March 10, 2015
by Jim Redden
Fight continues over disconnecting Mount Tabor facilities For years, City Council members have been insisting that disconnecting the open reservoirs is a done deal that cannot be reversed. But…
March 10, 2015
by Peter Wong
GOP doesn't have enough votes to stop partisan legislation Democrats used their larger majorities in the Oregon Legislature, over the vocal objections of Republicans this past week, to pass…
March 10, 2015
by Jim Redden
Saying that he believes Portland has turned a corner and is headed into a unprecedented period of change, Mayor Charlie Hales has decided to run for reelection in 2016. Im enjoying the job and…
March 10, 2015
by Jules Rogers
Legislative nod would replace McLoughlin, Lee in Capitol hall Last Wednesday, the Statuary Hall Study Commission announced to the Legislature its recommendations for replacements in the national…
March 10, 2015
by Stephanie Haugen
Warm temperatures threaten many Washington County crops, but grape growers are hopeful While many Portland metro area residents are happy to sneak outside for a little lunch-break sunshine or…
March 10, 2015
by Jennifer Anderson
Multnomah County on Thursday took final action to prohibit minors from buying and using inhalant delivery systems, such as e-cigs and vape pens. When the law takes effect April 5, businesses…
March 10, 2015
by Mark and Dave
Looks like Portland Mayor Charlie Hales will run for another term in 2016. We havent had a mayor run for re-election since Vera Katz. In todays Portland Tribune exclusive, the mayor says he…
March 09, 2015
by Shasta Kearns Moore
A March 12 event will culminate 48 students' research into civics, immigration and countries of origin Southwest Charter School is planning the party of a lifetime for 10 people from 10…
March 09, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
Oregons Department of Transportation hosts an open house Monday evening, March 9, to discuss the Outer Powell Boulevard Transportation Safety Project. The informal session is from 6 to 8 p.m.…
March 09, 2015
by Jim Redden
UPDATE: A 15-year-old charged with attempted murder in the shooting Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy from Portland in connection with the shooting of 23-year-old Umberto Velasco-Arango in…
March 09, 2015
by Jim Redden
Some Portland business leaders say they support a proposal by Mayor Charlie Hales to prevent employers from asking about criminal convictions on job application forms. But the leaders say…
March 09, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
A 23-year-old Portland man was wounded early Monday morning in what police say was a gang attack in Southeast Portland. Police said the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a…
March 09, 2015
by Jim Redden
Commissioner Steve Novick will ask the City Council to prepare to regulate so-called ride sharing service like Uber and Lyft on Thursday. Novick, who in charge of the Portland Bureau of…
March 08, 2015
by Jim Redden
Police have identified the victims in the multi-vehicle crashed that close most of I-5 through North Portland on Saturday afternoon. The victims included children in several of the five cars…
March 08, 2015
by Stephen Alexander
'I'm not sure how we didn't win,' says Portland coach Caleb Porter, after opener vs. Real Salt Lake It was opening day of soccer season in Portland. The official end of winter in Soccer City USA…
March 08, 2015
by Jim Redden
A Gresham woman was killed in an early Sunday morning motorcycle crash on highway 26 near Government Camp. The victim is identified as Angela R. Decorte, 36. According to the Oregon State…
March 08, 2015
by Jim Redden
UPDATE - Friend turns himself in hours after shooting Police say a 23-year-old man was accidentally shot and killed by a friend in a car in North Portland overnight. The name of the victim was…
March 07, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
Five-vehicles crash, nine people injured Interstate-5 northbound will be closed to all traffic for several hours after a multi-vehicle crash involving five vehicles on northbound I-5 and Victory…
March 07, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
A rock climber discovered the body of a man at the base of Broughton Bluff this morning. At approximately 10 a.m., a rock climber called 911 and reported spotting a body and a gun laying near…
March 07, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
UPDATE: Intended victim wasn't hurt, but car was damaged A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with Saturday mornings shooting at Northeast 102nd Avenue and…
March 07, 2015
by Kathy Fuller
A Friday afternoon fire in a voltage control device at a Bonneville Power Administration substation in Northeast Hillsboro was successful extinguished, but not before a dramatic column of black…
March 06, 2015
by Jim Redden
Mayor tells Portland Tribune he is right person for the job Saying that he believes Portland has turned a corner and is heading into a period of unprecedented change, Mayor Charlie Hales has…
March 06, 2015
by Raymond Rendleman
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating how a man died Friday driving into the Willamette River at the Oak Grove boat ramp. At 9:16 a.m., Clackamas Fire District No. 1…
March 06, 2015
by Raymond Rendleman
Embattled former Gladstone Police Chief Jim Pryde this week was successfully driven out of town before his retirement date, but at a cost of $58,262.59 to taxpayers. After more than 35 years…
March 11, 2015
by Pamplin Media Group
Highway 26 was closed following an early morning fatal car crash near milepost 33 in Clackamas County. At 3:30 a.m., the driver of a 2014 Hyundai sedan, now identified at Michael E. Eberitzch…
