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Watch six coyote pups turn a Portland backyard into their playground, day after day

Six coyote pups and their parents, denning in an overgrown Southeast Portland backyard, offer a first look at The Oregonian/OregonLive’s upcoming project on coyotes in Portland and across Oregon. The canid family of eight lives on private property in the Hazelwood neighborhood, where The Oregonian/OregonLive installed
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Opinion: A Superfund redux could save Ross Island and ratepayers

Peveto is co-director of Neighbors for Clean Air. Holliday is director of policy and advocacy at Verde. Houck is executive director of Urban Greenspaces Institute. All three live in Portland. Portland is known for its natural beauty and connection to nature. It’s easy to forget that in the heart of...
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Tennis anyone? The Racquet Lab opens on Broadway Street

If there’s one thing that John Block wants to make clear in opening The Racquet Lab in Beaverton, it’s that the group of tennis aficionados who populate Portland and nearby suburbs are truly a community — a tightknit group that has provided him not only with lifelong friends but also “a love for tennis and a career tha
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Editorial: Moda Center discussions need city leaders’ professionalism, not their hot takes

As the city prepares to negotiate a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers to fund arena renovations, Portlanders — and our city councilors — should remember there is a host of options between going nuclear and complete capitulation. The city does not need to call team owner Tom Dundon’s “bluff” nor lick his boots to rea
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Oregon author brings Hawaiian cowboy culture to life in new mystery

A man dies in a tragic accident involving a bull. Or was it an accident?. Makalani Pahukula needs to know. Plenty of people have motive and opportunity when it comes to the death of Larry Hiapo, the 67-year-old heir to a prosperous ranch on the Big Island. “Old enough to retire but way too young to die,” she thinks. An
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Public asked to help find endangered 61-year-old last seen in Wood Village

WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. (KATU) — Authorities in Multnomah County are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 61-year-old woman who was last seen in Wood Village and is considered endangered. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said Janet Lee Gray left her care facility near Northeast 238th...
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Plaque at Portland’s Darcelle XV Showplace vandalized with hate speech, owner reports

PORTLAND, Ore. — The owner of Portland's Darcelle XV Showplace says he found the historic plaque in front of the club covered in hate speech last week — less than two months before a city plaza honoring the late drag queen is set to open. Jeremey Corvus-Peck, who...
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Gresham Taps Trigger Chlorine Panic, City Insists Water Is Safe

Gresham residents have been flooding city hall with reports of a strong chlorine smell and taste coming out of their taps as the utility continues its shift away from Portland’s Bull Run surface water supply. City officials maintain the water is safe to drink and say the sharper odor is a short-term side effect of that
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Multnomah County Deputies Search for Missing Endangered Woman Last Seen in Wood Village

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing and endangered 61-year-old woman who was last seen Saturday in Wood Village. Authorities said Janet Lee Gray left her care facility near Northeast 238th Drive and Northeast Halsey Street...
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Portland City Council weighs budget amendments as mayor proposes 150 job cuts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland City Council is heading into a pivotal stretch of budget negotiations as councilors work to reshape Mayor Wilson’s proposed spending plan and close a nearly $170 million gap. Councilors have spent the week drafting amendments to the mayor’s budget, which suggested cutting nearly...

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