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Rhys Holmes
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Producer-In-Residence @ KGW8 in Portland, OR. | ur guy for news out of the Portland-metro area | looking for social media’s role in journalism | Coug alum 🐾 | Cat dad
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8 people overdosed this morning in The Pearl near the North Park Blocks. Police say that they likely ingested a powder laced w fentanyl.
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8 overdoses reported in Portland's Pearl District
Portland police responded to eight people who overdosed in Portland's Pearl District on Monday morning.
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October 2, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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“I can't handle it. It's killing me emotionally and mentally" after an ongoing string of break ins & thefts that resulted in him getting a black eye trying to fend off thieves, Buck Froman of Buck's Stove Palace is thinking about closing up shop
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'I can't handle it, it's killing me emotionally and mentally': Portland antique stove dealer conside...
Store owner, Buck Froman got a black eye after falling, while trying to confront thieves during one of several recent break-ins.
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September 27, 2023 at 5:45 PM
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Target announced it will be closing 9 stores across the country, they say because of violence and theft. 3 of those stores are here in Portland, one in Galleria, one in the Hollywood district, and one in Southeast Powell.
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Target to close 3 locations in Portland, citing theft and 'organized retail crime'
Target announced Tuesday that it will close three locations in Portland, including the Galleria store downtown, citing ongoing problems with retail theft.
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September 26, 2023 at 8:41 PM
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last Nov. voters passed Measure 114, a set of gun control reforms. It's been held up by legal challenges since. Yesterday the most recent trial against it finished and we're waiting for a decision.
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Trial in Harney County over gun control law Measure 114 comes to a close, pending a decision
A trial to decide if Oregon’s new gun control legislation is constitutional finished Monday, with lawyers presenting closing arguments.
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September 26, 2023 at 6:02 PM
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family members of 4 women who died under mysterious circumstances held a fundraiser over the weekend to raise awareness for similar cases and ensure that the women are remembered.
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Families still searching for answers after suspicious deaths of 4 women in Portland area
Several women have turned up dead in recent months around the Portland area under suspicious circumstances. Family members still don't know what happened to them.
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September 25, 2023 at 9:20 PM
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The owner of a local bar and grill was robbed recently in the St. john's neighborhood. The security footage shows a man threatening employees with a machete. Right now police have not identified a suspect and are still investigating.
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North Portland bar robbed by man with machete
Perch Bar & Grille was robbed of thousands of dollars by a man with a machete.
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September 25, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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It's sad to see local businesses close down, like these 5 breweries, but apparently customer habits over the pandemic changed and people aren't buying from craft breweries the same way.
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Wave of Portland breweries have either shut their doors or plan to close down
The closures of Pono and Reverend Nat's follow several others in Portland. Laurelwood Brewing, Sessionable, Brewery 26 and U Brew have closed locations or plan to.
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September 22, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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According to the PPA, a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by frmr PDX City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty against the union. Court docs dont include settlement amounts. Hardesty hasn't responded to KGW's inquiry. more details/context here: www.kgw.com/article/news...
Settlement reached in Jo Ann Hardesty lawsuit, Portland Police Association says
The lawsuit stems from an incident in which Portland police staff leaked a report that falsely implicated then-commissioner Hardesty in a hit-and-run crash.
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September 21, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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This Oregon veteran has his veteran disability benefits fraudulently stolen out of his Direct Express account. Initially D.E. said the charges looked clean. It took KGW asking questions for them to say they'd give it another look and refund him.
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Oregon veteran discovers fraudsters went on spending spree with his Social Security and disability f...
Similar stories have been reported around the U.S. Veterans and disabled people had their benefits stolen and struggled to get their money back from Direct Express.
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September 21, 2023 at 7:14 PM
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PPS voted to fire middle school teacher Bryan Chu, who had been on paid leave for a year and a half over numerous complaints about him. Chu said he wasn't surprised, and would seek arbitration.
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Portland Public Schools Board of Education fires middle school teacher
Bryan Chu had worked at Harriet Tubman Middle School. He had been on paid leave since April 2022.
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September 21, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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Effective october 11th, Chuck Lovell will no longer be police chief. He said that Wheeler's announcement that he would not be running again, created an "ideal moment to step away" Bob Day will serve as interim police chief.
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Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell announces he's stepping down from role
Lovell was sworn in as the Portland Police Bureau chief in June 2020 after previous chief Jami Resch stepped down.
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September 21, 2023 at 12:22 AM
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One of the reasons why I love Portland so much is the great food scene here (imo) and the NYT seems to agree cuz there are TWO pdx restaurants on their top 50 restaurants of 2023 (and on from McMinnville too) www.kgw.com/article/ente...
3 Oregon restaurants named among best in US by New York Times
Lilia Comedor and Cafe Olli in Portland earned spots on the New York Time's list. Okta in McMinnville was also featured.
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September 20, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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A Oregon man was found guilty on 8 charges for what he did during the Jan 6th riot. He was convicted on 4 felony charges and 4 misdemeanor charges.
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Hillsboro man convicted on 8 charges for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Reed Christensen of Hillsboro will be sentenced on December 15. He was convicted on eight counts, including three for "assaulting, resisting or impeding" officers.
