Room 214 in the Multnomah County Courthouse is small, and every available surface, cubby and bin is filled or decorated with plastic toys and games for children. A large collection of stuffed bears on a top shelf conceals dull curtains barely distinguishable from the drab, beige wall behind them. The space, a former jury room, is home to CourtCare - the no- cost, drop-in child care center that serves parents who must bring children to court. The cramped, outdated space will celebrate its 10th anniversary later this year with a floor-to-ceiling makeover, thanks to the support of an entire community.
Western Pennsylvania is heading into what's likely to be the hottest weekend of the year. The National Weather Service forecast high for today is 94, with highs for the rest of the weekend expected in the low 90s. The "feels like" numbers are based on the heat index, which uses air temperature and relative humidity to gauge how hot it actually feels. Check back here for local developments at the day progresses. :40 P.M.
Getting into the state's busiest circuit court, in St. Louis County, can be about as byzantine as navigating the velvet ropes in front of an exclusive dance club, with a payoff that's nowhere near as fun -- especially if you want to plug in anything when you get there. But thanks to a bond issue that county voters gave a thumbs- up on Tuesday, the scene will soon change. Proposition S, which will raise $100 million for a new family court building and renovations to the county courthouse, got 59.5 percent of the vote, beating the 57.15 percent margin required for passage. In 2008, a similar issue was put before voters but failed.
A group working to introduce new artwork in the Boone County Courthouse has cleared a funding hurdle. Through the Boone County Bar Association and local attorneys, the courthouse art committee has secured about $1,000 to purchase wall- mounting systems for art displays, committee member Josh Oxenhandler said. The county will install the hardware on the first and second floors of the courthouse, where traffic is the heaviest.
The Multnomah County Courthouse was completed in 1914, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. But it now is a hazard for the thousands of people who walk along its halls each day. An earthquake of any magnitude would be devastating," said Judy Edwards, executive director of the Multnomah Bar Association.
An area of downtown was blocked off today as officials investigated a suspicious envelope found under the front door of the Boone County Courthouse that turned out to contain a letter addressed to Circuit Judge Kevin Crane. Slide Show
Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks community comments For Honeywell Corp. uranium plant where workers locked out METROPOLIS, Ill., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Town hall meeting will be held by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday, May 23rd, 7:00 pm (CDST) at the Massac County Courthouse, One Superman Square, Metropolis, IL for community comment on the agency's license oversight review of the Honeywell Metropolis plant performance with safety operations, safeguards, radiological controls, facility support and other special topics from January through December of 2010.
There was no big political message hidden among the clothing, books and other items spread out yesterday on the terraced seating in the Boone County Courthouse Square. Billed as the Occupy Free Market, the offerings were only an attempt to prod people to offer goods they don't need for others' use.
BANGOR, Maine -- The sawing and hammering at the historic Penobscot County Courthouse soon will come to a halt after nearly two years of continuous work on the campus. The total cost for renovations is more than $2 million, including a $450,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Efficiency Community Block grant used for energy efficiency upgrades.
PARIS -- A wood pellet heating system at the Oxford County Courthouse is finally up and running. It was a long time coming. The county secured grant funding in 2009 and had planned to install the heating system last year, but the project hit a setback when an engineer the commission hired for the project moved out of state. The commission moved on, hiring Richard Grondin, a consultant at Integrated Energy Systems in Falmouth.
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