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Hillsboro police and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a report of an “object that looked like a human body part” in the Tualatin River on Friday.

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David Lee Owens III was the first death confirmed in last weekend’s shootings. He was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside the Convenient Food Mart on Elm Road NE, according to police.

President Trump has ordered federal law enforcement agencies to begin policing the streets of Washington, D.C., citing crime ...

President Trump will increase the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., for the second night of patrolling, ...

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The alleged abuse occurred in separate incidents in November 2023, February 2023, and as recently as July 2025.

The Trump administration deploys more federal patrols in D.C. to combat crime despite a decrease in overall crime rates.