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Portland based PHP Fog announced on Wednesday August 10th that they had secured $8 million in venture capital just a year after their launch. PHP Fog is a cloud hosting solution for PHP...

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When Democrats and Republicans agreed to a debt deal in Washington DC last week, part of the plan included a bi-partisan super committee that would work towards lowering the US debt. The...

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We've got 2 free tickets to 1 lucky commenter (on our blog, NOT on Tumblr). Hurry up, we'll randomly select on Tuesday at noon.

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The University of Oregon football team picks up where they left off last season as they take the #3 spot on the USA Today/ESPN Pre-Season Coaches Poll. Oregon made it to the national...

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from the Silicon Forest blog at OregonLive.com:

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Update: The woman was found safe on Tuesday, 8/2/11! On Sunday morning, July 31st, the Hood River Sheriff’s Office received a call from Aric Essig of Portland, reporting that his girlfriend was missing in the Mt. Hood National Forest. He last...

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On Saturday morning, July 30th, just after 1am, neighbors in the area of SE Mather Rd near SE Summers Lane in Clackamas called 911 to report a man down in the street.

Emergency crews arrived...

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On Wednesday, July 27th, the Beaverton Police Department received a call for a welfare check where a child that had been heard crying for over an hour outside a residence.

When officers...

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On Friday evening, July 22nd, a Portland Police officer was on a call near NW 6th Ave and Couch St when he was flagged down about a man with a gun around the corner. The officer walked around...

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On Wednesday night, July 20th, Portland Police officers from East Precinct responded to the report of shots fired in the area of the SE 135th Ave and Sherman St. Officers arrived in the area...

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On Thursday July 14th at around 9pm, Clark County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to Kay’s Motel on NE Highway 99 to perform a welfare check on a mother and her child. Upon arrival, deputies...

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Great handling, exacting build quality, and an interior that multitasks extremely well has made the Honda Fit Sport a darling of the automotive media since it debuted in North America in...

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Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a 73-year old registered sex offender this week following an investigation into an incident last week at a state park south of Newport, Oregon. The man was...

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Rep. Shawn Lindsay (R-Hillsboro) announced today that he will introduce “Caylee’s Law” during the next legislative session in February, 2012. He said the legislation would require parents,...

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The percentage of children without health care in Oregon has dropped dramatically – from 11.3% in 2009 to 5.6% in 2011, according to the Oregon Health Insurance Survey. This puts Oregon on...

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A Portland man died on Sunday morning, July 10th, while in the custody of Portland Police. Officers from East Precinct made a traffic stop just after 4am at SE 122nd Ave and SE Bush St when...