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Portland man sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison for killing man during carjacking
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has sentenced a man to nearly 24 years in prison for fatally shooting another man during a carjacking in Northeast Portland in 2020, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said. In May, a 12-person jury found 43-year-old Quentin Blackmon guilty of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree...
Washington man arrested, charged for 2022 attacks on Oregon energy facilities
A second Washington man was arraigned on federal charges in Portland Tuesday for allegedly damaging two energy substations in Clackamas County in November 2022. Zachary Rosenthal, 33, from Tacoma, is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center on several charges including three counts of damaging an energy facility. The...
Murmurs: Longtime Senate President Peter Courtney Dies at 81
LONGTIME SENATE PRESIDENT PETER COURTNEY DIES AT 81: Peter Courtney, who served as Oregon Senate president for 20 years before retiring in 2023, died July 16 at age 81. Prior to his decades as Senate president, Courtney had served in the House and the Senate for 18 years. In total, his was the longest tenure in the history of the Oregon Legislature. Courtney was known as an irascible and iconoclastic figure, but also as thoughtful and strategic. Colleagues recalled him as a statesman who wore his love for the state on his sleeve. In a statement, Gov. Tina Kotek said: “I want to recognize President Courtney for being one of the most important architects of our state in recent memory. At his core, Peter believed that we need to take care of each other, live with compassion for our neighbors, and get big things done, together. These Oregon values will live on in his name.”
Closed-door sessions on Multnomah County’s post-Measure 110 plans draw pointed pushback
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Tuesday rebuffed a call from a fellow commissioner to allow the public to participate in meetings to plan for a post-Measure 110 response for recriminalizing small amounts of drugs. Vega Pederson said the “leadership team” she convened has opted to work behind closed...
Multnomah County has its first measles case
Multnomah County public health officials are investigating one case of measles in an unvaccinated young child with recent travel to an area with measles activity. The news broke Tuesday, July 16. The child and the child’s family recently spent time abroad in a country where measles is more common, county officials said. Public health officials...
Former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith launches bid for Portland City Council
Loretta Smith, a former Multnomah County Commissioner who has long eyed a return to elected office, said that she will run for Portland City Council this fall, ending months of speculation. After two unsuccessful City Hall bids in 2018 and 2020, Smith, 59, will attempt a third under Portland’s new...
Two more hikers fall at Oneonta Creek Trail
Two more hikers had to be rescued after slipping down a steep embankment at a popular Columbia River Gorge trail. At 6 p.m. Monday, July 15, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call from a man who reported he and a friend, both adult males, had fallen while hiking Oneonta Trail. The pair had fallen about 1.5 miles from the trailhead into Oneonta Creek, with one of the hikers suffering a laceration to the head. ...
Heated MultCo. Board meeting raises questions on deflection center transparency
Multnomah County Commissioners are raising concerns about a soon-to-be-opened deflection center, saying the process for selecting the location by Board Chair Jessica Vega Pederson lacked transparency.
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