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Ducks vs Buckeyes
Here are the best photos of the final game!
Rose Bowl 2015
the celebration was on for oregon at the rose bowl on thursday. the ducks thrashed florida state 59-20
Best photos of the year
We selected the best photos that represented 2014
Portland's Latest News
January 27, 2015
First lady's consulting work leaves some scratching their heads
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SALEM — Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes was paid $118,000 for communications work for a nonprofit clean economy consulting organization at a time when she was advising the governor’s office on…
January 30, 2015
Hales promises infill, wage, and police reforms
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Mayor Charlie Hales responded to several grassroots movements with promises that provoked applause from Portland City Club members during his annual State of the City speech Friday. One is to…
January 30, 2015
Transportation tax debate looms
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Oregon has shared concerns with other states, but also some unique issues. As lawmakers consider how to pay for repairs and construction of highways and other projects, one advocate from a…
January 30, 2015
New city DOJ oversight panel plans meetings
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Portland’s new 20-member Community Oversight Advisory Board, the group that will monitor the implementation of the city’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, hosts its first meeting…
January 30, 2015
Oregon Lottery keeps cut the same
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Participating bars, taverns, restaurants will have current contracts extended to June 2020. For more than 2,200 participating bars, taverns and restaurants, their cut of Oregon Lottery proceeds…
January 30, 2015
Sauvie Island plan hearings begin
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Public hearings start next week on an update of the Sauvie Island and Multnomah Channel Rural Area Plan. Each hearing is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Sauvie Island Academy, 14445 N.W. Charlton Road.…
January 30, 2015
Flu bug continues to take a bite out of residents
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The current flu season has not yet stopped heating up, and citizens are not getting much help from this year’s flu shot. According to Gerry Ewing, spokesman for Tuality Healthcare in Hillsboro,…
January 29, 2015
Kitzhaber set to respond to questions about first lady
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Session planned after disclosure of $118,000 paid by consultant on topics Hayes advised on. Gov. John Kitzhaber was scheduled to respond to questions Friday morning about the role of first lady…
January 29, 2015
Project Homeless Connect set Friday in Hillsboro
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Washington County Project Homeless Connect will be held at Sonrise Church in Hillsboro on Friday, Jan. 30. The only Project Homeless Connect held in the tri-county region, Washington County…
January 29, 2015
Tips sought in Jeep-smash burglary at Clackamas Promenade
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At approximately 7:30 am on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an alarm at the Verizon store at the Clackamas Promenade. The alarm company had…
January 29, 2015
Gresham High replacing artificial athletics turf
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Work will take place during the summer at a cost of nearly $1.5 million The 13-year-old artificial surface field at Gresham High School is so worn out and potentially unsafe that the district…
January 29, 2015
Stadium Fred Meyer gets social
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West Bursnide store $30 million remodel finally complete Stadium Fred Meyer’s $30 million remodel is set for its grand reopening Friday January 30. The 110,000 SF store at 100 Northwest 20th…
January 29, 2015
Oregon Scorecard: More low-income help needed
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Oregon ranks near the bottom of states on several key measures or household financial security and needs to do more to help residents prepare for the future, according to a report released…
January 29, 2015
Tabor reservoirs' fate up to City Council
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Landmarks panel split on disconnecting city's water system The City Council will have to decide the future of the open reservoirs at Mount Tabor. That became apparent after the Historic…
January 29, 2015
Portland graduation rates continue climb
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All Portland-area districts are graduating more high school students than last year, according to 2013-14 data released by the Oregon Department of Education Thursday. The trend holds statewide…
January 29, 2015
Group hopes to ban older diesel trucks
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Public health advocates seek stricter rules on air quality Mary Peveto made her name as an activist prodding Esco Corp. to reduce toxic air emissions near her children’s school in Northwest…
January 29, 2015
Panel recommends state debt limits
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Though state could handle more charges, backlog of projects requires funding A panel has urged Oregon lawmakers to limit new state debt to just slightly more than $1 billion in the next two-year…
January 29, 2015
State's civil rights settlement with Daimler is largest in …
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$2.4 million goes to workers, fees and future fund; company agrees to take other steps. State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian says a record $2.4 million agreement should enable Daimler Trucks…
January 29, 2015
Members sought for police training council
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The Portland Police Bureau is seeking community members to serve on its Training Advisory Council. The bureau’s training council was set up to increase accountability for police training and to…
January 29, 2015
Portland City Club to admit select high schoolers
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High school students will be given a free seat at the City Club, thanks to a new Civic Scholars program. The program will be announced at the Friday, Jan. 30 City Club lunchtime meeting at the…
February 03, 2015
How could PPS spend $ 10 million?
