http://www.mail.com/locations/16192-portland.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/16192-portland.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2101676-portland-ore-rejecting-water-fluoridation.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted late Tuesday night, the Multnomah County election website showed the fluoride proposal failing, 60 percent to 40 percent. Mayor Charlie Hales supported fluoridation and ... Wed, 22 May 2013 06:58:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2101676-portland-ore-rejecting-water-fluoridation.html 2013-05-22T06:58:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2057470-damian-lillard-nba-rookie-year.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It's unanimous: Damian Lillard is the NBA's Rookie of the Year. No, it never was in question. Lillard, the sixth overall pick in last June's draft out of Weber State, led all rookies with a 19-point scoring average. He also averaged 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds, playing in all 82 games this season. Thu, 02 May 2013 01:30:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2057470-damian-lillard-nba-rookie-year.html 2013-05-02T01:30:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2056624-ore-shooter-bought-6-boxes-ammo-attack.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man who killed two people and wounded another at a suburban Oregon mall bought more than 100 rounds of ammunition in the days before the December attack as well as four high-capacity ammo magazines for the semi-automatic AR-15 rifle he used, according to a sheriff's report released Wednesday. Jacob Roberts, 22, fired into crowds ... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:16:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2056624-ore-shooter-bought-6-boxes-ammo-attack.html 2013-05-01T20:16:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046218-judge-rules-ore-jails-mail-practices.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For two years, the Columbia County Jail north of Portland restricted inmates' personal mail to the sending and receiving of postcards. The practice went on until U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon issued an injunction that stopped it in May 2012. Now, in a ruling made public Thursday that raises questions about the approach used... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046218-judge-rules-ore-jails-mail-practices.html 2013-04-26T08:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045684-judge-limiting-inmates-mail-unconstitutional.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has determined limiting inmates' mail to only postcards is unconstitutional, throwing into question the legality of a practice used for years in jails across the country. For two years, the Columbia County Jail north of Portland restricted inmates' personal mail to the sending and receiving of postcards unti... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:37:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045684-judge-limiting-inmates-mail-unconstitutional.html 2013-04-26T05:37:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2023094-documents-oregon-proposed-2-year-probation.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon has acknowledged major NCAA violations in connection with football recruiting and proposed a self-imposed two-year probation with the loss of one scholarship in each of the next three years, according to documents released by the school. The revelations were made in a summary disposition report included in th... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:06:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2023094-documents-oregon-proposed-2-year-probation.html 2013-04-16T19:06:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019812-timbers-johnson-answers-slur-with-winning-goal.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon directed a slur at Will Johnson, the Timbers midfielder responded with the game-winning goal. Johnson's goal on a free kick in the 78th minute gave Portland a 1-0 win on Sunday night. It was the Timbers' second straight victory, moving the team to 2-1-3 under new coach Caleb Porter. Gordon was ej... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019812-timbers-johnson-answers-slur-with-winning-goal.html 2013-04-15T10:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2016200-organic-apples-pears-to-antibiotic-free.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The organic apples you buy in the grocery store will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic. The National Organic Standards Board late Thursday rejected a petition to allow growers to use the antibiotic oxytetracyline beyond the existing expiration date of Oct. 21, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's labeling standards gener... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2016200-organic-apples-pears-to-antibiotic-free.html 2013-04-12T17:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2012322-bryant-47-lakers-113-106-blazers.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It didn't matter that it was the Rose Garden. The "M-V-P!" chant for Kobe Bryant was loud and clear. Bryant scored a season-high 47 points and carried the Los Angeles Lakers closer to a playoff berth with a 113-106 victory over the short-handed but tenacious Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Lakers mo... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2012322-bryant-47-lakers-113-106-blazers.html 2013-04-11T05:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1972284-dilemma-bike-crazy-portland-parking-cars.