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September 19, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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this Portland resident is getting ready to sell his house. He says the city wont remove an illegally parked RV that's been sitting across the st. The man living in the RV says he's a veteran, and as soon as he gets his pension, he's out of here
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'I'm at my wits' end': Portland man prepares to sell home after city fails to remove illegally parke...
People across Portland have put in thousands of complaints about RV campers parked illegally. Transportation officials said they're unable to respond to everyone.
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September 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM
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The Oregon Nurses Association has officially voted to authorize a strike. while they aren't actually going to strike rn, after giving a 10-day notice to the hospital they could.
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OHSU nurses vote to authorize strike
The Oregon Nurses Association and Oregon Health & Science University have been in contract negotiations since December 2022.
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September 18, 2023 at 7:07 PM
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Researchers at OHSU discovered a condition that contributes to Alzheimer's, where cells that are supposed to help clean up debris in the brain end up getting killed themselves.
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OHSU scientists discover condition that contributes to Alzheimer's by triggering a cascade of degene...
Studying the brains of people who had died with Alzheimer's, the researchers discovered that cells responsible for removing debris in the brain had been dying off.
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September 18, 2023 at 5:08 PM
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this woman was using a foam roller just like every morning when she felt sharp pains and couldn't move, but doctors at OHSU were able to get her back and walking again in 6 days.
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Rare foam roller injury puts Beaverton mother in the hospital with pain and paralysis
A part of a local woman’s daily routine sent her to OHSU, paralyzed. But she was miraculously back home and walking just six days later.
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September 15, 2023 at 5:26 PM
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I call this Grand Theft Nautica: a suspect stole a Fire Rescue boat from Portland this morning, before taking it on a joyride all the way to Kalama and beaching it. He's now in custody.
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Portland Fire & Rescue boat stolen, taken up Columbia River and ditched in Kalama
Rescue Boat 21 was stolen, taken onto the Columbia River, then beached in Kalama, fire officials said. A suspect was taken into custody after a foot pursuit.
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September 14, 2023 at 9:20 PM
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After filing a police report, Ryan posted about his stolen car on social media, and people have helped him track it throughout PDX via ring doorbells capturing the thief using it be a porch pirate more details and how you can help him recover his car here: www.kgw.com/article/news...
A car theft victim tracked down his stolen car. He found it being used to steal packages in Estacada
Ryan Rollins had his vehicle stolen outside of his Sellwood restaurant last week. He said social media has helped him track his car but has not recovered it.
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September 14, 2023 at 7:10 PM
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Multnomah Co has been sitting on millions in unspent funding for homeless services. Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran said “We have so much money .... I mean, it really is shocking,”
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'We have so much money': Multnomah County has more than $100 million for homeless services that it h...
In total, Multnomah County has been sitting on more than $100 million in unspent funding meant for homeless services. Most of that is now up for discussion.
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September 14, 2023 at 5:45 PM
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Today Mayor Ted Wheeler said he won't be running for a third term as mayor. He says its so he can direct all his attention over the last 15 months of his term on re-shaping the city gov & tackling critical issues.
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Wheeler rules out seeking third term as Portland mayor
The Portland mayor's office doesn't have term limits, but the last mayor to serve more than two terms was Vera Katz, who left office at the end of 2004.
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September 14, 2023 at 12:12 AM
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did you know Lake Oswego used to be called Sucker Lake at one point? Me neither but apparently an abundance of lampreys is the reason for that
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How infrastructure and a name change helped transform Lake Oswego: 'They literally could not give aw...
The city has always held the name Oswego, adding the word Lake in 1960, but the lake itself has held multiple names, including Sucker Lake, named for lamprey eels.
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September 13, 2023 at 7:32 PM
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There's an annular eclipse happening in October, which means that since its not a total eclipse we get that wicked ring of fire in the sky and you can see it from Portland! id prob still go to like a campsite or something for a better view
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Set your calendars: Annular solar eclipse to sweep over Oregon, other states this October
The path of the annular eclipse path will cross Oregon on Oct. 14, with parts of the Portland metro area getting a glimpse of it. Here are the best places to watch.
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September 13, 2023 at 5:09 PM
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ok this is beyond my lifetime, but if you remember the Jantzen Beach Carousel, it has a new permanent home after spending 10 years in storage! They moved it over to The Dalles
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After years in storage, the Jantzen Beach Carousel has found an equally bright and colorful new home
The longtime centerpiece of the Jantzen Beach amusement park and later the Jantzen Beach mall dates back to 1928, and has been in search of a new home for years.
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September 12, 2023 at 10:25 PM
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friends and family of 17 y/o Damien are speaking out to bring awareness to victims of racially-motivated attacks, after him and his friend were stabbed. court docs say a homeless man yelled slurs at the teens before attacking them with a knife.
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'My heart sank': Friends of 17-year-old stabbed on MAX train kept him alive until first responders a...
Police have said the stabbing of two 17-year-olds in Portland was racially motivated. Adrian Cummins faces multiple charges, including hate crime.
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September 12, 2023 at 5:15 PM