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Two soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are suspects in sexual assault case
Q13 FOX News OnlineTwo 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...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Sex Crimes, Social Issues, Sexual Assault
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Child sex abuse claims mount against Boy Scouts
ReutersFour Oregon men sued the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday for $20 million over childhood sexual abuse they say they suffered at the hands of a pedophile knowingly appointed as their scoutmaster in the 1970s. The four lawsuits, filed in Multnomah County...Tags: Child Abuse, Social Organizations, Litigation, Clubs and Associations, Trials
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New Search Fails to Find Missing Oregon Boy
A new search for an Oregon boy who's been missing for seven months was unsuccessful Sunday, but officials said the investigation into the disappearance of 8-year-old Kyron Horman will continue.
"Time is an element in that we want to get this search...Tags: Oregon, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Human Interest, Television Industry
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Monterey Institute instructor's credentials subject of FBI fraud investigation
L.A. NOWThe FBI and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Portland, Ore., have opened a fraud investigation of Bill Hillar, a college instructor and professional speaker whose claims to be a high-ranking military officer and terrorism expert are being... -
Portland Police Say Threat Was Real, But Public Not In Danger
The Portland Police department gives credit to the FBI for making sure that 19-year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud was stopped before he could carry out a terror attack.
Agents arrest Mohamud in downtown Portland as he thought he was detonating a van...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Guerrilla Activity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crimes
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Family Of Missing Oregon Boy: "Please Don't Stop"
Family members trying to find a missing 7-year-old Oregon boy are asking community members to search and research their backyards, properties, cars and sheds in hopes to find clues to where their son is.
22 state, local and federal agencies are following...Tags: Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)
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Family Of Missing Portland Boy Makes Plea For Help, Thanks Searchers
Web ReporterMore than a week after 7-year-old Kyron Horman of Portland went missing, family members have emerged to thank searchers and their community. Appearing before cameras and reporters Friday, Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, issued a plea for help from the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Science, Oregon, Science and Technology, FBI
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Stepmom Of Missing Portland Boy To Take 2nd Lie Detector Test
Web ReporterThe stepmother of missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman is scheduled to take a second polygraph test Saturday, a friend of the woman told The Oregonian newspaper. Jaymie Finster, who has known Terri Horman since junior high, said Horman already took one...Tags: Office Equipment and Supplies, Oregon
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Same-Sex Couples Marry in Oregon as Clash Widens
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe 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...Tags: Bill Frist, Weddings, Crime, Law and Justice, NBC (tv network), Georgia
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Court Nullifies Oregon's Gay Marriages
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe 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...Tags: Weddings, San Francisco, Laws, Executive Branch, Social Issues
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Police: River Rat Bandit Caught
Associated PressPolice have arrested a man they believe to be the "River Rat Bandit," sought in a string of at least 18 robberies in Washington and Oregon. Puyallup police said Sunday that a Pierce County sheriff's SWAT team apprehended the man without incident in a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Oregon, Washington (U.S. state), Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Crimes
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He had faith in his job
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...Tags: Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Alaska, News Media
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