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The Superintendent will bring a wishlist to the board Feb. 10 Portland Public Schools has a good problem: after a decade of budget cuts, the district this year has more money than they…
January 29, 2015
Beavers have Devil of a time in otherwise remarkable season
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The trouble with exceeding expectations is, expectations then change. The ugly duckling becomes a beautiful doll, and suddenly she has to look good every night out on the town.…
January 29, 2015
Sources Say: Mayors throw wrench in agenda on police issues
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Events are overtaking Portland’s agenda for the 2015 Oregon Legislature on police-related issues. The agenda endorsed by the City Council has only two issues related to the police: allowing the…
January 28, 2015
TriMet: All audit recommendations implemented
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TriMet has implemented all 23 recommendations in a 2014 audit by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, regional transit agency General Manager Neil McFarlane told the board of directors on…
January 28, 2015
Monthly water, sewer bills now available
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Portland utility customers can now receive their water, sewer and stormwater management fee bills every month in the mail instead of every three months. The city made the change because some…
Jan 29, 2015
Finally, signs of progress in Lents urban renewal
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A spate of new development could finally come to the city’s Lents Urban Renewal Area, on land stockpiled over several years by the Portland Development Commission. The PDC, after soliciting…
Jan 28, 2015
City's paperless permit project to be delayed
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The completion date for Portland's new paperless permitting system will likely be delayed beyond the end of the year, the City Council was told Wednesday morning. The project is intended to…
Jan 28, 2015
Backers cite support for minimum wage increase, paid sick leave
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Coalition releases Oregon, national surveys as lawmakers gear up to consider the issues. Oregon and national voters support increased benefits for workers, according to surveys conducted on…
Jan 28, 2015
House speaker: Transportation finance plan will not revive…
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'Don't see larger projects on horizon,' she tells Portland Tribune editorial board. Although Oregon lawmakers are working on a transportation package this session, House Speaker Tina Kotek says…
Jan 28, 2015
Inji the orangutan marks a milestone
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Inji, a Sumatran orangutan, the Oregon Zoo’s oldest resident, turned 55 this month. She is now the oldest of her species on the continent. “She is the oldest Sumatran orangutan in any accredited…
Jan 29, 2015
Fritz to seek another City Council term
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Commissioner Amanda Fritz will run for re-election to the City Council in 2016 after all. Fritz had said she would not seek a third term, but changed her mind after her husband, Dr. Steven…
Jan 28, 2015
Students team up for Science Bowl competition
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More than 130 teams of Portland-area middle and high school students will compete during the next two weekends in the nation’s largest regional science bowl. The Bonneville Power Administration…
Jan 28, 2015
North Plains cop won't be charged in Washington state
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Officer had been under scrutiny for harassment, criminal mischief A prosecutor in Cowlitz County, Wash., has declined to charge North Plains Police Officer Jody Petersen, 37, with any crime…
Jan 27, 2015
The Blount truth: Former Duck living the dream with Patriots
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PHOENIX — LaGarrette Blount wore a new cut of corn rows (underneath a baseball cap) and a wide grin as he stepped to the podium for Super Bowl XLIX media day Tuesday at US Airways Center. "I'm…
Jan 27, 2015
Senior Seahawk: Max Unger in center of Seattle's success again
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PHOENIX — Max Unger is almost as good an interview as he is a football player, so it was fitting that he was one of about a dozen Seattle Seahawks regulars set up at a podium for Super Bowl…
Jan 27, 2015
