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Cedar Mill bank robbery was loud, dangerous — and a family affair

Washington County judge scolds Dale Danley for using his teenage son and the boy’s friend as accomplices in a bank robbery.

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Self-described ’space cowboy,’ ‘vampire’ sparks bomb scare

A man claiming to be a “vampire” and a “space cowboy” was arrested in downtown Seattle after he approached the King County Courthouse with a suspicious pipe device duct-taped to his arm, officials said.

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Cops grab man with odd device near Wash. court

Police have arrested a man dressed in black who was shouting threats near the King County Courthouse with a suspicious pipe device strapped to his arm, officials said.

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Multnomah County citizen panel told not to strip jails from sheriff

The message to the citizens panel that is considering changes to Multnomah County’s governing body was clear Thursday night: Leave our sheriff alone. About 60 people, largely members of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and city officials from East County,…

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Ted Wheeler pushes continuation of initiatives as he vacates position as Multnomah County chair

Presiding over his last meeting as Multnomah County Chairman, Ted Wheeler characteristically deflected praise from himself and spread it to the four county commissioners and the county’s 4,400 employees.”Multnomah County is in very good hands, and I predict my departure…

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UO quarterback Masoli charged in frat house theft

The Lane County District Attorney’s office has filed charges against quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and former wide receiver Garrett Embry in connection with a January theft at a fraternity house.

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Dust settles on scramble for Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler’s seat

That none of the well-qualified contenders who surfaced were interested in the race until Wheeler was out speaks to the role he’s played since taking the county helm.

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Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer

Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler has been named the new state treasurer. He also plans to run for the last two years of the term left vacant by the death of Treasurer Ben Westlund.

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Eugene murder suspect to use insanity defense

Jarrod William Pardun’s trial on murder and other charges is set to begin March 30 in Eugene before Lane County Circuit Judge Maurice Merten. The judge has ordered the 29-year-old to submit to an examination next week by a prosecution psychologist.

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January jobless rate 9.3 percent in Washington, 14.1 percent in Clark County

January’s rate in the county is among the highest ever, ranking with those from recession-era 1983

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