Evan Watson
Investigative Reporter at KGW-TV (Portland, OR)
Investigative Reporter for @KGWNews | Email: [email protected] | KC-TX-GA-VA-OR
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2 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon moved one step closer to banning students from using cell phones at school after a committee advanced a bill to the full House of Representatives. The bill — HB 2251 — goes further than previous proposals. Beyond prohibiting student cell phone use during class, phones would also be banned during lunch and passing periods. School districts would be required to enforce the no-phones policy and set consequences for students who break the rules, if the bill passes.
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2 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s civil commitment laws — making forced mental health treatment a more accessible option for people in crisis. Advocates argue that changes are needed to get people help before they're dangerous to themselves or others, while opponents fear loosening state standards could be a slippery slope towards institutionalism and overwhelm an Oregon mental health system that's already in crisis.
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3 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — A jury trial for the 1988 murder of Debbie Atrops started Tuesday in Washington County. Robert Atrops is accused of killing his wife 37 years ago. The couple was estranged, and Robert Atrops called and reported his wife missing before officers found her body in the trunk of her abandoned car. The case hinges on the introduction of new DNA evidence found as part of the county's new cold case unit.
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4 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A West Linn couple narrowly avoided an inventive scam after a man, posing as a law enforcement officer, called and asked them for money to help their recently-arrested son. The parents, skeptical about the call, hung up and searched the online Clackamas County jail roster, only to discover that their son had been arrested that morning for drug possession — adding credibility to a scheme that attempted to extort thousands of dollars.
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1 month ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
SALEM, Ore. — Small business owners in Salem are frustrated with the city's expanded code enforcement for signage, saying they're being harassed and hit with excessive violations that could cost thousands of dollars. For auto shop Torque Automotive Industries and owner Hai Nguyen, the concerns started with a skeleton — a Halloween decoration that caught the attention of a City of Salem code enforcer.
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RT @KGWNews: Oregon lawmakers could make it easier to force someone into mental health treatment https://t.co/tcm3bWjgtp
NEW: A West Linn couple caught an inventive scam that targets 'vulnerable' parents of people in custody. A scammer asked them for money to help their son, revealing he had been arrested hours earlier. Turns out, that part, was actually true. @KGWNews https://t.co/pzwVZkJIL4
Oregon Department of Forestry says embers from the Beachie Creek fire - not downed power lines - caused the widespread devastation in the Santiam Canyon area in 2020. Power lines started roughly 1/3 of the fires, but crews and residents snuffed those out. https://t.co/jX3ogAwiCU