A Portland man was sentenced to 6 months in jail for stealing more than $8,000 in benefits intended for his disabled sister. Jason I. Boutros, 49, appeared in federal court for sentencing this week after […]
Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, is opening its North American operational headquarters in Portland. Airbnb will employ 160 people at its new offices, expected to open later this summer. The Portland Development Commission […]
A Portland insurance agent who solicited business at a “senior financial workshop” promising a free meal recently made restitution of $35,000 to a 77-year-old client he convinced to invest in life insurance policies. Oregon law […]
On January 18, 2013, Laurel Portman filed a complaint with the State of Oregon against the Gresham bakery, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, on grounds of discrimination. In the complaint, Portman’s fiancee, Rachel Cryer, and her […]
On Sunday January 19, 2014, at 6:45 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to the area of Southeast 127th Avenue and Market Street on the report of a stabbing. Officers arrived in the area and located […]
Monday, January 20, 2014, will mark the 41st anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that permitted abortions to be performed as a legal right throughout the nation. Since that time, the nation […]
One of the largest gatherings of chocolatiers in the country is gearing up to attract your sweet tooth! Portland’s own ChocolateFest delivers three days of delicious goodness with 83 chocolate and chocolate-related vendors on board […]
Today, Gov. John Kitzhaber held a news conference in Portland in which he noted that the state has hired an undisclosed firm, which will be conducting an independent review regarding the ongoing failures of Oregon’s […]
On the Monday morning, January 6, 2014, at 10:38 a.m., the North Precinct officers received a report of a suspicious device on the steps of the Hereford House Food Pantry located at 7600 block of […]
Canadian flutist Boujemaa Razgui, who is also a member of Portland’s Al Andalus Ensemble, said that last month, TSA officials in New York confiscated his hand-made flutes and destroyed them. According to a spokesman for […]
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