The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Program on Tuesday, Feb. 28, reported it is investigating an additional suspected hypothermia death associated with this month’s winter storm, bringing the total number of suspected hypothermia deaths to two.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 8 penalties totaling $149,191 in January for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at https://ordeq.org/enforcement.
City Council to appoint five human resources professionals to first salary commission, setting salaries for Portland city officials elected in November 2024
Portland City Auditor Simone Rede advanced the Charter Commission’s Transparency Advocate Charter amendment to City Council for consideration for the May 16, 2023 special election.
After voting in January to approve a new commission for the City of Portland focused on land use planning and equitable growth and development, on Feb. 22, City Council approved the appointments of eight inaugural members of the new Planning Commission.
A Salem, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for using Twitter to threaten violence against employees of Robinhood Markets, Inc., an online financial services company based in Menlo Park, California.
On February 21, 2023, a Portland man was sentenced to federal prison for punching a U.S. Postal Service employee after stealing several trays of mail from a post office.