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3-year-old gets separated from dad at MAX platform

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Nov 20, 2009 a 1:06 PM PST
A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a MAX platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad.The incident happened Monday, Nov. 16 at the S.E. Main Street...more Station.According to TriMet, as the boy was getting off the train, he pushed the accessible ramp button on the door, causing it to open and then close again to deploy the ramp. TriMet officials say the door should have reopened but it didn't and the father and son were separated. They are investigating, saying the ramp deployment process may have been overridden, causing it to be interrupted.A woman who was standing on the platform tried to get the door to open, but couldn't and the train took off. She ended up staying with the boy until his father returned seven minutes later from a returning train.The father reported that he tried to push the intercom button inside the train to contact the operator but got no response. TriMet officials say it appears there was a malfunction with the
Southeast Portland

Did girlfriend of hit-and-run suspect use victims's funds for bail?

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Nov 20, 2009 a 11:55 AM PST
Investigators think Mallory Ewart used money raised for Gordon Patterson’s family to bail the suspected hit-and-run driver, Eugene Cellestine, out of jail. Ewart is reportedly Cellestine’s girlfriend. Patterson, a teacher at Hudson's Bay, died at the scene of the collision.

Tenants escape Raleigh Hills apartment fire

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Nov 20, 2009 a 10:27 AM PST
No one was hurt in the fire that started just before 4 a.m. on an end unit of the third story. The damage was severe to one unit, but there may be some additional damage to the adjacent unit's balcony. There are 18 units in the building that was on fire.

Did girlfriend of hit-and-run suspect use victims's funds for bail?

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Nov 20, 2009 a 1:19 PM PST
Vancouver police are looking into alleged improper use of funds gathered from fundraisers that were held after a popular teacher in was killed in a hit-and-run incident in September. According to a...more story Friday in the Columbian newspaper, some of the money may have been used to bail the suspect in the case out of jail. Gordon Patterson, 50, died September 15 when police say 18-year-old Antonio Eugene Cellestine hit him from behind south of St. Johns on 41st St. and left as Patterson lay dying near his mangled bicycle. Patterson was a popular teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver. He often rode his bicycle to the school. Now, investigators think Mallory Ewart used money raised for Patterson’s family to bail Cellestine out of jail. Ewart is reportedly Cellestine’s girlfriend.
Camas, Felida, Hazel Dell, Orchards, Salmon Creek, Vancouver, Washougal

Stop Stressing Out This Holiday Season

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Nov 20, 2009 a 12:24 PM PST

This year’s worst toy list

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Nov 20, 2009 a 9:48 AM PST
Remember the classic movie “A Christmas Story” where all Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder rifle but Santa says “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid?” Well, that exactly the problem with some toys on this year’s “worst” list.
East Portland, Oregon City

Loaves & Fishes

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Nov 20, 2009 a 9:25 AM PST

Pediatric Urgent Care

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Nov 20, 2009 a 9:25 AM PST

Mary Karr Latest Memoir "Lit"

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Nov 20, 2009 a 9:25 AM PST

Knox trial winding down in Italy

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Nov 20, 2009 a 7:10 AM PST
Prosecutors are expected to outline evidence they have presented in the trial against the former University of Washington student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Knox and Sollecito could face life in prison if convicted of murder.

Salem officer rescues woman from raging creek

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Nov 20, 2009 a 12:22 AM PST
A woman hit by a car, tossed from a 30-foot bridge, swept down a fast-moving creek lived because of a police officer who jumped into the creek to rescue her.

Can your pet catch the swine flu from you?

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Nov 19, 2009 a 10:53 PM PST
It’s the first case in the nation: a cat in Lebanon, Ore. dies from the swine flu. Is your pet at risk of getting the H1N1 virus from you and vice versa?

Dave Salesky's 11 p.m. Thursday forecast

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Nov 19, 2009 a 7:11 PM PST
Rain is forecasted for the coast especially in the morning hours but will taper off into showers in the afternoon.

Tensions high after PPB officer suspended

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Nov 19, 2009 a 4:14 PM PST
A Portland police officer involved in the death of James Chasse while he was in police custody has been suspended by police Chief Rosie Sizer for an incident this past weekend, she announced Thursday afternoon at a news conference.

TriMet Video of police arrest

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Nov 19, 2009 a 9:21 PM PST