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Federal judge's injunction could spell end to 'Don't ask, don't tell'

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:15:15 GMT

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling Tuesday is being widely cheered by gay rights organizations, crediting her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not.

Parole denied after foster mother's fight

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:04:45 GMT

Can Sam Adams pass his Portland gun initiatives?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:09:24 GMT

Mayor Sam Adams has his ideas on how to put a stop to those gang-related shootings across Portland. But while some people in Portland support the mayor's ideas, others think he's overstepping his authority.

Egging 'getting more brazen and more bold'

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:37:25 GMT

Ore. officials say 2, not 3, dead in plane crash

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:14:40 GMT

The Harney County sheriff says two people have died in the crash of a small plane about 70 miles south of the Eastern Oregon city of Burns.

Rallies held for NW hiker jailed in Iran one year

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:29:17 GMT

Three Americans were arrested one year ago today while hiking in northern Iraq. Protesters are marking the anniversary with rallies across the U.S.

Politically incorrect cartoonist John Callahan passes away

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:33:39 GMT

Callahan's comics appeared in the Willamette Week and nearly 100 other newspapers and magazines, where his acerbic wit prompted numerous letters to the editors of publications that featured his work. He was 59 years old.

Police reopen case after Gore accuser goes public

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:37:28 GMT

Local woman Molly Hagerty is on the cover of the National Enquirer – holding pants she claims contain Gore's DNA and calling the Nobel Prize winner a “pervert and a sexual predator.”

Portland school board could cut P.E.

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:11:13 GMT

The big names are stepping in to save physical-education classes in Portland's public schools, a move the Portland Public Schools board could consider in its Tuesday night meeting.

Divorce papers, restraining order put spotlight on stepmother

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:15:29 GMT

The father of missing Skyline School second-grader Kyron Horman has filed for divorce from his wife, Terri Moulton Horman, and was granted a restraining order against her, according to legal documents. Terri was the last person to see Kyron Horman.