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He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.

UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level ...

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Dairy delivers thousands of ‘empties’ for Milk Carton Boat Races

Neighbors out for a stroll with their dogs were startled to see thousands of milk cartons – all ...

Here’s the currently-proposed “look” of the new two-block-long, seven-story-high apartment house planned for the edge of the Oaks Bottom Bluff on the west side of Milwaukie Avenue, between Ellis and Insley Streets at the north end of Westmoreland. (Courtesy of City of Portland)

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Plan for 7-story building on edge of Oaks Bottom Bluff advances

A seven story building is to be built on the lip of Oaks Bottom's bluff, in a known ...

In the OMSI lobby outside the “Jurassic World” exhibition, this realistic LEGO model stops people cold, as they pass by.

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OMSI opens ‘Jurassic World’ LEGO exhibition

Imagine fifteen life-size dinosaurs, all constructed of LEGO bricks, roaring into the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ...

A Central Precinct officer examined the smashed and wedged-in van, while waiting for a second and larger tow truck to arrive to remove it from the sidewalk on Milwaukie Avenue near S.E. Nehalem Street in Sellwood.

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Van misses curve in Sellwood, hits bollards, gets stuck on sidewalk

The driver of an older-model Chevrolet van, going south on Milwaukie Avenue, was apparently unprepared for the point ...

At Oaks Amusement Park, while scouting locations for their exhibition at the upcoming Multnomah County Fair, “Big Tsuky” – founder of “Portland Lucha Libre” – gave an impromptu “wrestling lesson” to Friends of the Multnomah County Fair President Larry Smith.

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Volunteers prepare 119th ‘Multnomah County Fair’ at Oaks Park

Visitors to the Fair will recognize the familiar Multnomah County Fair outdoor layout at Oaks Park, with vendors, ...

Portland Police accuse this man, Feng Sheng Chen, of sexual abuse at a Woodstock massage business – and they say there may additional victims they’ve not yet identified, which is why they released this Multnomah County booking photo of Mr. Chen.

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Woodstock masseuse charged with sex abuse

It took months of investigation, but on April 3rd, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) revealed that a massage ...

This is Dora McCormick, here shown inside Sellwood-Westmoreland’s fourth library, at S.E. Milwaukie and Lexington, in 1968. (Courtesy SMILE History Committee)

Features

SOUTHEAST HISTORY: Women who made history here!

Because March was Women’s History Month, and May is Historic Preservation Month, this story celebrates some notable female ...

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Sellwood-Moreland: Another Multnomah County library is closing for renovations

Sellwood-Moreland Library will close to the public starting Friday, June 6, as part of a series of bond-funded ...

Government

Saturday’s protests may not change policy — but experts say that’s not the only point

After thousands of protesters filled streets nationwide to challenge the Trump administration’s agenda on Saturday, one big question ...

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