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April 24, 2014
Terry Stotts explains why the Blazers are leading Houston 2-0
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The Portland Trail Blazers came home Thursday afternoon up 2-0 on the Houston Rockets. But coach Terry Stotts said his team is nowhere near satisfied. “This is the position we wanted to be in,”…
April 24, 2014
City wants to appeal 'reasonably related' standard in water,…
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The city of Portland wants to appeal a Multnomah County judge's ruling that water and sewer spending must be "reasonably related" to services provided by the two city utilities. City attorneys…
April 24, 2014
Cover Oregon expected to scrap failed state system, plug into…
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Cover Oregon board members could decide Friday morning to junk the agency’s nearly $200 million nonfunctioning website and join the federal health insurance exchange. The Cover Oregon Technology…
April 24, 2014
Arrested city employee placed on administrative leave
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation arrested by police during a car theft investigation has been placed on leave. PBOT has also begun a personnel investigation into the allegations against…
April 24, 2014
Marion County suspends waste program after exposé claims…
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Marion County has temporarily halted its medical waste program after hearing reports that fetal tissue has been shipped from Canada to a Brooks facility, where it's incinerated to provide…
April 24, 2014
Winterhawks rush to 5-1 victory
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Kelowna starts well, but Portland finishes strong to take 3-1 lead in WHL West finals The Portland Winterhawks have lost three games since Jan. 11. Kelowna needs to beat the Hawks three…
April 24, 2014
Policy on court no-shows clarified
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Reinstated county ordinance targets repeat offenders Multnomah County’s attempt to produce a consequence for offenders who fail to show up for repeated community court dates took a turn Thursday…
April 24, 2014
Mark & Dave: Drunk, peeing in reservoir? Blame songs
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A 19-year-old man — and we use that term loosely — was cited for urinating in a Mount Tabor reservoir. So the Portland Water Bureau drained about 38 million gallons of water as a precaution.…
April 24, 2014
Sources Say: Cash washes in to buck, back water measure
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Money is beginning to pour into the campaign to defeat the proposed Portland Public Water District on the May 20 primary election ballot. The Stop the Bull Run Takeover political action…
April 24, 2014
Audit: East Portland lags in sidewalks, parks
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — The Portland City Auditor released a new report Wednesday on the history of services in East Portland, a collection of neighborhoods roughly bounded by the…
April 25, 2014
Hillsboro's champion
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Seventh-grader wins world junior disc golf championship Like many girls her age, Michelle Nava talks fast and laughs easily. She loves to draw, craft, read and spend time with friends. A…
April 24, 2014
Council casts symbolic vote on Gems' license
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Usually liquor license applications don’t come directly before the Hillsboro City Council for an up or down vote. Instead, they are routinely handled as part of the consent agenda. That changed…
April 24, 2014
Hillsboro issues 'consumer alert' on insurance letters
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Solicitations not coming from city, officials caution Although it’s not being categorized as a scam, Hillsboro Water Department officials are warning customers that letters encouraging residents…
April 24, 2014
Chamber announces 2014 Celebrate Tualatin winners
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In 2009, Rick Pendleton was laid off from his job of 29 years as a process engineer. Five years later, as the owner of Tualatin Tire Factory, he will be named Business Person of the Year by the…
April 24, 2014
Longtime educator retires from Lewis & Clark
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Tualatin's Vern Jones influenced students' lives for more than four decades For 41 years, Vern Jones has molded young minds at Lewis and Clark College. But when classes end this spring, so will…
April 24, 2014
Ogden weighs in on Southwest Corridor Plan
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Despite Tigard's vote, Tualatin mayor finds merit in studying options As Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden sees it, funding the Southwest Corridor Plan is a lot like a college savings plan. “It’s like…
April 24, 2014
Lawsuit claims Sherwood K-9 had no business on patrol
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A Sherwood police officer is suing Clackamas County and a California dog training organization for more than $1 million after he was attacked by the Sherwood Police Department’s own K-9 police…
April 23, 2014
Police hosting information fair
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The Portland Police Bureau is hosting a community information fair from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, at in the Mt. Tabor Room of Portland Community College's Southeast Campus, 2305 SE…
April 23, 2014
Lilly Ledbetter: Equal pay is a 'family issue'
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When Lilly Ledbetter takes the stage in Portland Thursday and Friday, her message will be simple: equal pay isn’t just an issue for today’s working women, it’s an issue that will affect their…
April 23, 2014
City employee arrested in auto theft investigation
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Portland police have arrested a city employee as part of an ongoing auto theft investigation. Barbara Lorraine Peterson, 53, was arrested after arriving at work today at the Portland Bureau of…
April 24, 2014
Council vote could delay pot dispensaries
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Moratorium would give Forest Grove a year to study, prepare The possible establishment of medical-marijuana dispensaries will likely be postponed for a year at the upcoming Forest Grove City…
April 23, 2014
Dangerous intersections get safety improvements
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Eighteen of the most dangerous intersections in Portland will have flashing crossing beacons installed after state legislators granted $2 million for the project. Five of the intersections are…
April 24, 2014
Famous walkers trot across new tome's pages
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Bilderback spins tales of blackmail, train crashes, billboard menace Ken and Kris Bilderback’s latest book recounts sensational murder trials; a visit to Forest Grove from a United States…
April 23, 2014
Arrest made in 19-year-old homicide
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Portland Police Bureau Cold Case Homicide detectives have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with a 1995 homicide that occurred in Southeast Portland. Danny Conner was arrested on April 22…
April 23, 2014
Native Foods Cafe to open second Oregon location
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Native Foods Cafe will open in May at the Clackamas Town Center, 12130 S.E. 82nd Ave., Suite 3020. The rapidly expanding eatery offers all dishes for under $10, served in under 10 minutes, in…