Kitzhaber to offer questions, ideas on Measure 91 implementation
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Letter on recreational marijuana planned for Liquor Control Commission, lawmakers. Gov. John Kitzhaber says he’s prepared to release a statement about what he wants the Oregon Liquor Control…
Jan 27, 2015
Speaker Tina Kotek returns for second term when Legislature…
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Having steered the Oregon House of Representatives through one two-year cycle, Rep. Tina Kotek of Portland is back for another term as its speaker. She returns with a larger Democratic majority,…
Jan 27, 2015
Portlanders talk, hoping mayor will listen
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Residents offer topics for Hales' annual State of City speech There are some things we know Mayor Charlie Hales will say when he delivers his State of the City speech this Friday. Hales will…
Jan 27, 2015
Burnside Bridgehead finally taking shape
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Beam developer credits delays for better design Portland is getting the Burnside Bridgehead project city leaders once rejected, and everyone is happy about it — especially Brad Malsin, the owner…
Jan 27, 2015
Can South Waterfront be made affordable?
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– City commits to build at least 200 low-income units, still struggles to create diverse neighborhood Squeaky wheels are getting more grease in Portland’s South Waterfront area, and it should…
Jan 27, 2015
City, short-term rental hosts face off
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Firms balk at new rule requiring names, addresses, permits A showdown is looming between the city of Portland and companies like Airbnb that promote short-term rentals in local residents’ homes.…
Jan 27, 2015
'I'm just like you,' says Brandon Browner
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Patriots cornerback reflects on his 'amazing journey' and controversial career PHOENIX — Brandon Browner's first experience with the Super Bowl media has been to his liking. "I thought I'd be…
Jan 27, 2015
Future bright for PSU business
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School closes in on $60 million goal to create business hub From his sixth-floor corner office, Scott Marshall can see the future. The Interim Dean of Portland State University’s School of…
Jan 27, 2015
Police say man in N. Kerby Ave. house not a threat
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UPDATE: SERT, other officers leave after talking with man's family Portland’s Crisis Negotiation Team has left the North Kerby Avenue home after a Tuesday morning incident involving a man who…
Jan 27, 2015
Timber Joey to kick off Outdoor School for All with giant wood…
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Metro, other agencies hold round of public meetings to launch effort Outdoor School for All The Oregon Outdoor Education Coalition will launch its Outdoor School for All campaign to the public…
Jan 27, 2015
Portland, suburbs fail to make first Google Fiber cut
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Tech giant says Portland area is still in the running for possible expansion. Despite jumping through all the hoops required by Google, it looks like the Portland area will not be getting the…
Jan 27, 2015
Summit aims to build strong community
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Neighborhood leaders, activists to discuss array of issues Portlanders are invited to attend a free day-long community summit that will discuss such hot-button issues as racial profiling,…
Jan 27, 2015
Fritz seeks more money for infrastructure
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Street problems won't be resolved, but plan could ease pain After eight months of fruitless debate over a possible new street fee, Commissioner Amanda Fritz has suddenly come up with a plan to…
Jan 27, 2015
Mark & Dave: Uber provides news fix in street fee's absence
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We’re mourning the loss of our favorite subject — the street fee. What will we write about now that it’s been abandoned by Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick? Oh yeah, recent…
Jan 26, 2015
$ 20 million targeted to fight gentrification in N/NE Portland
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The City Council will review a $20 million plan to mitigate the impacts of gentrification in North and Northeast Portland on Wednesday. The North/Northeast Neighborhood Housing Strategy was…