Mar 06, 2015
by Kerry Eggers
The mood in the Trail Blazers' Moda Center locker room was solemn Thursday night, even after a 94-75 dismantling of the Dallas Mavericks. The Blazers had a large burden to bear. Shooting guard…
Mar 06, 2015
by Peter Wong/Capital Bureau
Longtime Democratic staffer gets praise, but also criticism from House Republicans. Jeanne Atkins, a longtime Democratic legislative and senatorial staffer, is Gov. Kate Browns appointee to…
Mar 06, 2015
by Kevin L. Harden
Call it a tribute to Oregons musical history. Fridays meeting of the House Rules Committee in Salem included a handful of measures honoring local musicians who died within the past few years:…
Mar 06, 2015
by The Oregon City News
The Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences FIRSTRobotics Team, Skynet 2550, in alliance with the Bowtie Brigade and Shockwave teams, won second place in the "Recycle Rush" tournament this past…
Mar 06, 2015
by Stephen Alexander
Next man up? Blazers' recent arrival says he's ready to start again, but feels for injured Wesley Matthews With 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter of Thursday nights game between the…
Mar 05, 2015
by Peggy Savage
A judgement call made in the field to euthanize the animal was a mistake, Roberts said Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts apologized for the death of a Molalla familys horse last month when…
Mar 05, 2015
by Isabel Gautschi
Estacada officials support Senate Bill 32 The Oregon State Senate passed a bill Wednesday, March 4, establishing a study of how public utilities that supply natural gas may expand service to…
Mar 05, 2015
by Hillary Borrud/Capital Bureau
SALEM Oregon Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan, whose agency came under scrutiny for its handling of former Gov. John Kitzhabers personal emails, resigned Thursday. Gov. Kate Brown…
Mar 05, 2015
by Peter Wong/Capital Bureau
A budget subcommittee of the Oregon Legislature plans four hearings on the $7.23 billion proposed in the state school fund for the next two years. The education budget subcommittee has set…
Mar 05, 2015
by Steve Law
Chad Rennaker has big plans to transform the Southeast neighborhood Can a new brewpub be the ticket to liven up Lents moribund town center? Thats Chad Rennakers game plan. The little-known…
Mar 05, 2015
by Shasta Kearns Moore
Chess for Success program teaches students problem-solving skills and critical thinking Oregon's Chess for Success program is gearing up for its March 13-14 state competition at the Oregon…
Mar 05, 2015
by Katy Sword
Board passes ordinance without vape shop exemption The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance on Thursday morning that essentially aligns regulation for "vapes" and…
Mar 05, 2015
by Peter Wong/Capital Bureau
Panel clears way for confirmation by Oregon Senate. Nominated by one governor, Lynne Saxton of Portland will proceed with the endorsement of another governor as director of the Oregon Health…
Mar 05, 2015
by Peter Wong/Capital Bureau
Violations result in deaths of at least three women in recent years, Senate president says. Senate President Peter Courtney wants to give judges more authority to enforce restraining orders,…
Mar 05, 2015
by Saundra Sorenson
Local businesses are working with a Lake Oswego citizens group and Clackamas County to boost the city's economic and environmental health Maybe swapping compostable cups for containers made from…
Mar 05, 2015
by Peter Wong/Capital Bureau
Gov. Brown will sign; it was her top priority as secretary of state. Automatic voter registration, linked with Oregon driver records, is headed to Gov. Kate Brown. The Senate passed the bill on…
Mar 05, 2015
by Shasta Kearns Moore
Those who are worried about a lack of student voice on the Portland Public Schools board might take a look at Andrew Davidson. The 19-year-old graduate of Grant High School is running in…
Mar 05, 2015
by Jim Redden
Woody Guthrie may get something named after him in Lents after all. ROSE Community Development is proposing a multifamily complex called the Woody Guthrie Apartments on Southeast 91st Avenue…
Mar 05, 2015
by Shasta Kearns Moore
Two-time champion, others compete for shot at national title Returning champions always make competitions more interesting, and so it is with the 2015 Portland Tribune/Comcast Regional Spelling…
Mar 06, 2015
by Cliff Newell
Gary and Judi Mittelstaedt believe WaterAfrica can change lives, and they're hoping Lake Oswegans will join them in that quest Gary and Judi Mittelstaedts lives changed profoundly in 2010, when…
Mar 04, 2015
by Raymond Rendleman
Angier wants seat currently held by Grafton Sterling - The recall campaign she led against Grafton Sterling wasnt the main reason that Naomi Angier filed for election as a commissioner on the…
Mar 04, 2015
by Raymond Rendleman
Milwaukie police took a second report in less than a month about a man in a white van approaching a student at Ardenwald Elementary. The student was walking alone to school Wednesday, March 4,…
Mar 04, 2015
by Raymond Rendleman
Two elderly Clackamas County were found safe after both were reported missing March 3. Carl Neil, 81, disappeared on the morning near Southeast Sunnyside Road and 122nd Avenue in Happy Valley.…
Mar 04, 2015
by Peter Wong
Oregon Health Authority director, named by Kitzhaber, began work Jan. 21. Gov. Kate Brown has asked the Oregon Senate to proceed with her predecessors nomination of Lynne Saxton of Portland to…
Mar 04, 2015
by Peter Wong
Agency raises questions about $12 million in connection with solar projects at OSU, OIT. Gov. Kate Brown says she will encourage a state investigation into potential fraudulent use of almost $12…