Police found Alexzander Hensey, 20, shot and killed on Rocky Butte on June 28. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 4:40 PM PDT July 5, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. A week after the shooting death of Alexzander Hensey, 20, his family is asking the community to help find the killer.
On June 28 around 4:30 a.m., Portland Police responded to a shooting on Rocky Butte in Joseph Wood Hill Park. Officers found Hensey dead from gunshot wounds and called in homicide detectives. It hurts like losing a brother, said Brandon Hensey, Alex s cousin.
Brandon said he grew up down the street from Alex. The two were close. He loved with all of his heart, and thought everybody had good in their heart, Brandon said.
Fire crews hope people refrain from lighting fireworks this Fourth of July
One fire chief said right now they re seeing dry conditions that they don t normally see until the end of August. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 9:54 PM PDT July 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Fourth of July weekend is here and fire crews across Oregon are standing at the ready, hoping people refrain from shooting off fireworks in such dry conditions.
Portland Fire & Rescue along with the Portland Parks Bureau and Oregon Department of Forestry recently put up two signs in the Forest Park area to make sure people are aware of the conditions. They’re color-coded signs that show the level of fire danger.
New lightning fires engulf 16,000 acres in Central Oregon July 01 2021
The Rattlesnake Fire at the South Junction campground is estimated at 4,700 acres with no containment. A lightning storm passed through Central Oregon Wednesday, June 30 and early Thursday, July 1, blanketing the landscape with hundreds of lightning strikes and localized precipitation. Crews worked through the night on several fires and have picked up five new starts Thursday morning.
An update from Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch at noon July 1 reports that the largest fire in Central Oregon remains the Wrentham Market Fire currently estimated at 10,000 acres east of Dufur in Wasco County. The Oregon State Fire Marshall Team with assistance from the Central Oregon Fire Management Service fire officials, is responding to the fire burning on unprotected lands in the Columbia Rural Fire Protection District. The Wasco County Sheriff s Office issued Level 3 evacuation notices Wednesday for homes i
Firefighters report good progress on several new wildfires around the High Desert
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Hundreds of firefighters were challenged by hot and dry conditions Thursday but were able to make good progress on the numerous fires burning in Central Oregon, several that broke out after Wednesday night s thunder and lightning.
Here s the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center s 9 p.m. Thursday update:
The largest fire in the area remains the Wrentham Market Fire, still currently estimated at 10,000 acres east of Dufur in Wasco County. It is now 38% contained. For more information on this fire, visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7589/
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