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Though Portlanders are remarkably united when it comes to protecting the environment, a property on aptly named Southeast Division Street has provoked an unexpected backlash against the city's progressive approach to housing its burgeoning population. The general reason for the controversy — insufficient parking. But how this got to ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1972284-dilemma-bike-crazy-portland-parking-cars.html 2013-03-22T08:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1949550-man-sought-2-deaths-captured-ore-motel.html LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Police stormed a motel room in a seaside town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel. Officers found Michael Boysen lying on the floor on his back with apparently serious self-inflicted cuts, Lincoln City polic... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1949550-man-sought-2-deaths-captured-ore-motel.html 2013-03-13T05:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1934538-oregon-man-charged-with-helping-bomber-pakistan.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — FBI agents on Tuesday arrested a Portland city worker on allegations that he provided support to a suicide bomber who participated in a 2009 attack in Pakistan that killed about 30 people and injured another 300. Reaz Qadir Khan, 48, was arrested at his home and charged with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terr... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:50:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1934538-oregon-man-charged-with-helping-bomber-pakistan.html 2013-03-06T05:50:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1919740-wash-terminal-declares-lockout-cites-sabotage.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Pacific Northwest grain terminal owner imposed a lockout on longshoremen Wednesday after saying an "independent former FBI investigator" determined a union leader sabotaged company equipment at the height of contentious labor problems in December. United Grain Corp., part of the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., said nonunion rep... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:25:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1919740-wash-terminal-declares-lockout-cites-sabotage.html 2013-02-27T21:25:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906944-hunch-fishermen-find-crash-site-2-sisters.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As their mother lay dead in the middle of the night, a 4-year-old Oregon girl dragged her seriously injured younger sister from a crashed car and the two huddled under a blanket — and waited. With the mangled car stuck deep in the woods, and no skid marks on the highway, the crash site was nearly impossible to detect. In fact, author... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:30:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906944-hunch-fishermen-find-crash-site-2-sisters.html 2013-02-22T00:30:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1904976-sanitizer-oil-static-blamed-hospital-fire.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity likely caused an accidental fire that burned a young patient at a Portland hospital, the state fire marshal said Wednesday. Ireland Lane had used an ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer at Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Fire Marshal... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:22:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1904976-sanitizer-oil-static-blamed-hospital-fire.html 2013-02-21T04:22:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1902440-suns-hold-blazers-102-98.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Goran Dragic had 16 points and a career-high 18 assists and the Phoenix Suns snapped a four-game losing streak with a 102-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Wesley Johnson came off the bench to score a season-high 14 points for the Suns, who led by as many as 19 points and survived a late Portland rally. J.J... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:55:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1902440-suns-hold-blazers-102-98.html 2013-02-20T05:55:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1878618-conductor-juilliard-emeritus-james-depreist-dies.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — James DePreist, one of the first African-American conductors and a National Medal of Arts winner, died Friday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., his manager Jason Bagdade said. DePreist, who was 76, had been in and out of the hospital since a massive heart attack last March that was followed by open-heart surgery, his wife, Ginette De... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1878618-conductor-juilliard-emeritus-james-depreist-dies.html 2013-02-09T00:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860558-jury-oregon-car-bomb-suspect-guilty-terrorism.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three hours before they handed down a sentence that could put an Oregon man in prison for life, deliberating jurors sent a note to a trial judge with a question. Did the man whose fate they were deciding need to have envisioned the specific crime for which he was accused? Or did he merely need to be inclined toward some kind of terro... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860558-jury-oregon-car-bomb-suspect-guilty-terrorism.html 2013-02-01T13:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844876-ore-suspects-jihadi-magazine-writing-highlighted.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a slow, dispassionate monotone, an FBI agent on Thursday read selections from an Oregon terrorism suspect's contributions to a jihadi magazine as prosecutors attempted to establish Mohamed Mohamud's mindset in the year before his arrest. Mohamud's federal terrorism trial is in its third week, and prosecutors have tried to show Moh... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844876-ore-suspects-jihadi-magazine-writing-highlighted.html 2013-01-25T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844508-prostitution-sting-lures-woman-straight-to-police.