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Portland Courant area weekly mass times

By Portland Courant | Mar 18, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Courant coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Death Investigation Underway In Hazelwood Neighborhood

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

On Monday, March 13, 2023 at 3:33 a.m., officers from the East Precinct responded to a call for welfare check for a person lying in the street near the intersection of Southeast 141st Avenue and Southeast Harrison Street. Officers arrived to find an adult male who was deceased.

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Commissioner Mingus Mapps announces Bureau of Environmental Services Director

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

On Wednesday, March 8, Commissioner Mingus Mapps announced Dawn Uchiyama, who has served as the Bureau of Environmental Services’ Interim Bureau Director for the past ten months, and previously as the Deputy Director since 2016, has accepted the position as permanent Bureau Director.

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Portland City Council selects first Salary Commission in a unanimous vote

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

Earlier today, Portland City Council voted unanimously to approve five commissioners and two alternates with human resources expertise to Portland’s first Salary Commission.

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Commissioners honor abortion providers, vow to continue protecting reproductive rights

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

Commissioners honor abortion providers, vow to continue protecting reproductive rights

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NEWS RELEASE: Medical Examiner confirms five heat deaths during summer 2022

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

The Multnomah County Medical Examiner reported today that five people died as a result of extreme heat waves that baked the Portland metro region for multiple days in July and then in August 2022.

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Central Library closing March 11 for major improvements; Albina Library, Isom Operations Center and North Portland Library next up for transformations

By Portland Courant Reports | Mar 14, 2023

Central Library will close to the public beginning March 11 to complete a series of major bond-funded improvements and other related projects

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Scam Alert

By Press release submission | Mar 13, 2023

Scam Alert

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Portland Courant area weekly mass times

By Portland Courant | Mar 11, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Courant coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Portland Business Alliance and Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Release 2023 State of the Economy and State of Downtown & Central City Reports

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2023

The Portland Business Alliance and Downtown Portland Clean & Safe released its State of the Economy and State of Downtown & Central City reports.

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UP Nursing Student Jasmine Yee Selected as a Truman Scholar Finalist

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2023

COVID-19 health precautions kept Jasmine Yee and her Class of 2024 from getting the full, in-person experience when they joined the University of Portland community in the fall of 2020.

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NEWS RELEASE: Multnomah County Medical Examiner identifies second suspected hypothermia death during winter emergency

By Press release submission | Mar 9, 2023

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.

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DEQ issues 8 penalties in January for environmental violations

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

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.

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Volunteers play critical role in keeping severe weather shelters open during February storm

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

Volunteers play critical role in keeping severe weather shelters open during February storm

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Portland Enagagement Project Public Events Kick Off

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

Portland Enagagement Project Public Events Kick Off

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City Council to appoint five human resources professionals to first salary commission, setting salaries for Portland city officials elected in November 2024

By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023

City Council to appoint five human resources professionals to first salary commission, setting salaries for Portland city officials elected in November 2024

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Portland Courant area weekly mass times

By Portland Courant | Mar 4, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Courant coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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March 2023 Wildlife Lobby Week + Training

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

March 2023 Wildlife Lobby Week + Training

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City Council rejects moving Transparency Advocate Charter Amendment to the May ballot

By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2023

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.

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City Council approves appointments to the City of Portland’s new Planning Commission

By Press release submission | Mar 1, 2023

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.