Apr 22, 2014
Metro wants court to OK headquarters hotel
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Metro has gone to court to hasten a final decision on the legality of its proposed contract and funding plan for a Headquarters Hotel near the Oregon Convention Center, which it owns and…
Apr 22, 2014
Hales: Trader Joe's still a no-go for project
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Trader Joe’s will not be returning to a project on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Northeast Portland, Mayor Charlie Hales announced Tuesday. An official from the grocery chain’s Los Angeles…
Apr 22, 2014
Transportation director calls traffic 'public health threat'
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Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Leah Treat declared war on cars Tuesday, saying her top priority was providing more alternatives to automobiles for city residents. "We have a growing…
Apr 22, 2014
Carr's net goal: Oregon governor
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On Sports Tim Carr is a story-teller and a talker, but he is also a listener. Carr has a résumé that includes decades in business, but he has no experience at all in politics. Maybe that’s all…
Apr 22, 2014
This ain't granny's house anymore
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DEQ survey says city's accessory units have found a home There aren’t a lot of grannies living in Portland granny flats. And there aren’t a lot of mother-in-laws living in local mother-in-law…
Apr 24, 2014
Technology teacher cuts, too few counselors among school budget…
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Montclair parents, students show support of technology specialist With its emphasis on maintaining and even building up programs and staff, Monday night’s early discussions for the Beaverton…
Apr 22, 2014
Officer's shooting a 'wakeup call' for quiet SW neighborhoods
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Three face charges after chase, arrest ends crime spree The crime spree that frightened Southwest Portland neighbors for several hours last week began with a plan to hold a man hostage and force…
Apr 24, 2014
Gresham residents asked to OK tax measure
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Public safety levy would replace monthly fee Eighteen months ago, when the city of Gresham imposed a flat monthly fee to help fund police, fire and parks departments, the main thing city leaders…
Apr 21, 2014
Fire damages North Portland school
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Portland firefighters responded to a fire at the Open Meadows alternative school in North Portland on Monday afternoon. No one was injured and there was no immediate estimate of the cause.…
Apr 21, 2014
Milwaukian arrested on shooting charge in motel
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Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office detectives Monday released the names of two Milwaukians who were involved in a reported shooting Thursday, April 17, at Kings Row Motel, 12700 McLoughlin Blvd.…
Apr 21, 2014
Blazers plan how to do it again in Game 2
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HOUSTON -- NBA playoff games are often like chess matches. In Sunday's opening victory over Houston at the Toyota Center, Portland coach Terry Stotts put his counterpart with the Rockets, Kevin…
Apr 22, 2014
Relaxed Aldridge lets it sink in, with mom, but not Bonzi
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HOUSTON — LaMarcus Aldridge was so relaxed and cooperative and at peace with the world during Monday's media availability at the Toyota Center, he ran out of reporters to ask questions. We wound…
Apr 21, 2014
City blames self, company for Reverse 911 errors
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The Reverse 911 system mistakes that occurred during the April 16 officer-involved shooting incident were made by both the Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications and the private company…
Apr 21, 2014
Police: Women fight over man after Easter church service
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Police have arrested a woman they say fought with another woman over a man after an Easter church service. Naomi Etta Perkins, 30, was arrested for Assault in the Third Degree and booked into…
Apr 21, 2014
Anti-ballot measure sparks debate
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The campaign against the Portland Public Water District measure has released it's first online ad — but it may actually support the measure to create an independently-elected water and sewer…
Apr 21, 2014
Controversial bar closes after state seizes accounts
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A local bar owner who asked a group of cross-dressing and transgender people not to return closed the bar for good on Saturday. The owner, Chris Penner, said he was forced to close the Twilight…
Apr 21, 2014
Aldridge, Lillard spectacular as Blazers draw first playoff blood
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HOUSTON -- LaMarcus Aldridge was franchise-record brilliant. Damian Lillard's first playoff performance was a Rembrandt. Wesley Matthews helped make life miserable for James Harden. They were…
Apr 21, 2014
Oregon sheriffs oppose driver cards measure
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — Oregon's sheriffs voted April 17 to oppose a ballot measure that would allow the state to issue driver cards to residents who cannot prove their legal presence in…
Apr 20, 2014
Woman arrested in domestic violence-related shooting
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A woman has been arrested by Domestic Violence Reduction Unit Detectives in a Southeast Portland shooting on Sunday morning. Myesha Lewis-Turner, 36, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and…
Apr 20, 2014
Study: Portland fifth funniest city
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Despite Portland's embrace of the satiric "Portlandia" TV series, the Rose City is only the fifth funniest city in the country, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder. When…
Apr 19, 2014
Shooting suspect charged and jailed
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Police have booked the suspect accused of wounding an officer and killing his K-9 partner in Southwest Portland Paul Alan Ropp, 20, is being held on charges of Attempted Aggravagted Murder,…
Apr 19, 2014
Former Portland finance director to sue city for discrimination
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — The former leader of Portland's Office of Management and Finance plans to sue the city for race discrimination. Jack Graham was the city's highest ranking…
Apr 18, 2014
Detectives seek help in locating endangered runaway
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Update: Beaverton teen found in Pittsburgh Washington County sheriff's detectives received information that Steven Zellmer was in Pittsburgh headed to a bus terminal. Detectives had been trying…
Apr 18, 2014
Gang shootings prompt additional police patrols
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Portland police will be adding patrols this weekend because of a recent rash of suspected gang-related shootings. The police released the following statement Friday afternoon: The Portland…
Apr 18, 2014
Missing man found safe
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Police say a missing Portland man was found safe Friday. Matthew David Todd was last seen at 3:54 p.m. on April 17 in the area of St. Johns Park. Police characterize him as endangered person and…
