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More showers, cool temps wrap up weekend in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — We put a bow on the weekend with more scattered rain showers throughout our Sunday morning and evening. Around the Portland metro area in early afternoon, though, many of us will see light rain instead of that soaking rain that Saturday brought us. Portland’s rain...
Small cities break with Gresham Fire continues to heat up
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire — and this may be one Gresham firefighters are unable to douse. With threats of “substantial service increases” during the next contract, the three small cities in East Multnomah County continue to mull an official break with Gresham Fire & Emergency Services. The contract inked between the cities of Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village for fire and medical emergency services from Gresham ends July 1,...
Portland ‘Weather Machine’ predicts weather downtown for more than 35 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fanfare of music has been alerting Pioneer Courthouse Square visits of the day’s weather forecast for more than 35 years. Unsuspecting spectators look in awe and confusion as music echoes through Pioneer Courthouse Square every day at noon. A spray of water and three sculpted characters emerge from the reflective global that sits in the northwest corner of the park. Flashing lights along the sculptures coincides with the nearly two-minute long fanfare of music, water and moving sculpture display.
Readers respond: Costs of PSU protest
It is sad to see the chairs, tables and supplies thrown into the stairwells inside Portland State University by protesters who claim to be students, (“Negotiations fail in Portland State library standoff’s 3rd day; campus remains closed,” May 1). I remember when PSU first came into existence and how small the classrooms were, lacking enough desks to accommodate the students. Now the walls are covered with graffiti, and there is trash and broken glass on the floors.
Persistent Rain to Soak Portland All Week, NWS Advises No Respite Until Midweek
Portland residents might have to keep their umbrellas out all week as the wet weather shows no signs of letting up. The National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon, has issued a detailed forecast, warning of persistent rain set to saturate the city for days. According to the NWS update, locals looking forward to a respite from the downpours will have to wait a little longer, with rainfall predicted to continue through the weekend and into the early part of next week.
‘I have regrets often’: Fentanyl causes first documented case of rare brain damage condition
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl is an incredibly dangerous drug that causes tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the United States on a yearly basis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Now, a new study published in BMJ Case Reports reveals how much more terrifying this synthetic opioid can be. Doctors from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have documented the first known instance of toxic leukoencephalopathy, a rare type of brain damage resulting from the inhalation of fentanyl.
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