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Man doing 'Parkour' falls from Steel Bridge
KGW - Local News
Apr 25PORTLAND – A man doing a urban gymnastics workout on the Steel Bridge in Portland was pulled from the river by a passing fisherman after falling in Wednesday. Portland Fire spokesman Paul Corah said the man in his mid-20s was attempting a parkour move ... »
Man plunges off Steel Bridge while practicing 'parkour,' survives
Portland News
Apr 25A spokeswoman for the Portland Fire Bureau said Glenn R. Wallis, Jr. of Northwest Portland was evaluated by medical personnel at the bureau's Station One on Southwest Naito Parkway but did not appear to have suffered any serious injuries. »
Police: Washington Co. man cut gas line as wife, 4 kids slept
KGW - Local News
Apr 25HILLSBORO -- A Washington County sheriff's spokesman says a 36-year-old man accused of cutting his home's natural gas line in an attempt to harm his wife and four children has been arrested. Sgt. Bob Ray said James Speidel of the small community of Be... »
Eugene seeks to limit wild parties
KGW - Local News
Apr 24PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Eugene wants to crack down on wild parties by going after the hosts. A potential ordinance debated by the City Council this week would give authorities the power to fine people who throw parties that veer out of contro... »
No one injured in intentionally set fire at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
Clackamas County News
Apr 24The intentionally set "waste-basket" type of fire did little damage and no one was injured. »
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Northeast Portland Neighborhood Violence Prevention Committee, 5/15/12
Portlandonline
Apr 27PDF Document, 111kbCategory: Downtown/Old Town/Chinatown Crime Prevention »
East Portland Neighborhood Violence Prevention Committee, 5/16/12
Portlandonline
Apr 27PDF Document, 108kbCategory: Downtown/Old Town/Chinatown Crime Prevention »
The Architect's Questionnaire: Jeff Stern
Portland Architecture
Apr 27Jeff Stern (image provided by the architect) BY LUKE AREHART Next in our continuing series on local architects is Jeff Stern of IN SITU Architecture. A licensed architect in Oregon since 1996, Jeff earned his Master of Architecture from the... »
Latest zombie hotel pitch doesn't convince
Jack Bog's Blog
Apr 26The folks who are still pushing the screamingly bad convention center hotel idea in Portland have wheeled out their latest round of arguments. And of course, the local mainstream media dutifully parrots them to the public without contributing even a sh... »
Good Morning News!
Blog Town, Pdx
Apr 26For Shame: TSA employees at LAX airport are caught being bribed to look the other way when a group of narcotics traffickers pass through their aisle. Sex, Solved: A surgeon claims he has found the official G-Spot organ. It's proven debatable. Fern Gull... »