Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Says No More Snow For Now But Rain Is Coming
Portland and the surrounding area woke up to snow. The good news is that there won't be much more. The bad news – rain is coming next week
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Worst Day Of The Year Ride Postponed By Snow Forecast
"We can do cold and wet, but we cannot do ice," organizers of the Worst Day of The Year Ride said in announcing the postponement.
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Portland, OR|News|
Michelle Obama Postpones Portland Appearance Because Of Snow
Michelle Obama was scheduled to stop at the Moda Center on Saturday. Because of the forecast, it's been postponed until March.
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Oregon City, OR|News|
Guide Dog Struck By Hit And Run Driver Doing Well, In Foster Care
Sapphire, a guide dog for the blind, was struck by a hit and run driver. She is improving and has been moved to a foster care home.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Of Snow Brings Appeal From Union Gospel Mission
With the temperature dropping and the possibility of a lot of snow on the way, Union Gospel Mission is looking for winter clothes donations.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Update Says Up To 6 Inches Of Snow By Saturday
With freezing temperatures and inches of snow on the way, Portland and the surrounding areas are opening emergency shelters.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Police Arrest Salem Officer On Drug And Theft Charges
Portland Police arrested two men – one of whom turned out to be an off-duty Salem police officer – during a burglary investigation.
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Portland, OR|News|
Burnside Brewing Closes As Portland Loses Another Brew Pub
Add Burnside Brewing to the list of brew pubs hat have closed their doors recently. The landlord says the pub has not paid rent in months.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Police Investigate How And Why Man Ended Up Dead In Car
Portland Police say that just before 12:30 Thursday morning, they found a man dead in a marked car. They want to know how he ended up there.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Forecast Sees Possible Snow For Friday Commute, And More
Forecasters say there could be an inch of snow on the ground for the Friday morning commute with more – maybe a lot more – to follow.
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Portland, OR|News|
Clark County Measles Outbreak Cases Now 53 There, 5 In Oregon
The Clark County measles outbreak is now 58 confirmed – 53 in Clark County and five in Oregon. Seven other cases are still being probed.
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Portland, OR|News|
Oregon Man Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Women For Decades: FBI
The FBI says that Robert Koester is a "suspected serial sexual predator" with victims in Oregon, California, and possibly other cities.
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Portland, OR|News|
Westbound 84 Reopens After Police Chase Closes It For Hours
It started with a police chase in Vancouver. That led to a dramatic arrest on 84 that closed the westbound lanes for more than 12 hours.
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Portland, OR|News|
Crystal Ballroom Scores Victory Over Portland On Seismic Placards
The Crystal Ballroom became the first business to score a victory over Portland and the city's database of earthquake vulnerable buildings.
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Portland, OR|News|
Portland Area Forecast Calls For Slick Wednesday Morning Commute
Forecasters are warning of possible black ice during the Wednesday morning commute. And possible snow on Friday.
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Lake Oswego, OR|News|
Lake Oswego Police Say How They Think Heidi Winchester Was Killed
"I could not bare to watch mom suffer anymore," Michael Winchester wrote in a note to his sons, according to Lake Oswego Police.
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Hillsboro, OR|News|
Plumber Scammed Elderly Woman, More Victims Feared, Sheriff Says
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says that Cris Brackens scammed an 88-year-old woman and they fear that there might be more victims.
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Portland, OR|News|
Columbia Bank Robber Sought By FBI, Do You Know This Man?
The FBI and Marion County Sheriff's Office says the man in the picture walked into the Columbia Bank in Salem on Friday, Feb. 1.
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Portland, OR|News|
Oregon White River Wolf Found Dead, Cause Still Undetermined
Officials say a wolf from the White River was found dead and there's no clear indication to the cause. It may have been trauma from capture.
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Portland, OR|News|
Earl Blumenauer Skipping Trump's State Of The Union Address Again
"Listening to the reckless, self-centered man who occupies the White House holds no interest for me," Blumenauer said on Monday.
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