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Troutdale man pleads not guilty to 14 counts of first-degree rape
Portland News
Feb 01James Kevin Bishop, 36, is being held on a total of $7 million bail at the Multnomah County Detention Center. »
Celebration kicks off new Sellwood Bridge's construction
The BeeNews
Jan 31On December 16th, officials from Multnomah County, the City of Portland, and the State of Oregon gathered — along with neighbors, and a number of schoolchildren — at the edge of the Willamette River at Sellwood Riverfront Park, to “break ground” for th... »
Body found along Sandy River near Corbett
KATU News
Jan 30Detectives in Multnomah County are investigating a body found by a fisherman on the bank of the Sandy River near Corbett. »
18-year-old arrested after Saturday morning crime spree in downtown Portland
Portland News
Jan 29Anthony Jonah Farris, 18, is being held in the Multnomah County jail. »
Portland DA pursues embezzler for restitution, but many criminals never pay up
Portland News
Jan 28Only 9 percent of restitution ordered by Multnomah County judges was paid by offenders whose cases were closed between mid-June and mid-December last year, according to the Department of Corrections. And all told, $87 million is owed to victims by offe... »
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Swinging toy light sabers nets 45-day jail sentence
Examiner Portland Edition
Feb 01In a show of judicial force that has made national headlines, a Multnomah County judge yesterday sentenced a man to 45 days in jail for waving a pair of “Star Wars” light sabers at customers in Toys R... »
Big Nonprofit News! LGBT Youth Resource Group Joins Forces With Q Center
Blog Town, Pdx
Jan 31Photos via qPDX and FlickrTwo of the city's biggest LGBT groups are joining forces: The North Mississippi-based Q Center confirmed today that it's merging with the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), a nonprofit that provides counseling, eve... »
Single Gunshot Killed Bradley Morgan, Autopsy Finds
Portland Mercury
Jan 26The Portland Police Bureau has released the early findings from this morning's autopsy of Bradley Lee Morgan, the 21-year-old despondent man who was shot at by a pair of police officers early Wednesday after calling 911 to to say he had just committed ... »
In downtown Portland, report examines state of Latino community in Multnomah County
Portlandonline
Jan 26Anne Saker in The Oregonian, January 25 »
In Other News
Portland Mercury
Jan 26Violence with skateboards, healing with needles. by Mercury staff Advocates for domestic violence victims are worried the state will skip out on a chance to pump millions into Oregon's chronically overwhelmed shelter programs. As part of a lawsuit sett... »
