PORTLAND, OR – An Oregonian is waking up a billionaire after the Powerball drawing on Saturday night, despite the event being delayed by over three hours. The delay, due to necessary “pre-draw procedures,” resulted in a jackpot of a staggering $1.33 billion. The winning combination for the night was 22, 27, 44, 52, 69, and the red Powerball 9. The lucky ticket holder now has a decision to make: take the $1.33 billion prize in …
ANTHONY LAKES, OR – Avalanche forecaster Nick Burks, 37, tragically lost his life last week in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon, officials confirmed. Both Burks and his friend, William Sloop, also 37, were experienced skiers equipped with avalanche airbags and beacons. They were backcountry skiing on Gunsight Mountain near the Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort when the incident unfolded. After safely descending the mountain, Sloop saw the avalanche overcome Burks. Using his …
SALEM, OR – A tragic shooting event in a Salem park has left one person dead and two others injured. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon near Bush’s Pasture Park, according to Salem Police Department. On arrival at the scene around 1:45 p.m., police officers found three male victims suffering from gunshot injuries. One of the victims had lost his life on the scene, while the two survivors, both juveniles, were taken to a local …
PORTLAND, OR – An Oregon woman, previously wanted in connection with her husband’s murder last month, was found dead in Washington State on Tuesday. Analiesa Golde, 55, had been missing since January 26, shortly after her husband, 37-year-old Phillip E. Pierce, was discovered fatally shot, in their residence on Southeast Suncrest Drive. Golde’s lifeless body was found near Long Beach, Washington, alongside the orange 2015 Toyota 4Runner she had been believed to be driving, according …
GRESHAM, OR – A 30-year-old mother from Oregon has been sentenced to a month in prison after subjecting her infant to waterboarding and placing him in a freezer. Sharday McDonald’s actions were reportedly a twisted attempt to gauge the level of concern from the child’s father. McDonald admitted to criminal mistreatment, identity theft, and witness tampering charges following a welfare check on October 28, 2021, that revealed the child’s abuse. Police were alerted to McDonald’s …
The remains of a missing Oregon mother have been discovered at a landfill 70 miles away from her blood-stained home. The shocking find was made after an exhaustive search in the scorching summer heat for 49-year-old Kara Taylor, who had been missing since late July. Oregon City Police Captain David Edwins revealed that detectives spent three days meticulously combing through the Coffin Butte Landfill in Corvallis, with the assistance of the landfill company. They found …
A chilling development has emerged in the case of Mekenna Reiley, a 40-year-old speech teacher who mysteriously vanished in April. A body was recently discovered in the Blue River Reservoir, located east of Eugene, Oregon, where Reiley resided. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office disclosed the discovery on Sunday, noting that the remains were found the previous day. However, the identity of the body and the cause of death have yet to be confirmed. Reiley’s disappearance …
A young college student tragically lost his life after falling hundreds of feet while scaling an Oregon mountain. The incident occurred on Thursday when Joel Tranby, a student at Oregon State University, was climbing the North Sister peak in the Cascade Mountains with his girlfriend. Tranby fell an estimated 300 to 500 feet, sustaining severe injuries. Tranby’s girlfriend managed to call for help using her mobile phone, but was unable to pinpoint his exact location …
In Clackamas County, Oregon, the remains of 22-year-old Ashley Real were found. Her tragic fate mirrors that of five other women in the past half year, all found lifeless within a 100-mile radius of Portland, predominantly in isolated rural or forested locations. Detectives across multiple agencies, including the Polk and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Offices, are diligently pursuing leads to establish potential connections between these unsolved cases. Real was last seen in late March, frequenting a …
A 117-year-old church in downtown Portland, Oregon, was destroyed by arson this week, highlighting the city’s disorder. After an investigation by Portland Fire & Rescue’s Fire Investigations Unit, Cameron David Storer, also known as “Nicolette Fait,” was arrested. There are two first-degree arson charges against the 27-year-old, one second-degree arson charge against him, and two second-degree burglaries against him. Storer confessed to setting the church on fire with a lighter when he walked into the …