Multnomah County

Monterey Institute instructor's credentials subject of FBI fraud investigation

2010-11-23 16:33:34

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A lethal business model targets Middle America

2010-02-14 00:00:00

Immigrants from an obscure corner of Mexico are changing heroin use in many parts of America. Farm boys from a tiny county that once depended on sugar cane have perfected an ingenious business model for selling a semi-processed form of Mexican heroin...

He had faith in his job

2007-07-21 00:00:00

WHEN Times editors assigned me to the religion beat, I believed God had answered my prayers. As a serious Christian, I had cringed at some of the coverage in the mainstream media. Faith frequently was treated like a circus, even a freak show. I wanted...

Mitch Mitchell dies at 61; drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience

2008-11-13 00:00:00

Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s, has been found dead in his Oregon hotel room. He was 61. Erin Patrick, a deputy medical examiner in Multnomah County, said Mitchell was found dead shortly after 3 a.m....

Ore. woman, 88, gives naked intruder the 'squeeze'

2008-12-30 00:00:00

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said an 88-year-old woman fended off a naked intruder by grabbing the man's crotch and squeezing. Deputy Paul McRedmond said the man got into the house Tuesday through a sliding door. He backed the woman into her...

Same-Sex Couples Marry in Oregon as Clash Widens

2009-05-25 18:10:03

The national debate over same-sex marriage erupted from coast to coast Wednesday, as exuberant gay and lesbian couples braved rain and wind to exchange wedding vows in Portland, while the mayors of two New York towns vowed to defy a state attorney...

Court Nullifies Oregon's Gay Marriages

2009-05-25 18:29:49

The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday voided nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to gay and lesbian couples last year in Multnomah County, ruling that a single county did not have the authority to act on a statewide issue. The court noted that...

Bloomberg Tells Group He Supports Same-Sex Marriages

2004-03-06 00:00:00

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has for years refused to give his personal views on same-sex marriage, has told members of a gay and lesbian group that he thinks state law should be changed to legalize it. Members of the National Lesbian and Gay...

State Bans on Gay Marriage Galvanize Sides

2004-11-04 00:00:00

The successful efforts to amend 11 state constitutions to ban same-sex marriage has energized both sides of the highly contentious issue. Defenders of traditional marriage say voters' resounding support for state measures that limit marriage to a union...

Oregon Judge Puts Hold on More Gay Marriages

2004-04-21 00:00:00

An Oregon judge on Tuesday halted gay and lesbian marriage in the only place in the country where it had been legal. But in ordering the state's largest county to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Frank L....

Two soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are suspects in sexual assault case

2011-09-07 16:00:00

Two teenage girls allege they were sexually assaulted by numerous men in a Courtyard Marriott located in downtown Portland, OR on September 4. Two of the suspects are Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. According to the Portland Police...

Child sex abuse claims mount against Boy Scouts

2011-09-14 05:54:00

, Ore. DeMotier and Setter were married March 3 after getting a Multnomah County marriage license. They have two otherchildren, ages 9 and 12.

2004-11-03 00:00:00