Date: 02/25/2015 09:23 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man who fired at officers during a foot chase shot and killed himself early today after he was cornered in the backyard of a home in Portland. The man had run off last night when officers tried to talk to him as he left a bar. All available officers were called to the neighborhood. The man was spotted on the ground in a backyard. When officers tried to talk they heard a gunshot and found that he had shot himself.
ALOHA, Ore. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies say an Aloha man upset over family issues fired a handgun at least 10 times inside his house, then wandered outside and fired about 10 more times from the driveway until a neighbor took the gun away. Washington County deputies say 43-year-old Troy Haren apparently drank “a large amount of alcohol” before grabbing the gun. Aloha is west of Portland.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A police investigator says it appears that the driver who struck and killed three children in a Springfield intersection ran a red light. The Register-Guard reports that the investigator says witnesses indicate the driver’s light was red and the pedestrians had the right of way Sunday evening. Police say the children were 8, 5 and 4 years old. Their mother was initially listed in critical condition. Police say she has stabilized.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A fire official says two dogs died in a Medford house fire caused by a dishwasher malfunction that ignited kitchen cabinets. Firefighters say a woman returned to her home yesterday afternoon to find it full of smoke. She could hear flames inside. No people were injured. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
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