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A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another as people were doing their Christmas shopping, authorities said. Witnesses described a scene of chaos and disbelief as a gunman wearing some sort of camouflage outfit and a white mask shot an initial burst of fire and then more rounds at Clackamas Town Center. Shoppers tried to find safe areas as teams of police officers began entering the mall to find the shooter.

Occupy Wall Street protesters from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta are trying to distinguish between homeless people who are joining their movement and those who are there for the amenities.

There were plenty of surprises in the the shortlists for the 60th annual National Book Awards, which were announced today Portland, Oregon. The awards, probably the most prestigious book awards in the USA behind the Pulitzer Prize, have previously been given to Jonathan Franzen, Philip Roth, Alice Walker and William Faulkner.

A portion of a Portland, Ore., reservoir, which supplies drinking water to the city, was drained after a 21-year-old man was caught on surveillance video urinating in the water. The incident will cost tax payers more than $30,000.

A Portland, Ore., mail carrier caught on camera defecating just feet from a home along his route has been suspended, the U.S. Postal Service says.

The police are reopening an investigation into a Portland massage therapist’s allegations that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at a hotel in 2006.

Oregon police say at least one person has been killed in a shooting reported at a suburban Portland office park.