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22-year-old father, devoted wrestler ID’d as victim in Old Town fatal shooting
The man who died in a shooting early Sunday in Portland’s Old Town has been identified as 22-year-old Lee Mauras, a talented wrestler who recently committed to Clackamas Community College’s program. Mauras grew up in New York, where he was a four-time Nassau County medalist, according to New...
Strange ‘burning’ smell returns to Portland; industrial fire probably not cause, fire department says
Some Portlanders are again complaining about an unpleasant odor of uncertain origin, weeks after a mysterious smell wafted through the city, baffling residents and officials. “It smells like onions and fart :(,” one person wrote on Reddit Tuesday, prompting a slew of replies confirming people’s concerns. If you...
MultCo deflection center to open next week, providing drug users with alternative to jail
Multnomah County's deflection center, which will serve as a touch point for drug users seeking addiction treatment instead of jail time, is set to open on October 14, with law enforcement officers pushing for the center to open.
City, Multnomah County get realistic about Portland’s homelessness crisis
The Multnomah Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council gathered for a joint meeting on Oct. 8 to discuss whether or not the resolutions and ordinances laid out by the agencies’ collective Homelessness Response Action Plan are having real-life impacts on the state of Portland’s homelessness crisis.
Suspicious device damages ballot box in Vancouver, prompts nearby homeless shelter evacuation
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A ballot drop box in Vancouver was damaged in a possible arson Tuesday morning, police said. Around 4 a.m., a caller reported seeing smoke near the ballot box located on Esther Street. When police and fire personnel arrived, a "suspicious device" was located. An explosive unit safely removed the device from the area.
County receives $750,000 to monitor those charged in domestic violence cases
Washington County is getting a leg up on increasing safety for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The county has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant that will improve the county’s pretrial release program by providing funding to monitor those who are awaiting trial but aren’t in custody in domestic violence cases. In addition, it will pay to integrate a risk-assessment tool into that monitoring system to determine the appropriate level of monitoring needed for the person being charged. ...
Beaverton completes hydroelectric upgrades to Sexton Mountain Pump Station
It’s electric — The newest output from Beaverton’s Sexton Mountain Pump Station, that is. After a year of renovations, a hydropower turbine has been installed at the pump station to generate clean energy during the normal flow of water operations in southwest Beaverton. Before, gravity pulled clean drinking water from the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove to the Sexton Mountain reservoir. That rushing water was untapped potential for energy generation...
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