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Portland Seeks Public Input on New Rules for Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers to Combat Noise...

The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) has opened a public comment period for new administrative rules on these noisy and environmentally contentious tools. Not only are these devices a bane to peace-seeking residents, but they also contribute to air pollution, prompting the city to consider...
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Search for missing hunter in Mount Hood forest shifts to recovery mission

MOUNT HOOD FOREST, Ore. (KATU) — The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team has transitioned to a recovery mission in the area where Devon Dobek, 51, of Hubbard, is believed to have been hunting. Dobek was reported missing on Oct. 31 after failing to return from a...
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Rogue Ales & Spirits shuts down after 37 years: ‘Everybody’s shocked’

NEWPORT, Ore. — On what should have been a busy Friday night, locked security gates at the Rogue Portland Public House in Southeast Portland signaled the end of an era in Oregon's brewing legacy. Multiple sources told KGW that Rogue Ales & Spirits had abruptly shuttered all operations on Friday.
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Jamaican man indicted after Washington woman loses $800K in lottery scam

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man from Jamaica was indicted Wednesday for allegedly scamming an elderly Vancouver, Washington woman out of more than $800,000, authorities announced. Officials said 34-year-old Roshard Andrew Carty was ordered detained pending his trial date in late December — facing four counts of wire...
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Justice Bus puts justice on wheels throughout Oregon

On Saturday afternoon, lawyer Stephen Manning sat inside a van parked outside the ICE facility in South Portland. But the van is much more than that. It's a fully equipped mobile legal office dubbed the Justice Bus.
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Intel Announces 669 More Oregon Layoffs as Workforce Cuts Surpass 3,000 Despite Massive Tax...

Intel, one of Oregon’s biggest employers, announced Thursday that another 669 employees will be laid off from its facilities in Hillsboro and Aloha before the end of the year. The latest round of layoffs comes after Intel’s Oregon workforce was hit hard, with layoffs surging past 2,000 despite $260M...
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National Guard troops sent to Portland, Chicago to leave, reports say

Hundreds of troops from the Texas National Guard and California National Guard will return to their home states after their deployment to Chicago and Portland, Ore., reports said Sunday.
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Portland-area Starbucks workers continue strike for a fair contract

After more than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday, the fight continued Saturday as Portland-area workers protested a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.
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Third And Final Suspect In The Death Of 13-Year-Old Liam Spahnle-Bailey Arrested

GRESHAM, Ore. – The third and final suspect in the killing of 13-year-old Liam Spahnle-Bailey has been arrested. Members of the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force located and arrested 17-year-old Terrell Coy on Nov. 13 at an apartment in Southeast Portland. Coy is one of...
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Gladstone Unveils New City Branding and Strengthens Support for Residents Amid Federal Shutdown

In a weekly report dated November 13, 2025, City Administrator Jacque Betz outlined several new initiatives in Gladstone. The city has adopted a new color palette and logo as part of its tourism branding. The colors were chosen to represent Gladstone’s location at the meeting point of the Clackamas and Willamette...

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