8 people overdosed this morning in The Pearl near the North Park Blocks. Police say that they likely ingested a powder laced w fentanyl.
#portland#fentanyl
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BREAKING: Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, reports say. The update comes about 12 weeks after Lillard's trade request went public on July 1.
“I can't handle it. It's killing me emotionally and mentally" after an ongoing string of break ins & thefts that resulted in him getting a black eye trying to fend off thieves, Buck's Stove Palace is thinking about closing up shop
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Target announced it will be closing 9 stores across the country, they say because of violence and theft. 3 of those stores are here in Portland, one in Galleria, one in the Hollywood district, and one in Southeast Powell.
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last Nov. voters passed Measure 114, a set of gun control reforms. It's been held up by legal challenges since. Yesterday, the most recent trial against it finished and we're waiting for a decision.
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family members of 4 women who died under mysterious circumstances held a fundraiser over the weekend to raise awareness for similar cases and ensure that the women are remembered.
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The owner of a local bar and grill was robbed recently in the St. john's neighborhood. Security footage shows a man threatening employees with a machete. Right now police have not identified a suspect and are still investigating.
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It's sad to see local businesses close down, like these 5 breweries, but apparently customer habits over the pandemic changed and people aren't buying from craft breweries the same way.
#Portland#BusinessNews#Brewers
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According to the PPA, a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by frmr PDX City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty against the union. Court docs dont include settlement amounts. Hardesty hasn't responded to KGW's inquiry.
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This Oregon veteran has his disability benefits fraudulently stolen out of his Direct Express acc. Initially D.E. said the charges looked clean. It took KGW asking questions for them to give it another look, and refund him.
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PPS voted to fire middle school teacher Bryan Chu, who had been on paid leave for a year and a half over numerous complaints about him. Chu said he wasn't surprised, and would seek arbitration.
#Portland#teacher#school#PPS
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Effective october 11th, Chuck Lovell will no longer be police chief. He said that Wheeler's announcement last week created an "ideal moment to step away" Bob Day will serve as interim police chief.
#PortlandOregon#Police
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One of the reasons why I love Portland so much is the great food scene here (imo) and the NYT seems to agree cuz there are TWO pdx restaurants on their top 50 restaurants of 2023 (and on from McMinnville too) #portland#restaurants
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A Oregon man was found guilty on 8 charges for what he did during the Jan 6th riot. He was convicted on 4 felony charges and 4 misdemeanor charges.
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He says the city wont remove an illegally parked RV that's been sitting across the st, so he wants to sell his home. The man living in the RV says he's a veteran, and as soon as he gets his pension, he's out of here
#Portland
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The Oregon Nurses Association has officially voted to authorize a strike. while they aren't actually going to strike rn, after giving a 10-day notice to the hospital they could.
#strike#Portland#LocalNews
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Researchers at OHSU discovered a condition that contributes to Alzheimer's, where cells that are supposed to help clean up debris in the brain end up getting killed themselves.
#ohsu#Portland#news
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this woman was using a foam roller just like every morning when she felt sharp pains and couldn't move, but doctors at OHSU were able to get her back and walking again in 6 days.
#Portland#OHSU
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I call this Grand Theft Nautica: a suspect stole a Fire Rescue boat from Portland this morning, before taking it on a joyride all the way to Kalama and beaching it. He's now in custody.
#Portland#news
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