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Retro candy and soda shop to close its quirky suburban store

A kitschy candy store is saying goodbye to its post in the Portland suburbs. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Founded in California in 2007, Rocket Fizz has built a reputation around eccentric, sugary abundance — a spot where customers can choose from...
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Hundreds of Washington County students stage walkout over ICE activity

Dozens of students walked out the front doors of Beaverton’s Southridge High School on Monday morning into the pouring rain to protest ongoing immigration enforcement in the community. The protest took place less than half a mile from the preschool where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shattered...
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Massive I-5 Drug Bust in Oregon Leads to Seizure of Meth and Fentanyl Worth...

Lane County, OR – A multi-state narcotics investigation ended with a major drug seizure on Interstate 5, where authorities recovered more than fifty pounds of methamphetamine and ten pounds of fentanyl powder during a traffic stop connected to a long-running federal probe. Investigators said the arrest was part of...
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Gresham embraces ‘Spirit of Christmas’ during tree lighting

GRESHAM, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Hot cocoa and cider; music and caroling; lights, stockings and wreaths; a parade; a giant tree; and, of course, an appearance by Jolly Old Saint Nick himself. Downtown Gresham was transformed into the North Pole Saturday, Dec. 6, during the return of the annual Spirit of Christmas....
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Police seeking ‘Holiday Grinch’ after repeat package thefts from Gladstone porches

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who has been caught two separate times stealing packages off front porches in Gladstone. The first theft was reported on Nov. 26, when police say the “Holiday Grinch” took packages from a resident near Webster Road and Los Verdes...
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They’re Hunting Our Neighbors: Hillsboro’s ICE Crisis and the People Fighting Back

The Real Story – A Column Editor’s Note: We are collecting information on all organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals who are offering assistance and doing work to support our residents during […] The post They’re Hunting Our Neighbors: Hillsboro’s ICE Crisis and the People Fighting Back appeared first...
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Oregon officials issue missing child alert for endangered 13-year-old boy in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, is asking the public to help find 13-year-old Chayton Owings. Chayton is a child in foster care who went missing from Portland on Oct. 2, and is believed to be in danger, the department said.
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Off-duty Portland police officer accused of domestic violence, strangulation

Portland police officer Jimmy Pryce was arrested on assault charges for an incident that took place while he was off duty, and is currently on administrative leave.
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Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on 20 charges after threatening TriMet staff with scissors

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man is facing 20 charges after police say he threatened TriMet employees with scissors, and tried to evade responding police. According to Multnomah County Sheriff's spokesman Brent Weisberg, Transit Police responded to the area of NW 5th and Glisan Street around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
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3 people injured after shooting near SE 187th Ave in Gresham, police investigating

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were injured and sent to the hospital after a shooting in Gresham Sunday night, authorities said. The Gresham Police Department confirmed with KOIN 6 News that there is still a large police presence where officers responded to reports of a shooting, near Southeast 187th Avenue and...

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