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23 hrs ago | Beaverton Valley Times

Search dog tracks Raleigh Hills bank robbery suspect to apartment

A 49-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank in Raleigh Hills.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Hills, OR, Washington County, OR, Portland, OR, Beaverton, OR

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

Multco board approves $925,000 payment for Chasse's family

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a settlement of nearly $1 million to the family of James Chasse on Thursday.

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Guardian Unlimited

Parents of Oregon boy settle in surgery lawsuit - AP

A A A' The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after an Oregon doctor operated on him have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000. The parents of Ian McClellan contended Dr.

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Related Topix: Oregon

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Open burning ban starts today in East Multnomah County cities

Starting today, backyard, agricultural and open burning is forbidden in most East Multnomah County cities.

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Related Topix: Fairview, OR, Troutdale, OR, Wood Village, OR

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Multnomah County Sheriff to retake police test

Multnomah County Sheriff Bob Skipper failed a course aimed at re-certifying him as police officer in the State of Oregon.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Oregoncitynewsonline.com

The Oregon City Farmers Market and New Seasons are teaming up this...

The Oregon City Farmers Market and New Seasons are teaming up this summer to make fresh foods more accessible to Oregon Trail Card holders.

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Related Topix: Oregon City, OR, Clackamas County, OR

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Death in custody to cost Multnomah County record sum

Multnomah County is poised to pay its largest legal settlement, $925,000, to end its part in the federal civil rights lawsuit brought two and a half years ago by the family of James P. Chasse Jr.

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Portland Tribune

Man killed crossing Highway 43 near Military Road

A section of Highway 43 in Multnomah County was closed for four hours Thursday evening after a man was struck and killed while crossing the highway just south of the Sellwood Bridge.

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Related Topix: Lake Oswego, OR

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Oregonian

Ore. killing suspect, 93, released to care home

PORTLAND, Ore. - The husband of a woman fatally shot while sleeping, allegedly by her 93-year-old father, left a courthouse this week feeling that justice wasn't served.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Salem Metro, US Politics, US News

The Oregonian

Meth bust in Aloha yields about 5 pounds

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies confiscated nearly five pounds of methamphetamine last night from a suspected drug dealer in Washington County.

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Related Topix: Aloha, OR, Drugs, Washington County, OR

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Portlandtribune.com

Alleged thief's backside caught on tape

A Damascus man is behind bars and stands accused of being the bumbling burglar whose bare backside was caught on video during a break-in at a local pub.

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Related Topix: Clackamas County, OR

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Police chief: Test applicants with polygraph to weed out problems

Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer on Monday pushed for the ability to give polygraph tests to police applicants as a grand jury returned an 84-count indictment against a Portland officer accused of placing sexually-harassing calls to women and teenage girls.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Oregoncitynewsonline.com

County residents could pay for Sellwood Bridge

New legislation allows counties to raise vehicle registration fees without approval from local jurisdictions.

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Related Topix: Portland, OR, Clackamas, OR, Oregon, Clackamas County, OR, Milwaukie, OR

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Oregonian

Still looking for places to grow, Beaverton eyes Multnomah County

As the Portland metro area moves forward on a landmark planning effort to designate where growth occurs during the next 50 years, Beaverton is considering some new possibilities -- in Multnomah County.

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Related Topix: Beaverton, OR, Portland, OR, Washington County, OR

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Garden benefiting food bank planned at old Multnomah County Poor Farm

Mickalecia Crumble, 21, a community service worker, helps clear overgrown land in Troutdale that was once part of the Multnomah County Poor Farm.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Troutdale, OR, Life, Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Portland, OR

Thu Jun 18, 2009

KOMO News

Police: Witness in Stomps murder case committed suicide

A man who was a witness in the case against a woman accused of killing and dismembering her husband shot and killed himself last week, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Suicide, Violent Crime, Corbett, OR

KATU-TV Portland

Pair found guilty after tricking elderly woman into signing over her house

The jury heard a 73-year-old woman dying of cancer say on tape that she'd been tricked.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly

Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Oregonian

Ex-prosecutor for Multnomah County DA's office convicted of theft

Randy Ray Richardson has had one brush with the law after another since resigning from the Multnomah County district attorney's office nine years ago.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Clackamas County, OR

The Oregonian

Body found in Willamette River north of Fremont Bridge

A body has been pulled from the Willamette River in North Portland, and detectives are trying to identify it.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Meeting tonight on Portland-Multnomah County climate change plan

The first town hall meeting on Portland and Multnomah County's proposed climate action plan is scheduled for tonight, with a focus on the plan's effect on business.

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Related Topix: Portland, OR

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