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Portland Ranked 4th Best US Foodie City

Diane Megaw Oct 6, 2024

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…

Crime & Courts

Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historic Building, Risking Lives and Killing Pets

Lucille McNamara Oct 3, 2024

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…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival

Lucille McNamara Oct 2, 2024

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…

News

Trimet Survey: 50% Of Riders Feel Unsafe Mainly Because Of Behavior Of Other Riders

Diane Megaw Oct 2, 2024

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…

Education

Portland State University Ranks In Top 10 Best College Locations Nationwide

Diane Megaw Oct 1, 2024

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…

Business

Oregon Seafood Company Disputes Lawsuit by Former Employee Claiming to be a Whistleblower

Lucille McNamara Sep 28, 2024

The Portland-based Pacific Seafood Company is disputing a claim in a $2.25 million lawsuit that it falsified the weight of catches bought from shrimp boats, illegally pocketing between an additional $10-to-$20 million. The lawsuit was…

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2 Portland Eateries Feature On NYT Best New Restaurants List

Diane Megaw Sep 27, 2024

There are a vast number of diverse restaurants across the U.S., old and new. Reporters and editors from The New York Times were lucky enough to experience many of them before deciding on their 50 current favorites. They picked 2 in Oregon-…

Crime & Courts

Convicted Felon Pleads Not Guilty to a Federal Charge of Firing an Assault Rifle into the Floor of…

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2024

Paul Kurt Mitchell (41) pleaded not guilty to a charge involving the shooting of an AK-47 assault rifle into a unit occupied by a family below his North Portland apartment when he appeared in the Portland District Court yesterday…

Crime & Courts

Federal Probation Officers Accused of Failing to Supervise Man Standing Trial for Fatally Shooting…

Lucille McNamara Sep 25, 2024

A lawsuit has been brought against federal probation officers accused of failing to supervise Joseph Kelly Banks (51) who is on trial for fatally shooting three men and wounding four others in random attacks in Portland in 2022. The…

Crime & Courts

Family of Oregon Man Shot and Killed by Security Guard Awarded $20 Million in Damages

Lucille McNamara Sep 24, 2024

A $20 million damages award has been handed down by a Multnomah County Court jury of nine men and three women for the gunning down of Freddy Nelson Jr. in the car park of the rundown Delta Park Center, Portland, on May 29, 2021. The…

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