Unease among Portland residents about the placement of wireless technology has reached a new level, with a group of residents preparing to file a lawsuit seeking to prevent the placement of an antenna in a northeast neighborhood, claiming that City Hall is kowtowing to the wireless industry.
Daryl Turner, the new president of the police union, has issued a statement in support of the police officers involved in the death of James Chasse, a schizophrenic man who died in police custody.
The remarks, released yesterday in a statement, came a day after City Council approved a record $1.6 million settlement with the Chasse family.
The statement argues that the officers acted according to their training at the time, which has been subsequently...
The Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Division has solved a 26-year-old homicide case.
From PPB:
This morning, Portland Police Cold Case Homicide Detectives arrested 56-year-old Frederick Alvin Richey and charged him with one count of Murder in the 1984 homicide case that took the life of Francis Marie Waites who was 28-years-old at the time of her death. Detectives arrested Richey in Gresham, Oregon and were assisted by the US Marshall’s...
Portland Police Chief (left) and Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner step out of police car in Old Town after doing a patrol. Photo by Jake Thomas.
Portland Police Chief Mike Reese and Portland Police...
Sex trafficking survivor Sherry Dooley looks out at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard where she prostituted herself for years. Photo by Drew Dakessian.
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When...
Miss Black Oregon 2010 Sable Scott will be heading to Washington, D.C. on Aug. 4 to compete in the Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant.
For 22 years the Miss Black USA Scholarship pageant has provided educational opportunities to outstanding women of color. The organization believes that education is key to...
Crime Stoppers, in cooperation with the Portland Police Bureau, wants your help solving a homicide that occurred five years ago this week in north Portland.
On July 27, 2005, at about 9:52 p.m., officers discovered the body of 26-year-old Eyo Nyong outside the doorway of what was then J.D. Sports Bar in the 3500 block of N. Vancouver Avenue shortly after hearing shots fired in the area.
Nyong had stepped outside of the bar and was talking with several...
Bona fide rock ’n’ roll legend Levon Helm, best known for his work with the Band, will be in town, Thursday, Aug. 8 as part of the Oregon Zoo’s summer concert series presented by NW Natural.
Helm began performing more than five decades ago, but it was in 1965 when he and the Band — then known as the Hawks —...
Madeline Martinez at the old location of country’s first cannabis cafe.
Drew Dakessian
The country’s first cannabis cafe will be reopening later this month at a new location.
World Famous Oregon NORML Cannabis Cafe, run by Cannabis Commons and the Oregon chapter of the National Organization...
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Sen. Chip Shields, D-north/northeast Portland, is drafting legislation that will require cell phone retailers to include some sort of a label on their packaging that warns of the potential health effects...
Via ProPublica
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You’ve probably seen them somewhere on the Internet. An animation of a woman dancing jubilantly on an ad encouraging people to go back to school, courtesy of money made available by President Barack Obama.
However, a recent article by the investigative reporting...
Jake Thomas
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Portland police gave an update on the plan to address racial profiling before the city’s Community and Police Relations Committee, showing that it had made some progress, but still has work to do.
In 2009, the city released its plan to address racial...
It’s still barbecue season, but be careful when lighting the fire.
From the Portland Police Bureau:
Today at approximately 10:30 am, firefighters Portland Fire & Rescue’s Station 9 were patrolling their response area when they were dispatched to a report of a burn victim a block away at the Indochinese Socialization Center in SE Portland.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a 43-year-old woman with severe burns. The...
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, has secured another $42 million for preliminary work on the Columbia River Crossing, reports the Vancouver Columbian.
The paper reports...
Mason Brock turns into a bag monster during a rally in support a ban on plastic grocery bags in front of City Hall. Photo by Drew Dakessian.
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Portland...
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The Columbia River, a symbol of the Pacific Northwest, is one of the few rivers in the U.S....