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old Portland woman drove 50 miles to reach the man she thought was her client after being solicited for prostitution through phone and text messages. But there was something unusual about the destination: It was the Salem Police Department. Stranger still, police say the woman walked past several uniformed offi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844508-prostitution-sting-lures-woman-straight-to-police.html 2013-01-24T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831408-jury-hears-ore-terror-suspects-dramatic-takedown.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At a darkened train station, the teenager and the purported jihadi pulled into a quiet lot where months of planning were to culminate in this: a plot to kill thousands at a Portland Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. "You know what to do," the man said to the teenager, breathing heavily. "O Lord, O Lord, O Lord." "Ready," the teenager... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831408-jury-hears-ore-terror-suspects-dramatic-takedown.html 2013-01-19T02:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1828708-defense-fbi-terrorism-sting-targeted-a-kid.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For days, prosecutors in an Oregon terrorism trial have hammered jurors with recording after recording in which undercover agents gave the target of an FBI sting a series of chances to reject their advances and turn his back to terror. The undercover agents were posing as members of al-Qaida, and supported the covert recordings by te... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1828708-defense-fbi-terrorism-sting-targeted-a-kid.html 2013-01-18T00:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1825788-ore-terrorism-suspect-portrayed-inexperienced.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A defense attorney for an Oregon terrorism suspect used her cross-examination of an FBI agent on Wednesday to raise the idea that Mohamed Mohamud was a naive, inexperienced teenager manipulated into taking part in a phony plot to detonate a bomb. The agent, who had posed as an al-Qaida terrorist, was cross-examined by defense attorne... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1825788-ore-terrorism-suspect-portrayed-inexperienced.html 2013-01-16T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1824556-rescuers-free-woman-wedged-2-buildings.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland firefighters cut a hole through concrete and used an air bag and a soapy lubricant to free an Oregon woman who fell and became stuck in a narrow opening between two buildings Wednesday morning. The woman spent about four hours in a space 8 to 10 inches wide. Local and national cable news broadcast footage of the rescue effor... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1824556-rescuers-free-woman-wedged-2-buildings.html 2013-01-16T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1815058-correction-transgender-health-insurance-story.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story Jan. 11 about health coverage for transgender people, The Associated Press misidentified the company that Kathy Born speaks for. Born is a spokeswoman for PacificSource Health Plans, not LifeWise. A corrected version of the story is below: Ore., Calif., require transgender health coverage Oregon, California tell insurance com... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1815058-correction-transgender-health-insurance-story.html 2013-01-16T14:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820300-undercover-agent-details-terrorism-sting-specifics.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon terrorism suspect allegedly waited just 12 minutes to tell a man he thought was an al-Qaida recruiter that he wanted to detonate a bomb in the U.S. The purported recruiter was an undercover FBI agent in his first meeting with 21-year-old Mohamed Mohamud. The agent testified Monday under the pseudonym "Youssef" to a courtroo... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820300-undercover-agent-details-terrorism-sting-specifics.html 2013-01-15T01:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1815176-terrorism-suspects-mindset-debated-ore-trial.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — There's no dispute that a 19-year-old Muslim college student tried to set off a car bomb at Portland's 2010 Christmas tree lighting ceremony, but how he reached that point is the crux of a trial that began in federal court this week. A jury of seven men and nine women will decide whether this was a case of the U.S. government prevent... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1815176-terrorism-suspects-mindset-debated-ore-trial.html 2013-01-12T01:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813382-jury-selection-portland-car-bomb-case.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Have you ever been the victim of a terrorist attack? Are you familiar with FBI terrorism sting operations? Were you among the thousands of people at a 2010 Oregon Christmas tree-lighting ceremony? These were among the questions posed to more than 80 prospective jurors at the federal terrorism trial of Mohamed Mohamud, who is accused ... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813382-jury-selection-portland-car-bomb-case.html 2013-01-11T08:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1807936-ore-deputies-wooden-statue-was-bear-to-steal.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A bear that weighs more than 200 pounds is missing, and it's not in hibernation. The sheriff's office in Washington County, Ore., says the wooden statue of a bear was stolen from a home in Portland during the weekend. The homeowner bought the 5-foot-tall statue in 1996 for $1,700 and had it displayed in the front yard for many years.... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1807936-ore-deputies-wooden-statue-was-bear-to-steal.html 2013-01-09T01:05:00Z