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Have you spotted more coyotes in your Portland neighborhood lately? Here’s why
Coyotes aren’t a new sight in the Portland metro area, but some Portland residents are worried that the animals are more prevalent than ever in the area and are now boldly traversing residential neighborhood streets and yards, often in broad daylight. “They don’t act at all concerned about being...
Under Gov. Tina Kotek's homelessness initiative, some counties have not housed a single person
OREGON, USA — Since Gov. Tina Kotek’s first day in office, addressing the homeless crisis has been a major focus. She declared a homelessness state of emergency her first day as governor and extended it indefinitely a year later. On Thursday, Kotek released housing goals from an online...
Portland middle school math teacher named Oregon’s Teacher of the Year
Bryan Butcher Jr., a seventh grade algebra teacher at Beaumont Middle School, was named Oregon’s Teacher of the Year at a surprise ceremony Wednesday. Butcher, who has taught math at the Northeast Portland middle school for the last eight years, walked into the school’s gymnasium to cheers from well over 100 students. He looked bashful but pleased as he waved to the crowd and his extended family, who sat in the bleachers.
More than 500 formerly homeless Oregonians have found housing this year
Buoyed by Lane County, Oregon is on track to meet Gov. Tina Kotek’s January goal of moving 650 formerly homeless people into permanent housing before the state’s latest homelessness emergency declaration expires in January.
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