Chelsea Gorrow

Reporter: crime & fire

Eugene, Oregon

I am a passionate journalist with purpose. I use an investigative approach to create meaningful stories that spread awareness of social issues affecting the community. I currently cover crime at the Eugene Register-Guard. {Former crime, city gov't and features reporter at The Daily Astorian.} My passion is ignited when I discover breaking news and can be the first to tell the story, often live from the scene.

Chelsea Gorrow

Reporter: crime & fire

Eugene, Oregon

Featured
Pedestrian killed in Sunday’s rampage sent letter to family before his death
While the Sanfords were gathered, mourning the loss of one of their own at the family home in New Hampshire this week, jaws dropped and tears flowed as one of the children came inside with the mail. In the stack was an envelope that stood out. The handwriting was all too familiar: The random doodle on the back was a signature trait.
The Register-Guard
Featured
Flavel family mystery unsealed
A 1950s-era woman’s swimsuit hanging up to dry in an all-pink bathroom. The self-help books, “I’m OK – You’re OK” and “Loneliness: The Fear of Love.”. Every step into the former home of Mary Louise and Harry Flavel grew stranger and stranger at 15th Street and Franklin Avenue Friday, living up to every bit of the 20-plus years of hype and mystery surrounding the mansion that’s created a following and a source of intrigue.
The Daily Astorian
What happened to MARTY?
Gloria White, right, hugs her daughter Linda Benthin-Weirup in front of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, the place where Marty Benthin-Evans served as a bridesmaid the day she disappeared. Monday will mark 24 years since the 32-year-old mother of two vanished. Joyce Van Osdol, left, describes her theories about what happened to her sister Marty Benthin-Evans 24 years ago.
The Daily Astorian
Where is Joanie Hall?
Joan Leigh Hall smiles brightly in her senior portrait in 1983. But she never saw it printed in the Warrenton High School annual. She vanished during the first month of the school year, never to be seen or heard from again. Joan Leigh Hall was 17 when she disappeared 30 years ago Monday. This is what Hall could look like today, thanks to an image created last year using age-progression technology.
The Daily Astorian
At the crossroads on Northwest King Avenue: Local transients share their stories
WARRENTON — Hidden among the trees and blackberry bushes on Port of Astoria property, Veronica waits Wednesday for her ride to come back. The 20-year-old, with dark hair and pale skin, is surrounded by two tents, four barking dogs, empty bags of food, dog food and bottles on Northeast King Avenue.
The Daily Astorian
Warrenton shooting: ‘It was instant – she pulled the trigger and he was down’
Bruce Rogers broke in to his estranged wife Jennifer LivingstonÕs apartment above Allure Salon Tuesday while the family slept. He was discovered the boyfriend of LivingstonÕs daughter, hiding behind a dryer. More than an hour later, with the family barracaded in a bedroom, Rogers broke through a locked door and an entertainment center to get to the family.
The Daily Astorian
Facebook post lands Astoria man in jail
For most people, Facebook is a place to share your thoughts, boast about your accomplishments and show off pictures of you, your friends and your family. But for one Astoria man, it was also a place to share his crime – a crime he had yet to be caught for, until now. “Drivin drunk ... classsic ;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry.
The Daily Astorian
Local woman was almost victim No. 3: Survivor of serial killer speaks out
He worked at the Warrenton Mini Mart, socialized at Godfather’s Books and enjoyed nightly rounds of Jameson at the local bars. To most, Mark Daniel Beebout, 40, seemed like your average guy. But soon, as local resident Amy Lewis discovered, it became clear his lifestyle was just an act – an act that proved deadly for two women in Portland.
The Daily Astorian
Killer is ‘perfect example’ of why jail expansion is needed, sheriff says
Killer is ‘perfect example’ of why jail expansion is needed, sheriff says. Amy Lewis considers herself lucky after escaping the clutches of Mark Beebout, a man who murdered two women in Portland. Beebout then came to Warrenton for several days, believed to be looking for Lewis, before heading to Seattle where he was arrested.
The Daily Astorian
Mary Louise Flavel found – by The Daily Astorian
The 87-year-old, a living piece of Astoria history and subject of extensive searches by city officials, sat on her porch Tuesday at her Portland-area home, chatting with friendly neighbors and enjoying the sun. “I don’t want Astoria to know where I am,” she said, polite but reserved. On the condition her address would not be revealed, Flavel spoke sporadically over the course of nearly an hour, a casual chat in the sun.
The Daily Astorian

About

Chelsea Gorrow

I currently cover crime and fire related issues and stories for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore. Since I began here in August 2014, I have had the opportunity to report on several issues, including the seven-month murder streak in Lane County, the Umpqua Community College shooting, what many view as the the militarization of the local police forces, and the rise and fall and rise again of methamphetamine locally.

Prior to coming to Eugene, I previously worked at The Daily Astorian (2010-2014). I covered city council for Astoria and Warrenton, crime for Clatsop County and the occasional health and feature report. From flying in a helicopter with the Coast Guard on the morning of the Japanese Tsunami to exploring the boarded up Flavel house & finding Mary Louise, to covering Astoria’s sister-city trip to Waldorf, Germany, I had a number of once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Born and raised in Puyallup, I graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2008. While in school, I studied journalism abroad in Australia and England. I interned at an ABC News affiliate in Wilmington, NC where I became the first intern to report live on the air. After graduation, I worked for The Leavenworth Echo in North Central Washington, a weekly paper where I earned a number of Washington Newspaper Publishers Association awards.

I hope to continue to use investigative journalism to create meaningful stories that spread awareness of social issues affecting my community. I have earned several awards , including the first place feature story award from the Society of Professional Journalists and last year's first place investigative journalism award.