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Portland City to Discuss Half-a-Million-Dollar Settlement with Couple Mauled by Police Dog
A Happy Valley couple mauled by an off-duty police dog while out for a brisk walk is due to discuss a half-million-dollar settlement with the City of Portland today (Wednesday), according to a City Council memo recommending the settlement.…
Oregon Man Jailed for 15 Years After Gunning Down Mother’s Unarmed Boyfriend
After being sentenced to 15 years behind bars for gunning down and killing his mother’s unarmed boyfriend, Issac W. Henderson (20) from Portland told the judge: ‘I’d do anything for my family.’
Following his arrest late last year,…
Chinese National in Custody for Allegedly Scamming Elderly Oregon Couple of More Than $3 Million
A 93-year-old Portland man and his 86-year-old wife reported to the FBI last week that they had been scammed of more than $3 million in gold bars at the direction of a man called ‘Michael Lewis.’
Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Kerin was…
Former Finance Chief Accused of Placing Oregon Investment Company Under ‘Tremendous Strain”
After chief financial officer Jefry Baker agreed to leave multi-million-dollar investment company, Sortis Capital, he ‘generated a flurry’ of calls and emails to clients, calling on them to redeem their investments.
This led to requests…
Portland Ranked 4th Best US Foodie City
Portlanders already know they have great restaurants, but a recent study shows that the city is rated among the top foodie cities in the United States.
Portland is Among the Best Foodie Cities Nationwide
Wallethub- the personal…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder More than 44 Years After the Crime
More than 44 years after murdering a 19-year-old Mt. Hood Community College business major, Robert Plympton (61) was sentenced to life in prison by a Multnomah Circuit Court judge yesterday.
On the evening of January 15, 1980, Gresham…
Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historic Building, Risking Lives and Killing Pets
It took a jury three hours to find Garret Repp guilty on 55 of the 56 counts involving a fire that gutted the historic 1910 May Apartment block in Southwest Portland. He was found guilty of destroying the apartment block, risking the lives…
Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival
The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday).
His Dashcam Filmed…
Trimet Survey: 50% Of Riders Feel Unsafe Mainly Because Of Behavior Of Other Riders
Trimet released the results of their annual survey on Monday and it shows that almost half the riders on TriMet’s buses are worried about their safety and even fewer riders feel secure on MAX trains.
The number 1 reason for feeling…
Portland State University Ranks In Top 10 Best College Locations Nationwide
In a new ranking of colleges across the U.S., the location of the schools was one of the criteria that revealed that most top locations for colleges are on the East Coast, but one Oregon school was in the top ten.
Oregon School…