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Police search for missing Oregon woman in Hawaii
HONOLULU - Honolulu police are searching for a tourist from Oregon who has been missing on Oahu since Thursday. Police said Saturday that Ivanice "Ivy" Harris was last seen Thursday talking to a man outside a bar in Waikiki and has not been seen since. Harris traveled to Hawaii from Portland with friends to celebrate turning 29, which was Saturday. Her mother ...
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Family escapes house fire in North Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. – Firefighters knocked down a house fire North Portland Sunday morning. No one was hurt in the fire. The family escaped the home with their dog and cat. The fire started just before 8:30 a.m. near the intersection ...
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Land trust opens new Oregon office raises profile
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- A Vancouver, Wash.-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its ...
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Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation
PORTLAND, Ore. -; While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water ...
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Oregon investigators conclude search for Susan Powell
The father of a missing Utah woman, Susan Powell, said investigators found bones in rural Oregon while searching for her, but the remains are probably not hers. The West Valley City (Utah) Police Department concluded its search of a property in Scott Mills, Ore., Thursday, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The search is the latest effort to find the remains of Powell, who was last seen Dec. 6, ...
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Masked gunman robs Portland marijuana dispensary www.privateofficer.com
- An armed man robbed a marijuana dispensary in Southeast Portland at gunpoint Thursday morning, and the whole crime was caught on camera. The suspect approached the counter at the ReLeaf MM at 1034 Southeast 122nd Avenue and pointed a handgun at the two employees. He then ordered them onto the floor and stole their wallets, phones and keys as well as an undisclosed amount of cash from the ...
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Photos Halifax downs Portland at Memorial Cup
Nathan MacKinnon scored at even strength, on the power play and while shorthanded in the second period Saturday as the Halifax Mooseheads exploded for five straight goals to defeat the Portland Winterhawks 7-4 in the first game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup for both ...
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MLS Portland 2 Vancouver 2
Jose Valencia tallied a controversial goal in the 84th minute Saturday, handing the Portland Timbers a 2-2 draw with Vancouver. On the play, Valencia got control of a long ball from Will Johnson, beat a defender and put it past Vancouver goalkeeper Brad Knighton to erase a 2-1 deficit. The Whitecaps protested the goal, saying the ball touched Valencia's arm before the score. Johnson also ...
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Oregon family’s sawmill fails as logs way of life dwindle
O’BRIEN, Ore. - Jennifer Phillippi’s grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses, and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran out. In those days the forests were full, timber and work both plentiful. But now what was the last sawmill standing in ...
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Camilo Sanvezzo’s fancy moves can’t save Whitecaps from a 2-2 draw against Portland
The Vancouver Whitecaps Russell Teibert and Erik Hurtado congratulate Camilo Sanvezzo on his first goal versus the Portland Timbers during MLS action at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday, May 16, ...
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Portland animal shelters need every bit of help available
Animal abandonment remains a problem across the United States and Portland is no different, the Oregon Humane Society in Portland and Multnomah County Animal Services, routinely receive hundreds of animals each year, many of which are brought to them by the public or authorities who have found the animals wandering the streets.
In 2008, Portland became the buzz of the web when Portland news media reported that a pit-bull had boarded a city bus without anyone accompanying him and went for a ride. On the web, Portland became known as a pet-friendly city because the bus driven had allowed the dog to ride the bus. Read more
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