old woman on allegations related to the shooting of her husband who is being treated at a hospital for a non-life threatening injury.

Jury Duty Scam Hits Linn County

Telephone scams are a serious crime that continues to grow throughout America.

(ALBANY, Ore. ) - The Linn County Sheriff's office would like to remind citizens to be on the lookout for possible fraud involving telephone scams.

Undersheriff Jim Yon says as of Wednesday, his office has taken seven reports involving a scam that claims the victim did not show up for jury duty as required by law.

Illegal Aerial Fireworks Destroy Portland Home

Between 2009 and 2013 fireworks caused more than 150 injuries in Oregon alone.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Illegal fireworks are to blame for a late evening fire that destroyed a Southeast Portland home Friday night.

Fire Investigator Rob Garrison arrived at the scene early into the firefight and could see that an aerial firework had landed on the rear porch awning.

UFC: Weidman Retains Belt After Classic Clash with Machida

“He’s as good as I thought,” said Weidman, who retained the belt he won from Anderson Silva in July of 2013 for the second time.

(LAS VEGAS ) - If anyone ever says that a championship belt doesn’t mean anything, they obviously never saw Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida fight for it Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

But after five heated rounds, a winner had to be declared, and it was the unbeaten middleweight champion from Long Island, who won a hard-fought unanimous decision over Machida in an instant classic.

U.S. Wants Full Investigation into Youth Beating by Police

The Israeli Justice Ministry said in a statement that the police investigations department was looking into the incident.

(WASHINGTON, D.C. ) - The United States has called for speedy investigation of an incident in which it said a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent appeared to have been badly beaten by Israeli paramilitary police.

The family of 15-year-old Tariq Khdeir, from Tampa, Florida, who was visiting family in east Jerusalem, say he was the target of the punches.

Oregon State Penitentiary Slowly Returns to Normal Operations

Regular visiting will resume on Sunday.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is slowly returning to normal operations following a large fight between inmates in the dining room that occurred on Thursday.

An ongoing investigation is being conducted to determine the cause of the incident.

One Dead, Four Injured in Portland Strip Club Shooting

One victim died late this morning from his injuries.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Portland police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning in which five people were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds.

Police and medical units were called around 3:15 a.m. to a shooting outside of Soobie's Bar & Grill Strip Club, located at 333 southeast 122nd Avenue.