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Portland Weighs 12 Dollar Monthly Transportation Fee as Road Repair Backlog Hits 6.6 Billion Dollars
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Portland’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved a proposal to create a Transportation Utility Fee and a Street Damage Restoration Fee last week, the City Council is considering creating two…
Oregon Man Appears in Federal Court Over Social Media Threat to Hunt Elected Official
PORTLAND, Ore.— A 41-year-old man, who threatened an elected official with a post on X, warning him to keep his windows and doors locked “because I love a challenge when hunting my PREY,” appeared in the U.S. District Court in Portland last…
Portland Homeless Shelter Operator to Shut Down After Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Financial…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following a $4.5M lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation by an ex-executive of Sunstone Way, which manages more than 400 shelter beds in Multnomah County and Portland, their shelters will close at the end of June.…
Two Hikers Lost in the Columbia River Gorge are Rescued in a Nine-Hour Operation in High Winds and…
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Two hikers who became lost in the Columbia River Gorge were found by the Search and Rescue team of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in an intensive nine-hour operation that took place in heavy rain and…
Portland State University Flags Multiple Departments for Possible Cuts as It Reviews Its Academic…
Facing a structural financial deficit, Portland State University (PSU) has initiated the Article 22 retrenchment process following an operational review to avoid a financial crisis. Certain academic departments may be reduced or eliminated.…
Portland Restaurant Worker Stabbed and Held at Knifepoint During Lloyd District Robbery, Police Say
PORTLAND, Ore. — A female employee at a Lloyd neighborhood restaurant was held at knife-point and stabbed during a robbery in Portland on Saturday.
Portland Police Bureau North Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in…
Portland Judge Blocks ICE From Using Tear Gas Near South Waterfront Apartments After Residents…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Apartment dwellers living next door to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland have won a preliminary injunction to stop federal agents from using tear gas as a crowd control…
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…