The Portland Mercury
Former Police Union President Hired as Mayor's Top Police Policy Advisor
Mayor Ted Wheeler appoints former police union president Robert King as his new senior public safety advisor, filling a high-stress role recently vacated by Berk Nelson.
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Nice Time Makes Nice Pasta, Indeed. By Katherine Chew Hamilton.
Nice Time in Portland serves exceptional handmade Korean-Italian fusion pasta from a tiny food cart, featuring unique dishes like gochujang ragu ravioli and perilla mushroom fettuccine.
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Portland Elections Office Investigating Rene Gonzalez For Using Taxpayer Funds on Wikipedia Edits
Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez faces an investigation for using $6,400 in taxpayer funds to edit his Wikipedia page, raising questions about potential campaign finance violations during his mayoral run.
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Good Morning, News: February 23, 2026
Portland faces heavy rain while Councilor Loretta Smith retracts a controversial gun proposal. Nationally, Trump faces Supreme Court setbacks on tariffs ahead of a tense State of the Union address.
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Accused Normandale Gunman Pleads Guilty on All Charges
Benjamin Smith pleaded guilty to all charges, including murder, following a 2022 shooting at a racial justice march in Normandale Park that killed one and injured four others.
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GAVIN: Accused Normandale Gunman
Benjamin Smith pleaded guilty to all counts for the fatal Normandale Park shooting, providing a small sense of justice for the victims' families in Multnomah County court.