Portland, OR|News|
Trillium Charter School Likely Closing After PPS Yanks Charter
The Portland school board voted to revoke the charter from Trillium Charter School, citing falling scores and entrollment.
Colin Miner, Patch Staff
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Considers Letting Fire Bureau Charge For 'Lift' Calls
Portland will consider whether to let the Fire Bureau charge when they are called to an assisted living facility to help someone get up.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Says Thursday Morning Commute Should Be Icy
If you're driving somewhere Thursday morning, give yourself lots of time. The commute is expected to be slick if not actually icy.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Man Jailed After Police Say He Attacked A Paramedic
Police say that a man jumped into an ambulance and attacked a paramedic on Monday. The paramedic was not seriously injured.
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Portland, OR|News|
Stuck Amtrak Train That Stranded 183 Passengers Finally Moves
The 183 passengers stranded on an Amtrak train for more than 36 hours finally got to get off the train when it returned to Eugene.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Police Investigate Shooting Of Man In Sabin Neighborhood
Portland Police say that a man was shot around 6:30 on Monday evening in the area of Northeast Prescott Street and 14th Avenue.
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Portland, OR|News|
Measles Latest Has Sixth Case In Oregon, Clark County Stays At 65
Health officials in Multnomah County identified a fifth case there – sixth in Oregon. Meanwhile Clark County held steady Sunday at 65 cases.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Says Snow Overnight Will Bring Messy AM Commute
The National Weather Service forecasters are saying rain will turn to snow and the morning commute on Monday will be slippery.
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Oregon City, OR|News|
Oregon City Police Charge Two With Robbing Rite Aid Pharmacy
One of the two arrested, Austin Keever-Nyberg, is already accused of driving a truck into a group of pedestrians last month in NE Portland.
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Beaverton, OR|News|
Aloha Driver Uninjured After Car He Was Driving Is Hit By Train
A 20-year-old man was ticketed for driving under the influence after the BWM he was driving was hit by a train after he drove onto the track
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Police Listening Session Is More Yelling Than Listening
Portland Police said they wanted to hear from people after texts between a lieutenant and a right wing organizer were disclosed.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Homeless Problem Attracts Help From Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities, working with Providence and the Portland Archdiocese, wants to reduce the number of homeless in Portland by 20 percent.
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Beaverton, OR|News|
Beaverton Kid Home Alone Calls 911 After Hearing People Break In
It was just before 2 ip.m. in Beaverton and a kid was home alone when he heard people break in. He called 911. Four people were arrested.
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Portland, OR|News|
Oregon Lawmakers Punished By Leadership Over Behavior Complaints
One lawmaker called a colleague "cray cray," one called a lobbyist "stupid." Both lost committee assignments, one lost his chairmanship.
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Portland, OR|News|
Oregon Automatic Voter Registration Program Praised In New Report
A new study by the Center for American Progress says that the "Oregon model" of registration could be the best way to engage new voters.
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Portland, OR|News|
Clark County Measles Cases Now 64 Confirmed, Two More Suspected
Clark County Health officials say that there are now 64 confirmed cases of the measles. Almost all cases are people who were not immunized.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland City Council Considers Hardesty Changes To Quake Program
Hardesty, who has already instructed the city's fire bureau not to enforce the plan, has introduced changes that will be voted on on Feb 27
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Portland, OR|News|
F-15 Makes Emergency Landing In Portland After Gear Issue Found
The F-15 had left Portland on Wednesday morning, only to discover a gear issue. That forced an emergency landing. There were no injuries.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland School Board Meets With Group Studying School Boundaries
FLO, a group hired by Portland Public Schools to develop a plan to redraw school boundaries, met publicly with the board for the first time.
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Portland, OR|News|
Troutdale Break-In Sends Woman Into Hiding Where She Calls 911
Court documents say a woman, while hiding, called 911 after Rene Garza broke in. He was later arrested and said he "knew it was wrong."
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