Portland woman’s body remains in Hawaii
Updated: 6 mins agoThe Honolulu medical examiner said more tests need to be done on the body of Ivy Harris, the vacationing Portland woman who was missing for days before her body was found Monday night.
FBI: Arrest made in Wash. ricin letter scare
Updated: 1 min agoThe 37-year-old man pleaded not guilty to mailing a threatening communication, after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state this past week.
Lake Oswego company takes CSI technology mobile
Updated: 25 mins agoA Lake Oswego-based company has just started selling what it calls “the first professional microscope for mobile devices” — the latest CSI-style technology for iPads and iPhones.
Suspected pimp arrested in Portland motel
Updated: 33 mins agoFreddie L. Smith, 23, is charged with two counts of compelling prostitution, four counts of promoting prostitution, one count each of strangulation and attempted fourth-degree assault.
Coldest ever May 22 in Portland history
Updated: 1 hour agoThis May 22 will go down in the record books as the coldest high temperature for this date in Portland history. The previous record was set in 1958, when the high hit 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
Power surge blows meters off Washington Co. homes
Updated: 39 mins agoTraffic lights also went out after a downed tree limb landed on a high-voltage power line, causing a power surge that knocked out power to 15,000 customers near Tigard, King City, Sherwood and Tualatin.
Yelp rating drops after business turns down ad buy
Updated: 34 mins agoA popular new doughnut shop Pip’s Original in Portland is raising serious questions about how it’s being rated on Yelp.com, the San Francisco-based review and rating website.
PF&R: Fire extinguisher inspectors legit
Updated: 3 hours agoTwo men suspected of posing as fire inspectors actually are fire extinguisher technicians.
Family with rent money, ill daughter, forced out
Updated: 2 hours agoA family of seven is being evicted from their rental home despite the fact they have money to pay their rent — and one of their daughters has an aggressive form of brain cancer.
TriMet adopts new $485M budget
Updated: 4 hours agoThe budget was approved even though the agency’s contract with most of its workers remains unresolved.