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Explosive hits Oregon police car responding to an emergency, injuring officer
An improvised explosive device blew out the window of a Beaverton police officer’s patrol car while he was responding to an emergency call around 2 a.m. Thursday, the Beaverton Police Department said. The explosion occurred as the officer was driving on 158th Avenue in Beaverton with his police lights.
Beaverton police seek help finding man last seen in south Beaverton at midnight
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — Beaverton Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing man. Police say 31-year-old L Roy Bonner IV was last seen in south Beaverton at midnight, July 6. He was wearing a grey hoodie, black t-shirt, khaki pants, blue Nike sneakers, and carrying...
732 People Lose Their Jobs at Nike, Oregon, as Part of a $2 Billion Cutback on Expenses
Nike has slashed 732 positions at its global headquarters near Beaverton as part of its decision to trim 2% off its global workforce. The leading sportswear brand announced in April that it would be reducing its Oregon workforce by 740 positions in an ongoing effort to trim its financial outlay by $2 billion.
Beaverton, Washington Co. cooling centers open this weekend
WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - As a heatwave settles across Portland, Beaverton and Washington County prepared additional heat shelters. Beaverton cooling centers will be open Friday through at least Monday, free of charge at these locations:. Beaverton City Library Main - extended hours until 9 p.m. Murray Scholls Branch. Beaverton...
Pacific University camp opens pathways to health care professions for local high schoolers
While the COVID-19 pandemic turned most everyone’s life plans upside down, it gave Vikram Javali clear direction on his future. Now an incoming senior at Hillsboro’s Liberty High School, Javali began taking online science classes at the height of the pandemic, which introduced him to the medical profession. He also discovered an aptitude for math and science that, when combined with his desire to help others, is steering him toward a career in health care. ...
150-year-old historic Wilkes House demolished amid preservation efforts in Banks
A 150-year-old historic house came crumbling down Friday, July 5, in Banks, marking the latest chapter in a battle between preservation and development in rural Washington County. Cars stopped and residents watched on the side of the road as an excavator tore down the historic Wilkes House — a home built by the first permanent Euro-American settlers in the area who trekked the Oregon Trail in 1845. The site’s fate...
Kotek appoints Washington County judge to newly created seat
To lessen the existing burden on the criminal justice system, Gov. Tina Kotek has filled a newly created Washington County judge seat. Elizabeth R. Lemoine will join Washington County's 15 other county circuit judges in a new seat created by Senate Bill 1541, which adds new judge seats to Washington, Clackamas and Jackson counties. “Lemoine will be a fair and balanced judge on the Washington County Circuit Court,” Kotek said...
Eugene's Joe Whitman shuts down Hops in 2-1 Ems win
Despite outhitting the Emeralds by more than two-to-one, it was Eugene who came out on top in a 2-1 game on Friday night, July 5, at PK Park in Eugene. Hillsboro tallied five hits to just two by the home Ems, but Eugene made the most of them and lefthanded pitcher Joe Whitman who allowed no earned runs and just three hits, while striking out seven and walking none. Hops...
10 most expensive homes sold in the Portland metro area, June 24-30
A house in Happy Valley that sold for $3.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Portland metro area in the past week. In total, 834 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $661,303, or $337 per square foot.
Records fall as temperatures reach new highs in July 2024 heat wave
The National Weather Service said several new records for high temperatures were set around Oregon and the Portland metro area on Friday. Portland reached a record high of 99, one degree higher than the record of 98 for the date set in 2023. Vancouver, Washington, hit 97, a new high...
New equestrian step-up finished in Molalla River recreation area
Representatives of the Molalla River Watch watershed council and the Bureau of Land Management completed the installation of a new equestrian mounting platform at Hardy Creek trailhead in the Molalla River Recreation Area on June 6. Molalla River Watch board members Bill Taylor, Scott Trexler, Cub Hale, and Karen Frogner with BLM Cascades Field Office Park manager Mark Marshall worked to install a concrete base with two large bluestone steps. Marshall and his staff operated the heavy machinery to place the stone steps, but the...
Records Shatter as Heatwave Threatens 130 million Across U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. Oppressive heat and...
Cosmic Healing NW “Most Unique Wellness Practitioner” Award from Lux Publishing
Christy Kay, owner/practitioner at Cosmic Healing NW, located in downtown Nehalem, received notification on Friday July 5th that she had been recognized as the Most Unique Health and Wellness Practitioner for Oregon 2024, from Lux Life Worldwide Publishing Corp. Christy commented, “I am grateful to all my clients for allowing...
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