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May 19, 2013
Salvation Army opens new shelter for homeless women
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SAFES at Fairbridge initially will have space for 50 women Sundown for most people is a time to unwind and spend time with family and friends. For the homeless, however, the end of the day…
May 19, 2013
Gunshots heard in Entertainment District
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Portland police are reporting multiple gunshots heard in the Entertainment District in Old Town early Sunday mornng. Central Precinct officers patrolling the district heard the shots coming from…
May 19, 2013
Firefighters battle two Sunday house fires
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Portland Fire & Rescue responded to two house fires Sunday morning. Only one occupant received minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. Firefighters were first dispatched to a house…
May 17, 2013
Troutdale man dies in house fire
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An 87-year-old Troutdale man died after firefighters pulled him from his burning home Thursday evening. Firefighters at 8:06 p.m. responded to a neighbor's report of a house on fire in the 3800…
May 16, 2013
Judge: TriMet, union bargaining sessions not public
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Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Roberts ruled Thursday that bargaining sessions between TriMet and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 are not covered by the Oregon Public Meetings…
May 16, 2013
Port balks at Hayden price tag
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City planners outline land-use demands to annex, rezone island The Port of Portland, turning up the political heat before its proposed West Hayden Island annexation goes before the City Council,…
May 16, 2013
TriMet hopes new ticket app clicks with bus, rail commuters
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Free mobile app is first step toward paperless ticketing TriMet will consider moving the transit system to paperless ticketing later this summer. The agency’s board is scheduled to take up the…
May 16, 2013
Sources Say: Blumenauer vs. USA Today
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Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer is defending the state’s research into a vehicle-miles-traveled fee against charges that it is overly complicated and won’t do much more than simply raising…
May 16, 2013
Drive through or ride through? In Portland it's sometimes both
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Not in a car? That could be a problem for some businesses Southeast Portland resident Houston Bolles was riding his bike home from a trip to the library last week minding his own business,…
May 16, 2013
NWEI plans anniversary splash
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Sustainability organization has big changes in store for 20th year The Northwest Earth Institute is planning to have a lot more than cake and punch when it observes its 20th anniversary today,…
May 16, 2013
A plan for 'luxury' and 'timelessness' in downtown LO
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More details emerge on Wizer block proposal Developers hope a new housing and retail project with high-end apartments will draw young families, downsizing couples and “recently single, mature”…
May 15, 2013
City extends art tax deadline
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Portland has extended the deadline for paying the city's new Art Tax because of heavy use on the website to collect payments. The $35 payment was due Wednesday, May 15. It was approved by…
May 15, 2013
Man dies in Barbur Blvd. crash
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A man died Tuesday night when his car struck a utility pole and rolled down an embankment on Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Miles Street. Portland police said the body of 45-year-old Lance…
May 14, 2013
Portland Police Memorial adds three new names
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Three new names will be added to the Portland Police Memorial Tuesday during a ceremony in Waterfront Park. The names of Officer Gilbert H. Horton, Officer Glenn Logan Litzenberg and Officer…
May 14, 2013
State gains jobs in April as unemployment rate drops to 8…
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Oregon added about 3,700 jobs in April as the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8 percent, from 8.2 percent in March. State employment officials said Tuesday that April’s job gains were in…
May 14, 2013
Sheriff agrees to disagree on county gun ordinance
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Residents try to understand impact of ordinance at Corbett town hall meeting In attempts to eliminate confusion surrounding Multnomah County’s recently passed gun ordinance and how it will…
May 13, 2013
Council might agree to cut garbage, recycling rates
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Portlanders’ standard garbage and recycling bill could drop by a dime per month, under a new rate schedule up for approval Wednesday by the Portland City Council. Under the proposed rate…
May 13, 2013
Hales proposes deal on arts tax
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Mayor Charlie Hales has proposed a deal on the controversial 2012 city arts tax that would allow all six school districts in the city to hire art instructors for the coming year. The tax –…
May 13, 2013
Voting low in special election so far
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With a little more than one week to go before the May 21 Special Election, only around 11 percent of Multnomah County voters have mailed in their ballots. That's a surprisingly low return rate…
May 13, 2013
Mayor takes a walk for crosswalk enforcement
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Talk about running into the mayor. On Thursday, May 16, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales will serve as a decoy for the Bureau of Transportation’s crosswalk enforcement event at East Burnside Street…
