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JUDGE SENTENCES PROLIFIC BURGLAR, BIKE THIEF IN PORTLAND TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN...

Portland, OR- Christopher McGinnis pled guilty today to six counts of Burglary in the First Degree and two counts of Theft in the First Degree. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Ramras sentenced McGinnis to 50 months prison (four years and two months) along with three years of post prison supervision.
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Alaska Resident Gets Federal Prison Time in Portland for Stealing More Than $170,000 in...

An Alaskan resident was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud involving more than $172,000 from emergency COVID-19 programs when he appeared before a Portland U.S. District Court judge earlier this week. Tidings Context. Wire fraud means using interstate electronic communications like online forms, emails, or...
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ICE agent in Portland threatened to use deadly force during call with 911 dispatch

PORTLAND, Ore. — "I need someone here now or else I'm going to have to shoot this kid." In a tense 911 call, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Portland warned dispatchers that he would shoot a young man he claimed was following him, yelling and punching his car.
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‘A Tragedy in Every Way’: Five Teenagers Broke Into an Oregon Minister’s Home and...

Five teenagers face felony charges for the murder of a Portland, Oregon, minister who police say was shot in front of his family and died […] ‘A Tragedy in Every Way’: Five Teenagers Broke Into an Oregon Minister’s Home and Shot Him as He Shielded His 4-Year-Old Grandson, Police Say
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PPS Offers Unions Furloughs or Layoffs to Patch $10 Million Midyear Budget Gap

Portland Public Schools is negotiating with several of its labor unions as it looks to patch an unexpected $10 million midyear budget gap, presenting most with the choice to furlough or lay off large numbers of employees. The district has offered unions the options of two furlough days or hundreds...
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A lack of pennies has Oregon store owners asking the state to allow them...

Ever since the U.S. government stopped producing pennies last year, convenience store owner Hammad Warraich has struggled to make change. He was even threatened with a lawsuit from a customer who bought a 99-cent item at his Milwaukie store, River Road Mart, when he couldn’t make the proper change.
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Man arrested for shooting that killed 14-year-old after early-morning manhunt in SE Portland

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 25-year-old man wanted for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in November 2025 was arrested on Friday after a reported assault and search in southeast Portland, police said. “I usually feel very safe here,” said Amber Ackerson, who has lived in the neighborhood for 35...
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Foodie Friday: Filipino flavors in the spotlight at brunch spot Pamana

A downtown Portland brunch restaurant is putting Filipino cuisine and tradition on the menu.
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Portland man accused in high-speed Hillsboro crash that killed passenger to stay in jail...

Prosecutors say a Portland 19-year-old got behind the wheel drunk, threatened another driver with a gun, sped up to 99 mph while still drinking cans of Four Loko, then crashed into a pole and fled, abandoning his seriously injured passengers — one of whom later died. On Friday, a...
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Progress and pressure: Downtown Portland faces a critical test

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As part of its ongoing series “A Year in Downtown,” KATU is revisiting a section of downtown Portland to measure progress in the city’s response to homelessness and substance use. The focus remains on one area bounded by West Burnside Street and...

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