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Portland housing director resigns with $241K severance as city investigates unspent funds

The director of the Portland Housing Bureau has resigned after discovering millions of dollars in unspent housing funds, and the city is now working to determine how to use the funds to better serve the community.
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Armed Suspect Arrested After Threatening TriMet Security and Causing Service Disruption in Hazelwood

Portland's normally bustling Hazelwood neighborhood experienced a tense moment yesterday afternoon as Transit Police and the Portland Police Bureau engaged a potentially dangerous situation. A 36-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened TriMet security guards with a weapon, as reported by the Multnomah...
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Portland study shows psilocybin may reverse traumatic brain injury effects

A first-of-its-kind experiment conducted in Portland found that psilocybin can reverse the effects of traumatic brain injuries, according to researchers.
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Beaverton father deported to Mexico after being detained by ICE: ‘I wouldn’t wish this...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — A Beaverton family confirmed that their father has been deported to Mexico after being detained by federal immigration officers on Tuesday, vowing to bring him home. Paulino Martin San Pedro's family said he called them from Nogales, Mexico, on Friday night. The family shared a portion...
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Teen turns himself in to Vancouver police for hit-and-run

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of vehicular assault and four counts of felony hit-and-run after turning himself in.
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TriMet Cuts Night Bus Service and Eliminates 68 Positions Amid $300 Million Budget Shortfall

PORTLAND, Ore. — To address a projected $300M shortfall between revenue and expenditure over the next several years, TriMet is implementing changes, including $17.7 million in cuts that will result in fewer night-time buses, and plans to eliminate 68 positions. Following earlier cost-cutting efforts, including a...
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Oregon proposes settlement to stop major landlord from hiking rent prices

The country’s largest landlord would stop using algorithmic software to artificially inflate rent prices under a $7 million settlement offer Oregon and eight other states proposed. Greystar Management Services manages nearly 950,000 rental units across the U.S, including almost 19,000 units in Portland in 2023,...
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Dad, 5-year-old rescued by Coast Guard along Oregon coast

A father and his 5-year-old son were among 3 people saved in dramatic US Coast Guard rescues earlier this month along the Oregon coast.
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Portland pays once lauded bureau director $241K to resign from agency

The top official charged with guiding the city of Portland’s response to its housing crunch has accepted a six-figure severance to step down from her post weeks after Mayor Keith Wilson placed her on paid leave. Helmi Hisserich, who was tapped to lead the Portland Housing Bureau to much...
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Telemundo spotlights ICE arrests, fear in Oregon

Telemundo turned its lens toward Oregon with an evening broadcast this week focusing on the fears and concerns raised by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in Hillsboro. Julio Vaqueiro, a reporter and anchor for the national Spanish language network, interviewed residents and a city councilor in the...

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