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2 days ago
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Wildfire in Clackamas County prompts Level 3 ‘Go Now' evacuations for campsites, hikers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A wildfire in Clackamas County has prompted Level 3 'Go Now' evacuations. Those within a two-mile radius around Dinger Lake, including Anvil Lake, northwest of Timothy Lake, are asked to evacuate immediately. Officials say this evacuation currently impacts campsites and hikers only. 'Leave immediately, it is unsafe for you to stay in the area. Your life could be in great danger. Emergency services personnel may not be available to help you if you choose to stay,' the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Week-long search for missing mountain biker ends after he drove back home in his own car
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man whose disappearance caused a multi-day search in the Mount Hood National Forest has returned from a mountain biking trip that ended up lasting a week, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Ralph Sawyer, 52, was reported missing Friday, July 11, after his family said he had . Six days later, deputies were notified that he had returned to his car and driven home. Assault near Oregon Convention Center MAX station causes life-threatening injury 'Mr. Sawyer showed up to a neighbor's house tired, cold, dirty, and worn out,' officials said. 'Gresham Police confirmed it was him and he was transported to a local hospital to be checked out.' The week-long search , beginning after teams discovered Sawyer's blue Kia Soul with his cell phone inside the car shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 12. The sheriff's office previously told KOIN 6 News that Sawyer was familiar with the area and added that he was an experienced biker using a bike suitable for the area. It is not yet clear what led to Sawyer's extended stay in the forest. A GoFundMe was set up while Sawyer was missing, and as of Thursday morning, it had raised nearly $16,000. Stay with KOIN 6 News as we continue to follow this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 😵💫 Need to unwind after a long day?
Fox News
15-07-2025
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Mountain biker missing in Oregon, prompting search and rescue mission: authorities
A mountain biker was reported missing in Oregon after not returning home from a biking trip in Mount Hood, according to authorities. Ralph Sawyer, 52, was reported missing on Friday around 10:30 p.m. – two hours after he was expected to return home after leaving that morning for a mountain biking trip, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office wrote in a news release. A search and rescue mission was immediately launched to locate him, the sheriff's office said. "Sawyer has a long history of mountain biking in the area and is familiar with the terrain," the release noted, adding that the bike used was specifically designed for gravel roads. The man had still not been found as of Monday, but officials said his car, a blue Kia Soul, was located shortly after midnight on Saturday with his cell phone inside. Sawyer is described as 6'1" with brown hair. He was last seen wearing an orange bike helmet, blue shirt and black biking shorts. The search for Sawyer has been centered along East Still Creed Road to Veda Lake and Kinzel Lake, along with the U.S. Forest Service roads around Trillium Lake, located about 40 miles southeast of Portland. Officials said about nearly 40 searchers were involved in the search on Saturday and 70 were mobilized on Sunday, covering hundreds of miles by ground and on vehicles, including ATVs and motorbikes. Technical rope teams were deployed to search over steep terrain while drones and a helicopter from the Oregon National Guard searched from the air. An Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit and K9 units were deployed on Monday in addition to the groups involved in search efforts over the weekend.
New York Times
09-07-2025
- New York Times
Ex-NBA guard Ben McLemore sentenced to more than 8 years in prison in 2021 rape: Reports
A judge sentenced former NBA guard Ben McLemore to 100 months in prison Wednesday, a week after he was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman after a lake house party in 2021, according to multiple reports. McLemore was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers at the time of the incident. Advertisement A jury in Clackamas County, Ore., found McLemore, 32, guilty of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and second-degree sexual abuse last Thursday. McLemore was found not guilty on a count of sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty to all four accounts. 'I know people are hurting, and I want to acknowledge the weight of what has happened. My heart goes out to everyone who has been impacted,' McLemore said via a statement from his attorneys, Lisa Maxfield and Kris Winemiller of Pacific Northwest Law LLP. 'This would not have occurred if I was clear-headed. I take responsibility for that. It would be an understatement to say that my thought processes and judgment were impaired.' Attorneys from the Clackamas County District Attorney's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Athletic. The incident occurred Oct. 3, 2021, after a party at then-teammate Robert Covington's house in Lake Oswego. Prosecutor Scott Healy told jurors the woman had been drinking heavily, passed out on a living room couch, then regained partial consciousness when McLemore sexually penetrated her with his fingers, then began having sexual intercourse with her. The woman was 'fading in and out' of consciousness, frightened and traumatized, Healy said. Later that day, she sought a specialized medical examination for victims of sexual assault. '(The defendant) needs to be held accountable for what he did,' the woman said during her trial testimony. 'You can't do that to somebody, let alone somebody that you don't know either. You don't do that to people and just be able to get away with it. I don't care who you are.' McLemore's attorneys disputed the victim's account of events, saying she initiated sexual contact and consented to it. His attorneys asserted that although the victim and McLemore were intoxicated at the time of the encounter, the victim was sober enough to consent. Advertisement The seventh pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, McLemore played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers before his last season with the Trail Blazers in 2021-22. He recently played professionally overseas in Europe, China and Turkey.
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Fox News
Ex-NBA guard Ben McLemore sentenced to 100 months in prison for rape conviction in Oregon
Former NBA guard Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman in Oregon in 2021. A jury from Clackamas County Circuit Court found McLemore, 32, guilty last week on one charge of first-degree rape, one charge of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and one count of second-degree sexual abuse. He was found not guilty of an additional second-degree sexual abuse charge. McLemore, who pleaded not guilty to all four counts, didn't address the court on Wednesday while his sentence was read to him. "Many people are often afraid to report this type of conduct for a number of reasons," Clackamas County First Assistant District Attorney Scott Healy said in a statement, per ESPN. "Hopefully the victim's strength and courage in this case will give others the fortitude to come forward in circumstances where sexual assault has occurred. The sentence the defendant received today should serve as a reminder that this type of conduct will not be tolerated in our community, and that the Clackamas County DA's Office will always work hard to hold offenders accountable and provide justice to victims." The incident occurred in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in October 2021, when McLemore was identified as a suspect by authorities after the woman's complaint. The woman appeared on video on Wednesday, reading a statement aloud for the court. "This has been the longest almost four years of my life. I never imagined that reporting this back in 2021 would lead to such an incredibly difficult and long journey," she said, per ESPN. "These last few years have often felt like a weight that I've had to drag behind me, a constant reminder of the trauma that I haven't been able to fully work through because there was no ending in sight. I now understand, on a deep level, why so many victims hesitate or never report what happened to them." In February 2024, a Clackamas County grand jury listened to evidence in the case, which included the woman's testimony saying McLemore assaulted her. McLemore was arrested two months later by U.S. Marshals. During the trial, Healy told the jury the woman passed out on a living room couch around 2 a.m. after drinking heavily. She regained partial consciousness the next morning, when McLemore sexually penetrated her and then proceeded to have sex with her. McLemore's team of attorneys disputed the claims, saying she initiated sexual contact and consented to it. The lawyers also claimed the woman was sober enough to consent to sexual contact. McLemore, a Kansas product, played nine seasons in the NBA, five with the Sacramento Kings, who took him seventh overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. He bounced around the league toward the end, playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and, finally, the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2021-22 season. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
