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Vape businesses hope courts will halt Multnomah County flavored tobacco ban

Vape shops in Multnomah County are hoping for an emergency stay. If not, many owners say they'll be forced to close and lay off their...

Multnomah County fines AMR $513,650 for 1 month of late ambulance responses

After months of review, county leaders are escalating the standoff with ambulance provider AMR over late responses to emergency calls. AMR says it's not that...

Portland Hawaiian restaurant holds weekend-long spam musubi fundraiser for Maui wildfire relief

GrindWitTryz is donating all weekend sales of its $3 spam musubis, a popular Hawaiian snack, to a Hawaiian nonprofit for wildfire donations PORTLAND, Ore....

Ambulance delays could cost AMR $10K per month in Multnomah County, if not more

The county's contract with EMS provider AMR allows for fines of up to $500 for each time ambulances are extremely late in responding to emergency...

Oregon recidivism: 51% of released offenders are arrested again within three years, 35% are convicted for new crimes

Oregon's rates of recidivism have dropped recently and look lower than national averages. Those statistics are relevant to the recently linked deaths of four women....

Mother shares story of son, forced into mental health treatment 4 times, still in crisis and in need of long-term care

Most people with serious mental illness don't meet Oregon's standards for forced treatment. Even when someone does, long-term care can be elusive. OREGON CITY,...

AMR ambulances in Clark County unavailable on 850 emergency calls so far this year

Clark County area fire crews are innovating to account for delays in ambulance response, recognizing AMR's problems with staffing shortages and hospital wait times. ...

Multnomah County dispatch forced to call 'Level Zero' due to lack of ambulance crews

The data reflects a surge in "Level Zero" incidents — code for when dispatchers have zero available ambulances that they can assign to respond to...

Lincoln High School theater program owed $11K in ticket sales from Brown Paper Tickets

The self-funded Lincoln High School theater program has waited more than 6 months for funds in ticket sales from its fall and winter shows. ...

'It's about their choices not to act': Attorneys give closing arguments over Labor Day 2020 wildfires

In the class action lawsuit, plaintiffs claim Pacific Power caused destructive fires by not turning off its power lines. A jury will decide on liability...

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