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Police Chase From Gresham to Portland Ends With Arrest of 13-Year-Old Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multiple law enforcement units, including air support, were involved in the recovery of a vehicle owned by relatives of a 13-year-old girl who thought she had been kidnapped when she was inside their car when it was…
Portland ‘No War With Iran’ Rally Draws Crowds as Oregon Leaders Criticize Trump’s Move Toward…
PORTLAND, Ore. — As criticism over the US-Israeli strikes on Iran rages worldwide, dozens of people attended a 'No War with Iran' protest in Downtown Portland on Saturday afternoon.
Protesters called for the United States to get out of…
Former Portland Nonprofit Leader Sentenced After Admitting He Took Over $100,000 Through Fraudulent…
The ex-Alberta Main Street (AMS) board chair and president, Devon T. Horace, was sentenced to one year's formal probation for theft and falsifying business records on Thursday over the misuse of charitable assets belonging to the…
Portland Enacts New Rule to Fine ICE Facility for Releasing Chemical Irritants in South Waterfront…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A new City of Portland rule banning the release of chemical irritants came into effect at 3 p.m. on Friday, under which the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood…
Five Portland Teens Arrested and Charged in Fatal Shooting of Minister Kevin Cooper
PORTLAND, Ore. — Five teenagers have been arrested and charged with the murder of minister, devoted family man, and grandfather, 56-year-old Kevin Cooper, who was gunned down in his Portland home in front of his family.
The shooting took…
Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Claiming Gross Mismanagement and Waste of Public Funds at Portland…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A former executive of one of the largest homeless service providers in Multnomah County has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit for unfair dismissal for attempting to disclose alleged gross mismanagement by top executives of the…
U.S. Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black…
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating alleged violations of federal civil rights law by Portland Public Schools (PPS) that is offering certain programs exclusively to Black students.
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Four Arrested After Crowd Occupies Portland City Hall and Demands End to ICE Building Permit
PORTLAND, Ore. — Four people who refused to leave were arrested on Wednesday after a demonstration at Portland City Hall, where protesters demanded that the city revoke a land use permit for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building…
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison After IRS Says She Used Employee Tax Withholdings to Buy Luxury…
The owner of a tree removal and landscaping business in Happy Valley, Oregon, 47-year-old Joyce Leard, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in federal prison for willfully failing to pay owner employment business taxes to the IRS amounting…
Portland Slips Behind Other U.S. Cities as Report Shows Slowing Population Growth, Job Losses and…
The Portland Metro Chamber’s annual State of the Economy and State of Downtown & the Central City reports, released on Thursday, reflect a city facing significant challenges that have shown up in financial forecasts.
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