Updated January 27 Paul Rivas, who is charged with second-degree murder and assault after a multiblock hit-and-run spree Jan. 25 in Southeast Portland that left one dead and nine injured, has a recent conviction for voyeurism and claims in court documents that he used to be in the Secret Service. Rivas, 64, of Oregon City, has lived alone in a fifth-wheel trailer on his landlord s property for the past 13 years, according to court documents. In March 2019, Rivas was convicted of voyeurism, according to a recognizance release document filed Jan. 27 in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Because of the conviction, the release says, Rivas has an active protection order against him in Clark County, Wash. Rivas was sentenced to 24 months of probation, court records say, which was set to expire in March 2021.
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Mother of 18-year-old who died sues Unity Center for $13 million
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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The mother of a Portland teen who died by suicide two days after medical staff allegedly evaluated and released him from the Unity Center for Behavioral Health has filed a $13 million lawsuit against two of the organizations that operate the center.
Leila Mesch’s lawsuit lists Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University as defendants, alleging they are negligent for the death of her 18-year-old son, Jacob Mesch.
Legacy Health spokesman Brian Terrett declined comment because of the pending litigation, saying the health system was aware of the case.
Major coronavirus outbreak in Canby senior rehab preceded by disregard for safety, lawsuit claims
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
A senior care home employee all but predicted her facility would have a massive coronavirusoutbreak, but her efforts to get managers to act were met with “derision” and she was forced to resign months before her worst fears came true, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday.
A June outbreak at the Canby facility Marquis Hope Village Post-Acute Rehab became Oregon’s second deadliest, with 18 deaths and 113 cases. A separate outbreak on the same long-term care campus has since killed an additional three people and infected 36.
Experts claim that higher taxes are driving people from Portland January 20 2021 Portland Business Alliance monthly forum s panel also say that there s work to be done on streamlining tax filing requirements and increasing collections.
Taxes in the Portland region are getting so burdensome and complex, larger businesses and higher-income households are thinking of moving away.
That was the warning from a panel of tax experts who spoke to the Portland Business Alliance members at its monthly forum on Wednesday, Jan. 20. But the experts also said state, regional and local elected leaders could work together to streamline the filing requirements and increase revenue collections from out-of-state companies at the same time.