August 01, 2013
Man jumps in front of car on Willamette Drive
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No citation for 17-year-old driver A 34-year-old former West Linn man was critically injured Wednesday night when he jumped into front of a car on Willamette Drive, apparently trying to commit…
August 01, 2013
Man dies in mobile home park knife fight
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A 47-year-old Milwaukie man was killed early Thursday morning in a knife fight at a Clackamas County mobile home park. Clackamas County sheriff’s detectives said a second man was seriously…
August 01, 2013
Sources Say: Politics swamp city water fight
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A coalition that worked to repeal the City Council’s plan to fluoridate Portland’s water supply is continuing to fracture because of a new proposal to create an elected board to take control of…
August 01, 2013
Will county impasse have any effect?
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Cogen scandal's impact on county, city projects unclear The threat by Multnomah County commissioners to stop working with Chair Jeff Cogan raises an awkward question for county government: So…
August 01, 2013
Opponents gather signatures to derail SW corridor proposals
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Foes say bus, rail spending must be decided by voters Tigard residents may be asked to approve a ballot measure next March to require a public vote on the transit elements of the Southwest…
August 01, 2013
Wisdom Circles
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Vicky Trabosh helps women find their wisdom “What do you really know? Now, what if you put that knowledge into action? That’s wisdom.” These are the words of Vicky Trabosh, a Lake Oswego…
July 31, 2013
NBA power forward Jones arrested for stomping homeless man's legs
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Portland NBA player Terrance A. Jones was arrested early Wednesday morning after police said he allegedly stomped on a homeless man’s legs in Old Town. Jones, 21, was booked at the Multnomah…
July 31, 2013
Army Corps is sued for oil leaks into Columbia River
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Columbia Riverkeeper is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charging it is allowing “both acute spills and chronic leaks of oil and other pollution” from dams, including those at Bonneville,…
July 31, 2013
Woman unhurt in Wednesday morning carjacking
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Portland police are looking for a white man in his 20s who is suspected in a Wednesday morning carjacking in an east Portland neighborhood. Police said the man with an average build, wearing a…
July 31, 2013
Crosswalk enforcement action takes a walk on E. Burnside St.
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Why did the police officer cross the road? To raise awareness of pedestrian safety and traffic laws. Beginning Wednesday afternoon, July 31, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland…
July 31, 2013
Cab driver to 9-1-1: 'They jump out on freeway!'
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A Portland taxi driver made a dramatic call to 9-1-1 early Friday morning, one that’s remarkably different from a story told by passengers claiming he kicked them out for being gay. The…
July 31, 2013
SERT officer hurt during training accident
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A member of the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team was injured Wednesday morning when a flashbang grenade he was holding exploded, causing a non-life-threatening hand…
July 30, 2013
CRW OKs policies for official conduct
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Clackamas River Water’s Board met in high spirits last week with only the three commissioners whom voters had favored on the May ballot in attendance; they unanimously green-lighted policies for…
July 31, 2013
Mayor to seek Clackamas County post
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Mayor Jeremy Ferguson plans to step down from his Milwaukie City Council role next December, and he will leave his job with the city of Portland before beginning his campaign to unseat Clackamas…
July 30, 2013
Kyron's mother drops lawsuit against Terri Horman
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Desiree Young, the mother of missing Kyron Horman, said Tuesday morning that she has dropped a lawsuit that she hoped would force the boy’s stepmother, Terri Horman, to reveal what she knows…
Jul 30, 2013
26 firefighters receive layoff notices
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As required by the new budget approved by the City Council, layoff notices to 26 personnel in Portland Fire & Rescue were handed out Tuesday. Not all of the layoffs will take place if the city…
Jul 30, 2013
'Domino effect' accident knocks out power in NW Portland
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A bizarre Tuesday morning accident knocked out power in part of Northwest Portland. According to Portland Fire & Rescue, a chemical truck trying to pull out of the way of a tanker truck in the…
Jul 29, 2013
Police training center costs: $13 million-plus
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The City Council will considering spending up to $4,300,000 to remodel warehouses into a training center for the Portland Police Bureau on Wednesday. If approved by the council, bids for the…
Jul 29, 2013
Elderly man saved from wheels of semi in Clackamas
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Fortunately for a 71-year-old Portlander who lost control of his bike and ran into a semi-truck, Brian Duval of Gladstone was driving through the Highway 224/Johnson Road intersection on…
Jul 28, 2013
Activists hang sign off I-5 bridge
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A group of activists rappelled off the I-5 bridge to hang a sign protesting the proposed fossil fuel terminal at the Port of Vancouver. This week the Port of Vancouver commissioners approved a…
Jul 27, 2013
Cab driver left lesbians on freeway
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Kate Neal is in disbelief after she said she and her partner were kicked out of a Broadway taxi cab on the side of Interstate 84 early Friday morning. According to the woman, the cab driver…
Jul 26, 2013
Groups begin same-sex marriage petition drive
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Groups that want to make same-sex marriage legal in Oregon began collecting more than 110,000 signatures Friday morning on initiative petitions to put the issue to a vote in November 2014.…
Jul 25, 2013
Groundwater to be added to Portland supply system
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The Portland Water Bureau will begin adding a small portion of water from its Columbia South Shore Well Field into the water distribution system on Tuesday, July 30. The blending part of a…
Jul 25, 2013
True-crime author sues Eagle Creek resident
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True crime author Ann Rule has named Eagle Creek resident Rick Swart in a defamation lawsuit against Seattle Weekly newspaper. Rule filed the lawsuit in King County Superior Court last week.…
Jul 25, 2013
Packy, Rama being treated to prevent TB
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The Oregon Zoo will begin treating two elephants this week for tuberculosis. One is Packy, the zoo's senior male elephant. Zoo officials had not previously announced that Packy had tested…
Jul 25, 2013
Man shoots himself during police standoff
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A suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot Thursday morning during a standoff after Portland police served a search warrant at a house in the 6400 block of Southeast 99th Avenue. The man’s…
Jul 25, 2013
Falcons soar in new children's book
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Portland author's falcon tale puts focus on Audubon efforts When you’re driving along the Fremont Bridge, you might just see the fastest animal on the planet soaring overhead. Peregrine falcons…
Jul 25, 2013
Probe sparks city push for nightclub fire sprinklers
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Some venue owners likely to resist City Council resolution Some time in the next few weeks, Commissioner Dan Saltzman will propose a City Council resolution to require sprinklers at all the…
Jul 25, 2013
LO launches work on river pump station
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Permit sets limits on summer water withdrawals to protect fish The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit to Lake Oswego to build a new water pumping system on the Clackamas River, removing…
Jul 25, 2013
Light rail project reaches half-way mark
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TriMet celebrated reaching the half-way point on the Portland to Milwaukie Light Rail Line with a Thursday morning event that featured many of the agency's partners on the $1.49 billion project.…
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