33-year-old Southeast Portland woman identified as victim of fatal early morning crash on East Burnside

Thirty-three-year-old Shelby Lynn Williams was driving a 2012 Chevy Traverse sports utility vehicle just before 2 a.m. at a speed of roughly 90 miles per hour when she lost control and hit a telephone pole, tree and fence before coming to rest in a yard. Her passenger, 28-year-old Cleveland Nelson, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Driver dies after 90 mph crash into pole, yards

PORTLAND -- A car struck a power pole near the 148th Avenue MAX stop about 2 a.m., killing one person and sending a second to the hospital. The car was westbound at about 90 mph when it struck the pole, said Sgt. Pete Simpson. The SUV hit a  tree and then went through a yard, coming to rest in a second yard. Shelby Lynn Williams, 33, of SE Portland died. Police believe Williams was the driver of ...

Gazette.Net: Montgomery County school board votes Rock Creek Hills for new B-CC middle school

The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to use Kensington’s Rock Creek Hills Local Park as the site of a new Bethesda-Chevy Chase middle school.

Fatal accident closes East Burnside

A fatal early Wednesday crash closed East Burnside at 148th Avenue through part of the morning rush hour. Both westbound vehicle traffic and MAX service was disupted by the single vehicle accident. Westbound MAX service was restored around 6:30 a.m. Police say the person killed in the crash was ...

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Danvers Sunday Paul Vasey, 34, of 30 Ash St., Danvers, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery, intimidation of a witness, and attempted murder (strangulation) at 9:23 p.m. at home.