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Published: 31 December 2019

Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish (Junniper.j) 

Commissioner Nick Fish announces his resignation and reflects on his time serving Portland in a message to the community simply signed "Nick"

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Published: 30 December 2019

Deputy Chief of Police Jami Resch will be sworn in as Portland's next Police Chief.  

Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw has accepted a new position as the Police Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. Deputy Chief of Police Jami Resch will be sworn in as Portland's next Police Chief.

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Published: 27 December 2019

 

This is the the final of four set increases set by a ballot measure that passed in 2016

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Published: 26 December 2019

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Conceptual planning committee submits suggestions to architects

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Published: 26 December 2019

 

DEQ says they are in the process of a state-wide assessment of diesel engine emissions

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Published: 23 December 2019

 

This year’s theme is “Living Kwanzaa and the Seven Principles: An All-Seasons Celebration and Practice of the Good.”

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Published: 22 December 2019

 

A 26-year-old white man from Nebraska is in Malheur County Jail charged with attempted murder after a 48-year-old black man was stabbed in Ontario, Ore.

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Published: 20 December 2019

House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox talks to the media on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 in Olympia, Wash. Wilcox has called on Republican Rep. Matt Shea to resign. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte) 

A report released Thursday said Rep. Matt Shea traveled throughout the West in recent years meeting with far-right extremist groups and participating and even organizing anti-government activities

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Published: 19 December 2019

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Non-profits, social service agencies, colleges, and universities join growing list of sites for enrollment in program to reduce transit costs by as much as 72%

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Published: 19 December 2019

Members of the Brikama Society facilitate the donation of mattresses from Oregon to the Bikrama Health Centre. (photo courtesy The Brikama Society) 

More than $53,000 has been raised to support maternal services in West African hospital