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Police officers responded to the corner of Southeast 80th Avenue and Foster about 12:50 a.m. today on reports of an injury accident involving a pedestrian. Full story »

With the $4 billion Columbia River Crossing stalled by disagreements over cost, funding and design, the time is right to rethink the project to reduce costs, as well as cut greenhouse gas emissions, some government leaders and a coalition of environmental groups say. Full story »

A 47-year old woman who re-enlisted two years ago to help soldiers cope with their anger and post-traumatic stress disorder was among the wounded.  Full story »

Oregon's winemakers like very much what they are seeing and tasting.  Full story »

St. Mary's Academy students and staff celebrated the downtown Portland instituion's 150th birthday Friday by wrapping the high school building with a red ribbon and bow. Among other activities, teachers and students danced to reggae music by Chatta Addy & Susma. Founded in 1859 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, St. Mary's Academy is Oregon's oldest continuously operated secondary school and one of 716 all-female schools in the country.  Full story »

Transportation planners and engineers gathered in Portland to discuss ways to create more walkable neighborhoods. Full story »

The family knew that there could be trouble, but was unable to act in time to save lives. Full story »

New options for the district, which now has multiple calendars, might include moving all schools to one traditional calendar, developing a year-round calendar for all students or moving elementary and K-8 schools to one schedule and middle and high schools to another. Full story »

Urban agriculture is a nice feature in Portland, but one expert argues it could revive the nation's most depressed city -- Detroit. Full story »

Using hoses with 2,500 pounds of pressure and heavy-duty biodegradable car wash soap, crews will start cleaning at 9 p.m., alternating two-lane closures of eastbound and westbound U.S. 26 through the tunnels until 6 a.m. Saturday. Full story »

Seemingly unceasing rain settles in this weekend, beating back the mild weather the Portland area enjoyed during November's first few days. Along with showers today, the National Weather Service says to prepare for a slight chance of thunderstorms, with gusts up to 20 miles per hour and highs to the mid-50s. Overnight, the rain and winds continue, with lows in... Full story »

Leaders of the state's largest ethnic group organize in hopes of planning a summit and developing a legislative platform  Full story »

The Hispanic Integration Initiative goes beyond traditional integration based on civics and English language programs and promotes business-related means: skills training, financial literacy and access to financial resources and scholarships. Full story »

State police training agency now plans to step in for further review. "If we find that there are any issues of integrity with the training program, then we would need to take action," says Eriks Gabliks, deputy director of the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.  Full story »

The tea maker is the first Oregon company to tap a unique loan program run by Texas-based grocery giant Whole Foods Full story »

Oregon's brokers and home builders cheered Congress' decision to dole out another $11 billion.  Full story »

The center at the empty Convention Plaza building on Northeast Third Avenue, just north of the Burnside Bridge, is the second winter-only shelter in Portland to allow couples to sleep together -- Human Solutions was the first last winter Full story »

Vessels departing Friday: Hanjin Penang, for Zhangjiagang, China, from Vancouver 2, Berth 1 Pepito, for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Kalama Export  Full story »

A federal magistrate warned Jesse Todd Thompson, who has spent some of the last 12 years walking away from his legal troubles, to "turn around this miserable record."  Full story »

Events on and around Veterans Day will honor those who served in the military. Here are links to some events in Oregon. Full story »

Homicide detectives have arrived at the scene of an apparent double homicide-suicide involving a young child in the 1000 block of Southeast 123rd Avenue. Full story »

Charlie the chimp, one of the most popular residents of the Oregon Zoo, died in September of a clot in his heart. Full story »

A criminal investigation released today found that a top-ranking official in the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office did not violate misconduct codes. Chief Deputy Tim Moore has been at the center of a months-long investigation into complaints that he had falsified a training manual required for his law enforcement certification. Full story »

Police are investigating a possible homicide in which there may be two victims Full story »