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Trimet Survey: 50% Of Riders Feel Unsafe Mainly Because Of Behavior Of Other Riders
Trimet released the results of their annual survey on Monday and it shows that almost half the riders on TriMet’s buses are worried about their safety and even fewer riders feel secure on MAX trains.
The number 1 reason for feeling…
Portland State University Ranks In Top 10 Best College Locations Nationwide
In a new ranking of colleges across the U.S., the location of the schools was one of the criteria that revealed that most top locations for colleges are on the East Coast, but one Oregon school was in the top ten.
Oregon School…
Multnomah Falls Access Restricted For A Year During Unprecedented Highway Closure
Access to Multnomah Falls is one of the side effects of the closure of parts of the historic Columbia River Highway as it undergoes reconstruction between 2024 and 2026. The elevated highway or west viaduct- between Wahkeena Falls and…
Young Oregon Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for ‘Conscious and Cold-Blooded’ Murder
Alec Baldridge (26) was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder after making ‘a conscious and cold-blooded decision’ to kill his former friend, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Todd Jackson in the Multnomah County…
Oregon Seafood Company Disputes Lawsuit by Former Employee Claiming to be a Whistleblower
The Portland-based Pacific Seafood Company is disputing a claim in a $2.25 million lawsuit that it falsified the weight of catches bought from shrimp boats, illegally pocketing between an additional $10-to-$20 million.
The lawsuit was…
2 Portland Eateries Feature On NYT Best New Restaurants List
There are a vast number of diverse restaurants across the U.S., old and new. Reporters and editors from The New York Times were lucky enough to experience many of them before deciding on their 50 current favorites. They picked 2 in Oregon-…
Oregon Police Officer Facing $17 Million Lawsuit Following Death of an Innocent Woman During a…
The partner of a 40-year-old woman who was killed when a police officer’s car smashed into her vehicle during a high-speed chase is claiming $17 million from the City of Gresham and the police officer, Jonathan Buck.
Six People…
Convicted Felon Pleads Not Guilty to a Federal Charge of Firing an Assault Rifle into the Floor of…
Paul Kurt Mitchell (41) pleaded not guilty to a charge involving the shooting of an AK-47 assault rifle into a unit occupied by a family below his North Portland apartment when he appeared in the Portland District Court yesterday…
Federal Probation Officers Accused of Failing to Supervise Man Standing Trial for Fatally Shooting…
A lawsuit has been brought against federal probation officers accused of failing to supervise Joseph Kelly Banks (51) who is on trial for fatally shooting three men and wounding four others in random attacks in Portland in 2022.
The…
Family of Oregon Man Shot and Killed by Security Guard Awarded $20 Million in Damages
A $20 million damages award has been handed down by a Multnomah County Court jury of nine men and three women for the gunning down of Freddy Nelson Jr. in the car park of the rundown Delta Park Center, Portland, on May 29, 2021.
The…