Zane Sparling

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Zane Sparling

Southbound traffic on Interstate 205 quacked to a halt Monday when an Oregon State Police trooper rescued a family of extremely lucky ducks. Trooper Aaron Allemann was patrolling the interstate just outside Oregon City when he spotted the mother duck and two or three of her ducklings trying to cross the busy three-lane freeway near Milepost 7.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Zane Sparling

A Washington County woman whose toddler unwittingly swallowed fentanyl pills and nearly died was found guilty of second-degree assault by a jury Thursday. The 2-year-old girl was belted into her car seat when her mom, Megan Meek, tossed a peach-colored fanny pack full of cookies, snacks — and the poisonous counterfeit pain pills known as “blues” — into the back of her Kia Optima on March 13, 2023.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Zane Sparling

Oregon’s governor has named Portland civil attorney Adele J. Ridenour the next judge of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, according to a Monday announcement. Ridenour, 46, will take office July 1, replacing the seat to be vacated by Judge Beth Allen, who is retiring after a 12-year stint on the bench. In the announcement, Gov. Tina Kotek noted that Ridenour serves as a temporary judge in Washington County and as an arbitrator.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Zane Sparling

A man who blazed through a red light in Milwaukie while high on psychedelic mushrooms was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the ensuing crash, which left two dead. Fullington W. Frazer III was driving his roommate, Mitchell S. Barr, from a local halfway house to a grocery store in Milwaukie when he approached Oregon 224 from Southeast Freeman Way and blew through the light at 60 mph around 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2023, according to court records.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Sami Edge |Zane Sparling

Police arrested a Portland man Saturday in connection with the death of Joshua Manahan in downtown Portland late last month. Portland Police officers arrested Rodney Marcus Arreguin, 42, on suspicion of second degree murder and robbery, the bureau said in a statement on Saturday. Arreguin was being held in the Multnomah County jail as of Sunday afternoon.