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Thursday October 22, 2020 - Times viewed: 7523 |
 | On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the Oregon City Commissioners made public a report from Watson Law, Lori Watson, Esq. reviewing the Commission’s request for an investigation of Mayor Dan Holladay’s potential violation of Executive Order No. 20-12 “Stay Home, Save Lives.”
Find the report and summary of the report at the bottom of this page https://www.orcity.org/community/city-commission-release ...
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Thursday October 22, 2020 - Times viewed: 7476 |
| PORTLAND, Oregon - On Wednesday at approximately 9 PM, Portland police make a traffic stop on a motorcycle and a car that had been closely trailing the motorcycle in the 9000 block of NE Fremont Street. As both motorcycle and car came to a stop, the operator of the motorcycle ran into a nearby residence. Soon after entering the residence, the operator of the motorcycle came out of the house and ap ...
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Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 7923 |
A paleoseismic trench dug across the Gales Creek fault, located about 35 kilometers (roughly 22 miles) west of Portland, Oregon, documents evidence for three surface-rupturing earthquakes that took place about 8,800, 4,200 and 1,000 years ago.
The findings, published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, suggest that earthquakes occur about every 4,000 years on the fault. If ...
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Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 8298 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - A former Portland Police officer has been indicted by a Multnomah County Grand Jury
Scott Groshong now was charged with a misdemeanor accusing him of driving into a vandalism suspect who was apparently running from a local store.
Mr. Groshong retired from the Portland police department in August 2020, after 27 years with the Portland Police Bureau.
On June 25, 2020, ...
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Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 7463 |
t approximately 1:03 p.m., on October 19, 2020, East Precinct officers responded to the 3500 block of Southeast 88th Avenue on reports of a suspicious vehicle. A caller reported they had witnessed the occupant of the vehicle make several exchanges with pedestrians, believing these exchanges were drugs. When officers arrived on scene, they located the suspicious vehicle and watched as a subject wal ...
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Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 7427 |
| On October 20th at approximately 17:00 Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call of an assault with a knife between two male roommates at 7003 NE 31st Ave. Upon arrival deputies located a stabbing victim and provided first aid. The victim was then transported to Peace Health Southwest Medical Center and taken into surgery.
The suspect was also located at the residence and t ...
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Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Times viewed: 7480 |
2020 Christmas Celebration
The Grotto’s Christmas celebration will be different this year.
We will not host our usual evening lighting event (The Christmas Festival of Lights) due to Covid-19 and our concern for the health and safety of our guests, volunteers, staff and neighbors.
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Tuesday October 20, 2020 - Times viewed: 7518 |
On October 18, 2020 at approximately 4:06pm deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash in the 1300 block of East Historic Columbia River Highway.
Sunday afternoon a Lexus and Motorhome crash on Historic Columbia River Highway. When deputies arrived they discovered the 1992 Lexus S40 sedan blocking the highway after being involved in a ...
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Monday October 19, 2020 - Times viewed: 7637 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - Federal police and protesters continued the long demonstrations in Portland outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. For a few hours late Saturday officers eventually used tear gas and detained several people in an attempt to control determined demonstrators.
The crowd assembled near Willamette Park and walked about a mile to the ICE building, arriving at abo ...
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Monday October 19, 2020 - Times viewed: 7480 |
CENTRAL POINT, Oregon - It was exactly one year ago today that a small American creamery from Oregon made national and international news.
On October 18, 2019, Rogue Creamery from Central Point, Oregon, earned the title of “best cheese in the world” for their Rogue River Blue Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in Bergamo, Italy. It was the first time in the history of the competition that an Ame ...
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Sunday October 18, 2020 - Times viewed: 7509 |
| HOOD RIVER, Oregon - On Friday at about 8:00 P.M., a Hood River County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant attempted to stop a Suzuki motorcycle driver for a traffic violation. The officer lost the motorcycle driver as the driver quickly pulled way and turned northbound onto Toll Bridge Road.
About a minute later, the sergeant discovered motorcycle crashed on Toll Bridge Rd. south of the intersection o ...
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Sunday October 18, 2020 - Times viewed: 7445 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - On Saturday afternoon, there was an apparent gang shooting at a market in Portland's Cully Neighborhood. Upon investigation at Northeast Killingsworth Street and Northeast Cully Boulevard, Portland police could not find no suspects.
Three male victims were the apparent targets of the shooting. They ran off after shots were fired and did not contact police. Assault detectives ...
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Sunday October 18, 2020 - Times viewed: 7437 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - A woman is recovering from a gunshot wound after a shooting in the Centennial Neighborhood.
On Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:29p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 2500 block of Southeast 167th Avenue. When officers arrived the located one victim, an adult female, with a gunshot wound to the arm. Officers app ...
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Saturday October 17, 2020 - Times viewed: 7460 |
Portland sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and officers in their cities during unrest and protests.
A 50-page lawsuit accused both departments of "unilaterally, unlawfully, and unconstitutionally" instituting a "law and order" policy and deploying federal agents to cities.
Throughout the summer in Portland, federal agents from t ...
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Saturday October 17, 2020 - Times viewed: 7454 |
SALEM, Oregon - The Oregon Health Authority reported 418 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths.
At the current rate of transmission, Oregon Health Authority officials project that new infections will increase “substantially” to 570 new reported cases a day and 40 hospitalizations.
In addition, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Lane County has been added ...
