"Becky” was in a state of disbelief. One week ago she told her boyfriend she was pregnant. Now he was handing her a hat, insisting, Becky says, that she cover up the bleeding wound he had allegedly inflicted to the back of her head only moments earli ...
20 Jan 2015 - Emily Green
Crouched in the trampled underbrush along the Springwater Corridor, Mike Davis pulls back a loose tent flap to reveal a quietly sobbing woman. “I don’t know what to do, Pastor Mike,” she says, shakily raising an unlit cigarette to her lips. “Can you help? ...
13 Mar 2014 - Alex Zielinski
Number of chicken wings sold by Fire on the Mountain on Super Bowl Sunday: 25,653 Percent drop in Seattle-area 911 calls during the Super Bowl: 31 Percent rise in Seattle-area 911 calls after the Super Bowl: 75 Dollars per container the Port of Portland w ...
15 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
When the snowstorm ended and the ice thawed — there was a lot to celebrate. During the snowstorm, a coordinated emergency effort led by the Portland Housing Bureau and others brought together an army of city and county workers and volunteers to do outreac ...
15 Feb 2014 - SR editorial board
LaVonne Griffin-Valade doesn’t mince her words. Nor would she. As a former elementary school teacher and aspiring fiction writer, she values the precision of perfect grammar. As the city’s auditor, she values the ability of a well-written, researched — an ...
12 Feb 2014 - Amanda Waldroupe