June 14 obituaries
Carl R. Soderquist Nov. 11, 1929-June 7, 2013 Carl R. Soderquist a resident of Saddle Brooke, Ariz., with former East County ties, died Friday, June 7, at his home. He was 83. No services have been...
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Kids from a daycare in Gresham share reasons why they love their father Dad s are a pretty big deal, especially in the eyes of a 5-year-old just learning how things work in this gigantic, spinning...
View ArticleNo arrests in two back-to-back Gresham shootings
While they may appear to be gang shootings, with no suspects or motive, it's too soon to say Uncooperative people of interest, as well as witnesses who are hostile to police, are making it difficult...
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Birth announcement
Remington Sager was born at 6:02 a.m. Friday, April 5, to Julia and Adam Sager at Portland Adventist Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds and 3.6 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Remington joins...
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Anniversary
Walter and Vivian McCoy Gresham residents Walter Earl and Vivian Noell McCoy recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a family dinner party at Bumpers Grill and Bar in Fairview. They...
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Not just a pretty face
Gresham's Gabrielle Neilan battles thyroid cancer while preparing for Miss USA competition Amid the flawless make-up, evening gowns and bikinis at the Miss USA competition airing live on Sunday night,...
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A new place to call home
Two local organizations dream up new youth facilities for former Gresham PAL site When Andrew moved from Scappoose to Rockwood last March, it was a huge adjustment. Coming to the Boys & Girls Club...
View ArticleDivers call off search for boy presumed drowned
Boy, 7, was playing in the river at Glenn Otto Park when he was swept away With forecasts for temperatures in the 90s, officials with American Medical Responses river rescue program knew Glenn Otto...
View ArticleLegislature OKs TriMet audit
The Oregon Senate on Tuesday, July 2, gave final legislative approval of a bill sponsored by an East Multnomah County politician that calls for a performance audit of TriMet. This is a victory for...
View ArticleReward offered in homicide case
Up to $1,000 offered in shooting death of 21-year-old man in Rockwood Gresham police in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon is asking for the public's help solving homicide at the Rockwood...
View ArticleCrash near Estacada leaves four injured
Damascus driver was allegedly intoxicated when truck crashed A Damascus man who reportedly was driving while intoxicated remains hospitalized following a Sunday morning crash that also injured his...
View ArticleBerg dives into the fire
Brodie Berg remembers it well. Standing on the green on the ninth hole at Glendoveer Golf Course trying to sink a pebbled white ball into a four-inch wide hole that sat uphill two car lengths away. He...
View ArticleJuly 5 obituaries
Thomas Joseph Kemp Nov. 16, 1984-June 29, 2013 Troutdale resident Thomas Joseph Kemp died Saturday, June 29, in a motor vehicle accident. He was 28. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m....
View ArticleSmith Memorial illustrates church with new stained glass windows
From Genesis to Revelations, and with East County scenes in between, the new art completes a 20-year project The colored pencil renderings were no comparison. One week, Smith Memorial Presbyterian...
View ArticleHewitt breaks world record in decathlon
When Bob Hewitt stepped onto the track to compete for the first time in two years, he wasnt aiming simply to finish an event. Hewitt had his sights on a world record, and he got it. Eight eye...
View ArticleKaitlin and the big green truck
Kaitlin Wilson enjoyed a stellar softball career that saw her win small-school Player of the Year honors three times while at Corbett and go on to pitch at Oregon State University where the Beavers...
View ArticleGresham all-stars reach district finale
DAMASCUS Trevor Bless already had a hit and a pair of runs when he stepped to the plate for the Gresham All-Stars in the third inning against Clackamas on Tuesday. Before he dug in, Clackamas made a...
View ArticleGresham slips past Reynolds for minors crown
A bases-loaded hit in the third inning lifts Gresham to the 6-5 win DAMASCUS Greshams Kai Kiyokawa slapped a ground ball through the dirt and just kept running and running and running. Kiyokawa...
View ArticleOne man killed, another injured, in Red Sunset Park shooting
It's the second fatal shooting in Gresham in less than a month that police are investigating as possibly gang related Two juveniles are behind bars accused of murdering a man and injuring another in a...
View ArticleMan wanted for robbing cab drivers turns himself in
A man is behind bars after turning himself in to police on the Fourth of July following media reports that he was wanted in connection to four armed robberies. Eric Deshaunte Russell, 29, a transient...
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