Bells and whistles

Bells and whistles

With the help of local church, Oregon DHS overhauls child visitation rooms For years, Jen Johnson...

Tigard Walmart likely faces slim city regulation

Tigard Walmart likely faces slim city regulation

Council agrees to look into overnight parking rules The Tigard City Council won't be doing much...

Area farmers feel effect of GMO wheat

Area farmers feel effect of GMO wheat

Market for Oregon wheat takes a hit following discovery of GMO wheat in May The warm weather over...

Take me out to the Museum

Take me out to the Museum

This month baseball returns to Washington County in a big way. The Hillsboro Hops — a Class...

Not just a pretty face

Not just a pretty face

Gresham's Gabrielle Neilan battles thyroid cancer while preparing for Miss USA competition Amid...

Making the moves

Making the moves

St. Helens residents promote stress relief through dance at Cedar Hills Crossing studio Wayne...

Regional transit plan boosts local bikeways

Regional transit plan boosts local bikeways

Goal is to make it easier and safer for people to cycle Focused infrastructure improvements could...

The danger zone

The danger zone

Two Old Town nightclubs could pose fire hazards for partygoers Portland officials have permitted...

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June 17, 2013

Council to consider rosier budget Thursday

by Jim Redden
The City Council is set to approve the budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday, and it looks nothing like the tough one that was predicted just a few months ago. Mayor Charlie Hales…
by: CCSO - Four people are extricated from their vehicles by Clackamas Fire District No. 1 personnel after a June 16 crash in Redland.
June 17, 2013

Redland crash sends boy to hospital, man to jail

by Raymond Rendleman
As a result of a Sunday evening traffic crash in Redland, Life Flight had to take a 5-year-old to the hospital and police arrested a 72-year-old man from Oregon City for driving under the…
June 17, 2013

Bicyclist critically injured in hit and run

by KOIN Local 6
A 59-year-old postal worker biking home from work is in critical condition after a pick-up truck hit him and took off late Saturday night. Michael Cooley was hit and thrown about 30 feet near…
by: TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT - Grant High School Principal Vivian Orlen is leaving after three years to return to her native New York.
June 14, 2013

Grant principal leaves after three controversial years

by Jennifer Anderson
Vivian Orlen, the popular and often controversial principal at Grant High School, is stepping down after three years to return to her native New York. The Grant Magazine, the school's student…
by: COURTESY OF PORTLAND RESCUE MISSION - Several Portland-area construction companies donated time and material to a $1.2 million renovation and expansion of the Portland Rescue Mission's Harbor facility on Northeast Wygant Street. The facility was opened Thursday, June 13, as one of the biggest projects by the Home Builders Foundation.
June 14, 2013

Builders' donations improve life-changing facility

by Kathleen Rohde
The Home Builders Foundation helped open its largest project Thursday evening when the ribbon was cut on a $1.2 million renovation of the Portland Rescue Mission’s Harbor Facility in Northeast…
by: TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT - Bees will be the guest of honor (sort of) as Portland kicks off its celebration of National Pollinator Week June 17 to 23 on Saturday.
June 14, 2013

Sweet local events mark National Pollinator Week

by Jennifer Anderson
Portland kicks off its celebration of National Pollinator Week (June 17 to 23) on Saturday with children’s field activities, honey tastings and a close-up look at the pollination process. Kids…
June 14, 2013

Largest graduating class in Oregon history requires two…

by Pamplin Media Group
More than 6,000 Portland State University students — the largest class in Oregon history — will go through commencement services Sunday at the Rose Garden. PSU’s 6,180 graduates will require two…
June 14, 2013

Airport departures delayed

by KOIN Local 6
A problem with the in-ground fueling system Friday morning is causing some departing flights from PDX to be delayed up to an hour. The Port of Portland’s Steve Johnson said the system is not…
by: PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU - McKenzie Bloesinger-Wong
June 14, 2013

Missing Eugene girl found safe in Portland

by Jim Redden
Portland police said Central Precinct officers found a missing Eugene teenager early Friday morning, hours after she had been reported missing in downtown Portland. Officers said 18-year-old…
June 14, 2013

Fire causes $1 million in damages

by Jim Redden
Fire heavily damaged a Kenworth parts and repair facility in Northeast Portland early Friday morning. According to Portland Fire & Rescue, at 4:23 a.m. on June 14, firefighters responded to the…
by: OUTLOOK FILE PHOTO - GILBERT
June 13, 2013

Former principal, Reynolds School District reach civil…

by Lisa K. Anderson
Gilbert will pay the district $17,216 between July 2013 and March 2014 Jeff Gilbert, the former principal of Reynolds High School whose contract was terminated June 20, 2012, will pay the…
by: MAP COURTESY OF METRO - Metros levy to restore its natural lands passed in the green areas but failed in the red areas of the region, according to the precinct analysis from the May special election ballot.
June 13, 2013

Trend shows fewer votes for Mother Nature

by Jim Redden
Three counties show dwindling support for Metro land measures Metro officials are not worried about the split vote on their $50 million ballot measure to maintain the parks and natural lands…
by: TRIBUNE PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE - Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison, a physicist originally from Alabama, tried to inspire students at Roosevelt High School last week during a World Environment Day speech. In 1994, she left NASA to form a science literacy program called The Earth We Share.
June 13, 2013

