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A former Orangetheory trainer pleaded guilty today to stealing thousands of dollars in charity class donations.

Our KGW-TV investigation exposed this scheme back in 2024 - Venmo screenshots, Instagram posts, 'matching' claims, and everything else. Story here:

Former Orangetheory coach pleads guilty to stealing thousands in charity donations Ryan Tong coached at the Orangetheory studio in Slabtown until a KGW investigation exposed that charities never received thousands of dollars given by class members.

The fire that destroyed a Portland councilor's car and damaged her home - was it political violence?

Police say no. It was a homeless man trying to stay warm.

Instead, court records show it's tied to another issue - Oregon's flawed mental health system. One we've covered at length, in our investigative series 'Uncommitted'

Avalos house fire suspect's case shows flaws in Oregon's mental health system The man accused of burning Portland Councilor Candace Avalos’ home cycled through Oregon’s mental health and criminal systems for years without the right treatment.

NEW: A West Linn couple caught an inventive scam that targets 'vulnerable' parents of people in custody.

A scammer asked them for money to help their son, revealing he had been arrested hours earlier. Turns out, that part, was actually true.

West Linn couple catches inventive scam targeting 'vulnerable' parents of people in custody A scammer, impersonating a law enforcement officer, asked a couple to pay to help their son. The parents discovered their son actually had been arrested that morning