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Saturday October 17, 2020 - Times viewed: 7457 |
| Salem, Ore. -- After an in-depth recruitment and screening process, the City of Salem has invited two candidates to interview for the planned Police Chief vacancy for retiring Chief Jerry Moore.
The two finalists, Malik Aziz and Trevor Womack will be in Salem on October 30, 2020. The City of Salem will host a virtual community forum as part of the interview process, including an opportunity ...
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Saturday October 17, 2020 - Times viewed: 7447 |
Very this morning at about 12:40 a.m., Portland police were sent to a nightclub in the 5200 block of Northeast Columbia Boulevard on reports of a shooting. The witness who called police said that their car had been shot while attending a gathering at the location. Officers arrived on scene and found evidence of gunfire, including shell casings.
As officers collected evidence outside the locatio ...
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Friday October 16, 2020 - Times viewed: 7538 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - Last night outside the Justice Center in Downtown Portland, a group of demonstrators of about 100 people began standing in the street on Southwest 2nd Avenue between Southwest Madison and Southwest Main Street.
Some demonstrators sprayed paint onto the Central Precinct as well as dumping garbage near the entryways and exits to the sally port garage doors. Someone then set a f ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7517 |
PORTLAND, Oregon - A judge on Wednesday ordered a man convicted of fatally stabbing two men who confronted him during a racist rant on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train to pay $12,046 for expenses incurred by some of his victims.
The judge ordered Jeremy Christian to pay the money in connection with the 2017 attacks. The payments include: $2,439 for Demetria Hester, who Christian injured by ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7632 |
AN accused arsonist is facing more than 100 years of jail time after allegedly setting alight a catastrophic fire that killed several people and destroyed thousands of homes in Oregon.
Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, has been arrested on two counts of arson, 16 counts of criminal mischief, and 14 counts of reckless endangerment. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. If convicted, he faces a max ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7495 |
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has appointed Matthew Garrett wildfire recovery director, and he will advise her on issues related to the 2020 wildfire season.
Garrett will develop a strategic recovery plan designed to consider the needs of all impacted Oregon communities, and lead the development of a 2021 budget and policy request that represents the recovery needs of Oregon communities in collaborati ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7497 |
(Seaside, Oregon) – Part one of this detailed tour of Seaside dug into some of the more obvious attractions and details. Part two wanders the lesser known aspects of the nearly 150-year-old destination.
It’s no secret that Seaside is likely one of the most crowded towns on the Oregon coast during peak seasons, so finding an empty spot is a bit of an art. But they exist – and they host loads of ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7498 |
The cost of renting an apartment in Portland is falling, reversing years of steady increases and outpacing declines in most other cities. The declines apparently reflect the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the regional housing market.
Portland rents were down 5.7% in September compared to the same time last year, with median rents sitting at $1,155 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,346 ...
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Thursday October 15, 2020 - Times viewed: 7548 |
GRESHAM, Oregon - Tod Barker was viciously attacked Sunday night, Sept. 27, was he walked in the 200 block of Northeast Roberts Avenue.
Evidence suggests Tod Alan Barker was assaulted by a person(s) on the evening of Sept. 27, while walking in the 200 block of NE Roberts Ave. It is believed Barker likely did not know his attacker(s). Barker died on Oct. 9 from injuries sustained during the a ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7503 |
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A young child died after a crash involving a truck at a Beaverton apartment complex parking lot, authorities said.
The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday off Schendel Avenue and Walker Road, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue spokesperson Kim Haughn said the 4-year-old boy was hit by a large truck, but the circumstances of the crash re ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7499 |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — (AP) — Four officers fired over 30 rounds at Portland, Oregon, fugitive Michael Reinoehl after they cornered him in his car Sept. 3 outside a Washington apartment complex where he had been hiding out, a sheriff’s official said Tuesday in an update on the investigation.
Thurston County Sheriff's Lt. Ray Brady said Tuesday that police found Reinoehl with a loaded .380-caliber han ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7500 |
Following vandalism to the Oregon Historical Society’s (OHS) downtown facility on the evening of Sunday, October 11, the museum is set to open for regular museum hours on Wednesday, October 14. Current museum hours are Wednesdays – Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 5.p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. While the building is currently boarded up due to the extensive damage done to the windows on the buil ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7495 |
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon has now surpassed 600 COVID-19 deaths.
The Oregon Health Authority Tuesday reports 6 more deaths from the virus and 321 new cases.
That brings the state’s totals to 605 deaths and 37,780 cases.
The deaths occurred between September 18th and October 12th and were people between 75 and 91 years of age.
5 of the 6 people are confirmed to have underlying conditions. ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7498 |
A view of the aftermath of the Almeda Fire in Talent, Oregon. The fire destroyed eight marijuana businesses.
Chris Tuite / imageSPACE/Sipa USA via The Associated Press
Derek Wright had hoped his 120-acre marijuana farm in Southern Oregon would yield a $2.8 million crop this year. But he said the South Obenchain fire incinerated everything: his home on the property, the farm manager’s cabin, the ...
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Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Times viewed: 7493 |
This morning at about 9:10 A.M., Oregon State Police were sent to a single vehicle crash on Hwy 97.
They discovered that a Chrysler 300, operated by Lester Plowman (76) of Klamath Falls, was northbound when it went off the road and struck several trees.
Plowman was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No further information is available at this time. ...
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