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Apartment parking debacle has city re-thinking old codes 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland City Council faced a tough question today: Should they change long-standing codes that allow developers to build new apartments without on-site parking? A flood of new d...
Report: Oregon high school students struggle at writing 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
SALEM, Ore. -- The new assessment scores for Oregon schools are out and it's clear that Oregon students need to fare better in one area. Overall, elementary learning went up for the most part while hi...
Judge: Clackamas County can raise bonds for light rail project 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that Clackamas County can raise bonds to pay for the Portland-to-Milwaukie Light Rail Project, removing a temporary restraining order. A light rail opp...
Right Brain Initiative expands arts education into 14 more schools 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Last year, 10,376 students participated in the arts education program.
City council races in full swing 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Check out previous roundups of the council candidates, and find tips on which races to watch.
Portland approves fluoride: 'Science is on the side of fluoridation' 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a meeting where police had to remove unruly protesters for yelling, swearing, hissing and disrupting the vote, the Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved adding fl...
Fairview City Council race split, two challenged, two unchallenged seats 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The most prominent challenge: Position 3 incumbent Ken Quinby challenging Position 2 incumbent Barbara Jones for her seat. Tamie Tlustos-Arnold, who lost the 2010 election to Larry Cooper, is challeng...
Portland Police Bureau gets grant for forensics work 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
From the Portland Police Bureau:The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced on September 4, 2012, that it awarded a copy of the Amped FIVE Professional forensic image and video enhancement software to the...
East Hill Church donates to support Gresham middle school's after-school program 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The Gresham-Barlow School Board on Thursday accepted a $15,000 donation from East Hill Church for the SUN Program at Gordon Russell Middle School.
Two charged for fencing more than $1 million in stolen property 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
GRESHAM, Ore. -- Police took down a major fencing operation Friday and they said those charged were selling $1 million worth of stolen goods on the Internet. Police arrested Gresham's Ramuiel "Ryan" A...
