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Washington coast campground named to TIME Magazine's 2024 World’s Greatest Places
LONG BEACH, Wash. — Snow Peak Long Beach Campfield, located on the Washington coast, was recently named to TIME Magazine's 2024 list of the Top 100 World’s Greatest Places, despite recently opening. Snow Peak is a 25-acre "luxury" campground near Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. It "offers an...
Newborn discovered dead in North Portland, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found dead in North Portland's Kenton neighborhood on Friday morning. The Portland Police Bureau said that officers responded around 11 a.m. after receiving reports of a dead infant near North Fenwick Avenue and North Argyle Street, an area tucked between Interstate 5, North Interstate Avenue and North Columbia Boulevard.
Underserved young adults build tiny homes for homeless through Portland nonprofit
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC) has operated in Portland for more than 60 years. Currently located at Rosemary Anderson High School in North Portland, POIC offers a free 12-week construction pre-apprenticeship program for people of color and others historically underrepresented in the trade. The program is comprised mostly of young adults 18 or older.
Man sentenced to life in prison for deadly Portland bar stabbing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge sentenced a man on Friday to life in prison for murdering a Portland restaurant server at a bar last summer. On July 2, 2023, Rahnique Jackson stabbed and killed 32-year-old Colin Smith near Southwest 12th Avenue and Madison Street in Southeast Portland. Smith had gotten off work at Ox Restaurant and went to a bar with friends, according to a family friend. The group was harassed by a man who used homophobic slurs, according to the family friend. Someone in the group was a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and Smith had stood up for that person, the family friend said.
University of Oregon researchers study how hormones may affect athletic performance
EUGENE, Ore. — When most people gear up and hop on a bike, it's just for fun. That's how University of Oregon PhD student Emma Reed describes it. But lately, her bike rides have also been a lot of work. Reed is participating in a research study at the...
Air tanker crashes in eastern Oregon, killing pilot helping battle wildfire
SENECA, Oregon — A BLM-contracted single engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board. The air tanker was "assisting on a lightning start in the vicinity of the Falls Fire" Thursday evening, according to a post Friday morning on the official Facebook page for the Falls and Telephone fires.
Teenage girl dies in single-vehicle crash in Beaverton
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A 17-year-old girl from Beaverton died in a crash Thursday afternoon, the Beaverton Police Department reported Friday morning. Mai Grace Tankersley was the driver in the single-vehicle crash. She was the only person in the vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler. The crash happened at 2:27 p.m. Thursday...
Grant High School spent $60K on student cell phone pouches. Could Portland Public Schools follow suit?
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Public Schools leaders are considering a district-wide ban on student cell phone use, but first PPS will watch as two of its schools try out Yondr phone pouches — the latest anti-phone method gaining popularity in school districts across the state. Starting this fall,...
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