Students see green as World Environment Day ideas grow

by Jennifer Anderson
Astronaut Jemison spreads message of hope at local event Last Wednesday morning, Ben Kitoko had no idea what “biodiversity” meant. He didn’t have any special interest in science, and liked the…
by: TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT - Portland State University officials appear unfazed that use the citys Education Urban Renewal Area fund to improve campus buildings like Neuberger Hall is in jeopardy.
June 13, 2013

Despite pitfalls, PSU renewal district projects grind ahead

by Steve Law
PPS, others keep an eye on tax plan that could squeeze funds Portland State University is still banking on using city urban renewal funds to renovate and expand its academic buildings, despite…
June 13, 2013

Old Town vacancies glaring in sunlight

by Peter Korn
Shop closures leave few daytime activities in nightclub district Morteza Aleali closed his Old Town herb and acupuncture shop three weeks ago. It wasn’t a big shop and it hadn’t seen many…

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Jun 13, 2013

Sources Say: Add a splash of whistleblowing

by Redden, Jim
John DiLorenzo is not surprised that Portland Chief Administrative Officer Jack Graham reportedly tried to use water and sewer funds to offset proposed budget cuts in the Office of Management…
Jun 13, 2013

State sick leave plan stalls; city regroups

by Steve Law
Lawmakers will set up a work group to study Oregon rules The movement to provide paid employee leave in Oregon now shifts back to Portland City Hall, after a bill for a statewide mandate failed…
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Jun 13, 2013

Judge: Meiser fit for trial

by Kara Hansen Murphey
Murder suspect found mentally competent to proceed A Clackamas County judge ruled last week that Erik Meiser, accused of murdering a Lake Oswego man with a knife and machete, is mentally fit for…
Jun 13, 2013

Jury finds man guilty of selling borrowed books

by The Review
As many as 50 tomes stolen from area libraries A Milwaukie man will soon be sentenced for stealing dozens of books from Lake Oswego and other area libraries. A Clackamas County jury on May 31…
Jun 13, 2013

Robbers invade Happy Valley home, injuring one person

by Pamplin Media Group
One person was injured early Thursday morning when two men forced their way into a Happy Valley house and robbed several people inside. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office reported that one of…
Jun 13, 2013

KGW TV gets new owner in Belo-Gannett $1.5 billion deal

by Pamplin Media Group
Portland’s KGW TV has a new owner after Gannett Co. spent $1.5 billion to buy Belo Corp. of Dallas, the television station’s parent company. The deal was announced Thursday by both Belo Corp.…
by: SUBMITTED - Many skills were required of the Lake Oswego Girl Scouts, including building a teepee. They came away from the Tambu competition with new self-confidence. Shown here are, from the left, Claire Brown, Taylor Bogaty and Megan Quintana.
Jun 13, 2013

Tambu offers new world for Girl Scouts

by Cliff Newell
Lake Oswego troop shines at first competition When Crystal Shum wanted to do something different for her troop of Lake Oswego Girl Scouts, she came up with a great idea: Tambu. It offers a…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO - Leonetti.
Jun 12, 2013

Former West Linn soccer coach Leonetti arrested on charges of…

by Patrick Malee
Leonetti is being held at Clackamas County Jail Former West Linn High School girls soccer coach Joseph Leonetti was arrested at his Oregon City residency on June 12 and charged with five counts…
Jun 11, 2013

Comments by Hales' aide investigated

by Jim Redden
Mayor Charlie Hales has announced the city's Human Resources Office has begun an investigation into inappropriate remarks made by his policy director, Baruti Artharee, about Multnomah County…
by: COURTESY UNITED STREETCAR - The second Portland Sttreetcar made by United Streetcar in Clackamas County began carrying passengers the morning of June 11. The thrd one could go into service next week.
Jun 11, 2013

New American-made Portland Streetcar begins service

by Jim Redden
The second Portland Streetcar produced by United Streetcar in Clackamas County officially went into service Tuesday morning. It will be hard to miss — one side is painted yellow and the other…
Jun 10, 2013

Food bank gets $100,000 from Ford fund

by Pamplin Media Group
Grant will target issue of childhood hunger The Oregon Food Bank, based in Portland, recently announced a $100,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund as part of the Ford Focus on Child…
Jun 10, 2013

Hillsboro unveils baseball stadium Thursday

by Jim Redden
Hillsboro city officials have invited the public to the grand opening celebration of the new Hillsboro Ballpark at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13. The event will include speeches, a public art…
Jun 10, 2013

Small break proposed for sidewalk owners

by Jim Redden
Portland property owners will have longer to repair damaged sidewalks under a proposal to be considered by the City Council on Wednesday. They will still have to fix them at their own cost,…
Jun 10, 2013

City still mediating with Albina Ministerial Alliance on police…

by Jim Redden
The City of Portland has not been able to reach an agreement with the union representing police officers over the terms of the U.S. Department of Justice settlement concerning police…
Jun 10, 2013

DA to consider teenage stabbing case

by Jim Redden
The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office will decide what to do with the case of the 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old at a prearranged fight at the Gateway Transit Station…


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