Multnomah County Courthouse Evacuated to Investigate Suspicious Package (UPDATED)

News The Multnomah County courthouse downtown was cleared shortly after 2 pm this afternoon following a bomb threat. Lt. Mary Lindstrand, a spokeswoman for the county sheriff's office, says investigators have located a suspicious package on the third floor of the building. Streets around the building at Southwest Fourth Avenue are closed to traffic as of 3 pm while investigators do their work. UPDATE ...   More