This is KG W News at sunrise.
These crimes themselves,
these circumstances are horrifi.
Let's be honest,
the shock of conscience.
A tiger couple has been arreste,
accused of child abuse and
detectives worry there are
more victims out there.
Coming up this morning we
hear from investigators.
We're also keeping an eye on the radar this morning. Now
things are definitely less actie
weather wise compared to what we saw yesterday at this time, t
there are still a few showers
in the area right now.
Chris McGinnis will bring us tos
full forecast in just a moment
and we are live here on the
Portland waterfront checking
out the Cinco de Mayo Festival.
We will have more from the
mariachi band coming up.
Go ahead and take away guys.
We'll send it back to you.
That's right. Yes, I know.
I love that outfit.
Outfit Exactly.
Who is that sharp dressed
man happy Cinco de Mayo.
That is Mr.
Devin Haskins.
So can
you define less
active as we talked about Cinco
de Mayo and the weather 1000
lightning strikes in the
Portland metro area yesterday.
So we have hundreds today zero.
So I would say that's less.
Let's go outside
right now. This is the live look
from our Wells Fargo sky camera.
It's dark. It's early.
Yes. As we showed you the
radar a couple minutes ago,
there are a few drips of rain h,
especially up at the Cascade foothills,
E County and out into the
Columbia River Gorge.
It is snowing by the way,
up on Mount Hood this morning.
Over the last three hours,
the rain has been primarily
focused in this part of the wel,
this part of our viewing area,
right, primarily EE County and
into the Columbia River Gorge.
But that said,
we could push some of that westd
as we roll through the day toda.
So our forecast is not dry,
but it is significantly dryer.
Than yesterday, 51.
Last check at PDX.
The plan for today,
a chance of showers.
In the forecast we may see
one or two sun breaks as well.
And the big thing here is the
temperatures are going to be
quite a bit below average.
Brenda highs today only get
into the upper 50s.
All
right, Chris, thank you.
Our top story this
morning is a troubling case
out of Washington County.
Investigators confirmed they
arrested a couple in Tiger accud
of severe, ongoing child abuse.
One of the people arrested,
Charles Randy Ward,
will be arraigned this afternoo.
As Catherine Cook reports,
detectives are worried there
could be more victims.
And a warning some of the detais
are difficult to hear.
Pretty horrific information. Washington
County Sheriff's Sergeant Danny De Petro
says He's never dealt with a case like this.
It stems around a home,
an unincorporated Tigard, where two adults,
nine kids and two young adults all lived.
Last week, detectives launched n
investigation into alleged abuse at the home.
They learned a child was being chained up,
often for more than 12 hours a .
They say the child was also strangled,
hit, kicked and verbally abused.
Inside the home they found evidence to.
Corroborate the allegations,
investigators learned the abused
gone on for nearly a year and ws
allegedly the result of the chid
taking drinks and food from the kitchen.
Investigators say a second victn
this case is a young adult. Thee
crimes in themselves,
these circumstances are horrifi.
They let's be honest,
they shock the conscience.
Detectives arrested 67 year old
Anna Miranda and her husband,
74 year old Charles Randy Ward r
criminal mistreatment in the first degree.
Investigators also learned Miraa
had allegedly assaulted several other
children in the home over many years.
On Wednesday, the case went
before a grand jury that led to
more charges against Miranda,
including assault in the second
degree and strangulation.
Investigators are looking For me
information on both Miranda and Ward,
including any circumstances that
might make someone question the.
They strongly believe
there could be more victims, so
we're trying to figure out whate
could have happened in that home
and if anyone else was hurt, ab,
had any similar circumstances happen, De
Petro says. The children in this case
are now safe with responsible adults.
He also clarified that they're t
part of the foster care system.
Beyond that, investigators arent
saying how the kids and the
suspects are connected other thn
they're all known to each other.
Our goal here is to protect the victim
and victims as much as possible.
This is horrific what
they've had to go through.
So anymore trauma, we'll do anyg
and everything we can to protect them
in Washington County.
Catherine Cook, KGW News,
We have another difficult
story to share with
you this morning.
This one is about a 19 year old father.
Who's accused of killing his for
year old son, Marquevius Ware
pleaded not guilty yesterday toe
murder of his son, Jordan Clay.
Detectives say police were called to an
apartment building on Northeast MLK Blvd.
Near Northeast Highland St.
on Wednesday afternoon.
That's where they say they found
Jordan unconscious and suffering
from significant trauma.
He died after he was taken to the hospital.
The four year old's mom and her
family say they were worried tht
Jordan wasn't getting the care e
needed and they've been trying o
get him back now for the past m.
I want him in jail for the rest of his life.
If you can't tell he's a menace to society.
You wanna hurt somebody but you
know you can't because we gotta
leave it in God's hands. Number.
