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Driver faces DUII after crash hurts passenger, downs powerlines near Forest Grove
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‘Free’ sign leads to chaotic robbery from NW Portland warehouse
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‘Ugliest, cruelest policy possible’: Houseless Portlanders say camping ban will ruin lives
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Hillsboro City Council To Vote In Another 400+ Acres Of Growth Land
Tonight is another big night here in Hillsboro! While the locals are out partying at Tuesday Night Market and Art Walk, the Council will be hard at work passing a wide myriad of spending and expansion ordinances. Tonight the City boundaries will add almost 300 more acres of Industrial Land (Think more Data Centers) and another 129 acres of Residential Land! Here we Grow, again! In our ongoing Council watch, we offer an inside look at some of the biggest matters being dealt with tonight! Have a look.
Five ways to celebrate the Fourth in Hillsboro
Hillsboro could be staring down triple-degree temperatures this Independence Day, but once the sun goes down, here are some area Fourth of July celebrations to light up the night. Star Spangled Celebration at the Sunset Speedway.
Construction hole keeps bank robber from literally running out of road in Tigard
A man who robbed a West Linn bank — and led police on a chase Monday, July 1, into Tigard — has a large construction hole to thank for stopping his vehicle before it went over the edge of the southernmost Hall Boulevard overpass. West Linn police reported that 55-year-old Eric Provencio of Prineville robbed the West Linn Key Bank about 12:25 p.m. Monday after brandishing a large knife, leaping over the counter and taking money from teller stations. ...
Willamette Valley and surrounding areas under excessive heat warning for Fourth of July weekend
Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, forecasters say the Willamette Valley and surrounding areas will see excessive temperatures beginning on Thursday. The “Excessive Heat Warning” will continue into Sunday with peak temperatures between 102 and 105 degrees expected on Friday and Saturday. According to National...
Five-mile stretch of I-84 to be closed 13 hours for graffiti, litter removal
Travelers beware — a major overnight closure is planned along Interstate 84 next weekend that will close rail and highway traffic along a five-mile stretch. The Oregon Department of Transportation announced a closure from 11 p.m. Saturday, July 13, to noon Sunday, July 14, for graffiti and litter removal. I-84 east and west will be closed from Interstate 205 to Interstate 5. All on-ramps to I-84 will be closed, as...
U.S. Marshals arrest suspect following high-speed chase on Sandy Blvd
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force arrested a suspect on an outstanding warrant following a high-speed chase on NE Sandy Boulevard on Monday. A federal arrest warrant was issued for 37-year-old Tyler Louis Henderson on May 18, the fifth federal warrant...
Portland to abandon promise of new district-based City Council offices by next year
Portland leaders are poised to abandon a plan to open district-based offices in January to accommodate an expanded 12-person City Council when the city’s new form of government kicks into gear. The current five-member City Council is scheduled Wednesday to cancel an existing mandate that officials set up workspaces...
NEWS RELEASE: Housing Multnomah Now pilot initiative houses 306 households, exceeding goal by June 30 deadline
The Joint Office of Homeless Services, through its network of providers, has housed at least 306 households through its Housing Multnomah Now pilot program — exceeding Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s goal of housing 300 people by June 30, 2024. The program housed hundreds of the most vulnerable people...
Customers ransacked Portland furniture warehouse after a ‘free’ sign was erected. Then the owner found out
Portland residents thought they'd stumbled onto the deal of a lifetime on Sunday - an entire warehouse of items, all free for the taking. At least that's what a painted piece of plywood outside the warehouse's entrance, and a note asking volunteers to hand out items to anyone who wanted or needed them, led them to believe.
Evergreens, Make-A-Wish Announce Fundraising Effort
Pacific Northwest chain Evergreens has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Alaska & Washington and Make-A-Wish Oregon to raise funds to help grant life-changing wishes to local children with critical illnesses. Now through Sept. 17, Seattle- and Portland-area customers can help “turn lemons into lemonade” through select menu items, storefront lemonade stands,...
After 2 broken windows in a week, nonprofit SCRAP PDX gets some help: 'Our community has really come out'
PORTLAND, Ore. — June was a rough month for SCRAP PDX, with two broken windows in one week. But the store manager said as challenging as the vandalism was for the Portland nonprofit, the response from the community has been just as uplifting. The store, located on Southwest Alder...
Portland Suspect Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed in Custody for Second Degree Murder Following Voluntary Surrender
In a turn of events connected to a recent homicide, Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed has been taken into custody following his voluntary surrender to law enforcement officials. On the afternoon of Monday, July 1, Mohamed-Ahmed contacted a deputy from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, inciting the arrest under a standing murder warrant. The Portland Police Bureau was subsequently alerted, leading to Mohamed-Ahmed’s detainment at the Multnomah County Detention Center on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree, as it relates to the death of Sean K. Smeeden.
CityTeam to open housing, job development center in Portland’s Old Town
The anti-homelessness nonprofit CityTeam Portland announced Tuesday it will transform a building in Old Town Chinatown into a center for housing, job development and its new headquarters. Lance Orton, CityTeam Portland’s executive director, said the building will house more than 100 in dormitory-style rooms, adding to 54 beds at its...
CityTeam Portland Announces 27,000 SQFT Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in Old Town/Chinatown
PORTLAND, OR – July 2, 2024 – The Portland branch of CityTeam today announced it has acquired the Overland Building in the city’s Old Town district and will relocate its headquarters there, according to CityTeam Portland Executive Director Lance Orton. (Ed. note: according to public documents reviewed by The Registry, the sale price was $4,650,000, or around $172 per square foot.)
Exploring Portland middle housing at the NW Natural Street of Dreams
Today, many Oregonians face high housing costs because the supply of diverse housing is so low. For a variety of reasons, the construction of more traditional housing types like single-family homes and apartment complexes has remained the primary form for any new housing built in the last several decades. However, given the growing housing crisis, Oregon became the first state in the nation to re-legalize another form of housing, often called “Missing Middle Housing.” ...
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