Lakers dominate all the way
LOS ANGELES -- The Trail Blazers fell back to .500, and the Los Angeles Lakers moved up to .500 Friday night in a game that was just about a complete loss for Portland. The Lakers evened the four-game...
View ArticleAlamo Bowl slips away from Oregon State
SAN ANTONIO On Oregon States final offensive play Saturday night, quarterback Cody Vaz found himself flat on his back of the Alamodome turf, the victim of another Texas sack. It was a fitting end to...
View ArticleBlazers, Batum win a waltz
The game was slow-paced and filled with soft body shots. And so a 7-0 run by Portland at the start of the fourth quarter was pivotal. The Trail Blazers went on to beat Philadelphia 89-85 Saturday night...
View ArticleOregon State University Honor Roll
Oregon State University Fall Term The following students appear on the fall term honor roll at Oregon State University. There were 728 students who earned straight-As (4.0 GPA). Another 3,379 earned a...
View ArticleCommunity loses key members in 2012
A look back at the deaths of prominent residents this year During the past year, East County lost a rodeo queen-genealogist, two former mayors, a historian, a jack-of-all-trades and an anti-tax...
View ArticleTroutdale mayor, councilors to be sworn in Jan. 3
Incoming Troutdale Mayor Doug Daoust and Councilors Glenn White and Eric Anderson will be sworn in at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Glen Otto Park. Football fans, fear not. The ceremony will feature a...
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Recycling the last symbol of the season
Area nonprofit organizations and local garbage collectors will recycle your Christmas tree Making the last symbol of the holidays go away the Christmas tree could be as easy as dragging it to the...
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Damascus Council awards eye-popping golden parachute to city manager
On Dec. 17, just in time for Christmas, the Damascus City Council voted 6-1 to approve a resolution to a contract amendment and release agreement. It will dramatically increase City Manager Greg...
View ArticleMissing man and puppy found safe
A medically endangered local man who disappeared on Dec. 29 has been found. Police on Wednesday, Jan. 2, issued an alert to the media asking for the public's help finding Eric Gigliotti, a 34-year-old...
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Police arrest young man for local carjacking
An 18-year-old Portland man is behind bars accused of a carjacking in which he allegedly punched a woman and stole her car. Devon Mack is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center on $25,000...
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Police arrest accused drug dealers
Two alleged drug dealers are in jail following an investigation by Portland's gang enforcement team. At 5 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team served a...
View ArticleChoir Fest benefits homeless families
The 11th annual event will take place Jan. 6 The 11th annual Epiphany Choir Fest, a benefit for the Human Solutions Homeless Families Program, will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Rose City...
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100 years and counting
Dancing, no junk food, secrets to Marie Diercks long life It's Saturday afternoon and Marie Diercks is holding court. Flanked by balloons that proclaim Happy Birthday Princess, she's sitting in a...
View ArticleGresham kayaker dies in Columbia River
A man whose body was found in the Columbia River near Vancouver on Wednesday, Jan. 2, has been identified as a Gresham resident. Bradley James Lynch, 50, of Gresham and Teddi Ann Watanabe, 51, of...
View ArticleEagle Creek house catches fire
Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Eagle Creek on Thursday night. At 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, the Boring Fire District responded to a report of a residential fire in the 24000 block of...
View ArticleGresham man fires BB gun at woman
A Gresham man is behind bars on allegations of firing a BB gun at his girlfriend. Albert Gerrard LeRay, 45, is being held at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail on $15,000 bail for allegations of...
View ArticleWomans stab wound self-inflicted
A woman who reported she was stabbed for no reason by another woman might have stabbed herself. The alleged victim, who is in her 20s, told police that at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, a woman walked up to...
View ArticleMan escapes house fire
Candle causes $10,000 in damage to home A smoke alarm woke a man in Boring in time for him to escape from his burning mobile home. At about 5:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, Boring Fire crews responded to a...
View ArticleEvents
TUESDAY, JAN. 8 Open house 6 p.m., Clear Creek Church, 4200 S.E. 182nd, Gresham. TOP OR 0983 Gresham will hold a free open house featuring guest speaker Dione Housden, TOPS Oregon state and...
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MONDAY, JAN. 7 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) 9 a.m., Wood Village Green Mobile Court, 23300 W. Arata Road, Wood Village. A support group for weight management and healthy lifestyles. For more...
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