We gotta live in a justice hand.
Where is due back in court next Thursday.
Police Department search
warrant come to the door.
That is new body Cam footage red
to the investigation into the mn
accused of murdering for Univery
of Idaho students back in Novem.
The video, released yesterday,
shows police searching Brian Coburger's
apartment just hours after he was arrested.
A list of evidence taken that
day includes a glove, receipts,
hair and stained reddish brown fabric.
New documents show investigators found
items that also tested positive for blood.
Police say they also found a
padlock and key to a storage un.
I believe the storage unit or
closet was likely used by Koberr
to store the items and likely
access access between the time of the murders
and his travel to Pennsylvania.
Koberger is awaiting trial in Moscow ID,
facing 4 counts of firstdegree
murder and one count of burglar.
Other headlines this morning Today we
will learn what's going to happen next.
After the nationwide COVID emery
declaration expires next week,
the Washington Department of Heh
will hold a media briefing at 1.
After three years,
the Biden administration annound
the public health emergency will
end next Thursday, May 11th.
The City of Portland has selectd
a California nonprofit to run
its latest Safe Rest Village.
Urban Alchemy will manage the
Peninsula Crossing in North Portland.
This is the same organization
chosen to operate the city's
first sanctioned homeless camp.
It's on SE 13th and Powell
but has yet to open.
And let's take a live look outse
from our Rose City Sky Cam.
We want to remind you that Portd
Night Market returns tonight.
Vendors, food, entertainment.
They will all be there from 4:00 to 11:00
Friday and Saturday on Southeast Alder.
You can head to PDX NM for Night
Market Calm if you'd like more
details and those are some of
your Friday morning headlines.
One of the most important detais
for any weekend is the weather.
So Chris McGinnis is in for Rod
Hill again this morning. What
do you have for significantly
drier this weekend?
And yesterday we picked up more
than 1/2 an inch of rate of PDX,
some locations even more than t.
Of course. We had the prolific
lightning light show throughout the day
through especially yesterday morning.
That is not happening
today in fact right now.
Radar showing that rain in the o
area is pretty hard to come by.
You got to get out to East Couny
and out in the Scomedia County and up
to the Cascades right now wheree
are seeing some light rain fallg
in that part of the viewing are.
But for the most part,
a lot of us are waking up to dry conditions.
That's not to say that it's goig
to be dry all day,
but we're off to a better start.
It is snowing in the Cascades by
the way we take up to Timberlin.
Snow levels today around 4500 f,
so maybe a few wet flakes around the passes,
but other than that,
no travel concerns there 48.
Last check at Hillsboro,
47 King City
PDX is waking up to 51 degrees.
I almost said Pittsburgh.
I don't know why I was thinking that 49 in
Baker City right now and 52 in Pendleton.
All right, here's the perspecti.
Across the Northwest,
the instability access if you w,
that triggered all those thunderstorms
yesterday has shifted way to the North.
And so as we look at the
satellite radar data,
I put some lightning strike
data on here as well.
This is over the last six hours.
You can see that it is focused
on North Central Washington.
So no lightning strikes at all
actually showing up over the lat
six hours in the state of Orego.
That's not to say that getting t
of the East Gorge that some of e
cells may produce some Thunder.
So you folks out towards say
Arlington and Goldendale,
it is certainly Clickattack County could get.
Our rumble Thunder later today,
but for now I think West side
of the state not so much.
We are still though dominated by this
low that is spitting and swirlig
clouds and occasional showers our way.
When I say occasional futurecast really
does a nice job of depicting hee
lots of clouds and one or two gn
blips on the map from time to t,
today and probably tomorrow as .
So our day.
It's not dry, but it's certainly
drier than where we were yester.
Temperature wise not going very.
Again, the average high for this
time there's about 67.
We will be lucky to get to 60.
In fact Futurecast has us
holding in the upper 50s.
The weekend forecast Checking ot
the seven day few showers tomor.
Again,
emphasis on few chance of showers on Sunday,
chances of rain on Monday and
then I'll step out of the way.
I hate to bypass the weekend bue
weather does take a turn for the
much much nicer side with spring like
warmth returning the middle of next week.
Let's head out.
To Cinco de Mayo and Devin Hasks
live on the waterfront.
Hey Chris. Yeah, we're
here underneath the Big 10 at te
waterfront. So if you know thosw
showers do come.
If this is the place you want
to come, come all weekend long.
Because right now
we are previewing the Cinco de o
festival and these guys, the mariachi band,
are going to play for us. Comin.
For now, I'm going to send it
back to you guys or the break.
Oh my gosh, she's having so much fun.
And I love the outfits,
the music, all of it.
Okay. We'll be checking
in with Devin a little more later this show.
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