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Top Portland news: Jan. wettest month in nearly 3 years; trial begins in light-rail stabbings; more

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Published on January 29, 2020
Top Portland news: Jan. wettest month in nearly 3 years; trial begins in light-rail stabbings; morePhoto: Josh Herrington/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Portland.

New SE Portland building covered in living trees

The building is called “The Tree Farm” and will house office space and retail shops.

Read the full story on KGW.

January has been the wettest month in Portland in nearly 3 years

PDX has recorded just one totally dry day this month (Jan. 20), and we’re not likely to register another.

Read the full story on KGW.

Woman injured in SE Portland shooting

The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Southeast Powell Boulevard and 28th Avenue.

Read the full story on KGW.

Trial begins in fatal light-rail stabbings

Two men who were fatally stabbed and a third who was severely injured in an attack on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train likely did not know the man charged in the case was holding a small folding knife when they confronted him, a prosecutor said in opening statements Tuesday.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Proposed hemp rules worry industry

Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations.

Read the full story on Napa Valley Register.


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