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Spotty showers possible in Portland metro Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A mix of isolated rain showers, mostly cloudy skies and warm afternoon temps greeted us on Saturday. As we look to wrap up our weekend, Sunday will be similar to Saturday’s conditions. Portland saw some passing rain showers in Saturday’s early evening hours with...
Deandre Ayton Trade Scenario Benefits Blazers & Lakers After Clingan’s No. 7 Pick
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Donovan Clingan in the 2024 NBA Draft, potentially leading to a trade involving their current starting center, Deandre Ayton, due to a surplus of centers on the roster. Donovan Clingan was selected as the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Dalton Knecht...
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Supremes Screw Over the Homeless, PBOT Is Coming for Your Car, and the Cowboys Are Back in Town! 🤠
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)
Salem to add speed cameras at 2 high-volume intersections. Here's where
Salem is expanding its speed camera program to include two high-volume intersections starting Monday. Salem Police officials said the changes are being made due to safety. With 14 traffic fatalities so far in 2024, Salem has already surpassed the number of deaths in all of 2023 and is on track for a record-breaking year.
Waterfront Blues Festival: A jewel of Portland summer
It’s called the Waterfront Blues Festival, but Portland’s 37th annual music event has evolved from its roots. Nowadays you’ll hear Americana, country, bluegrass, Afrobeat and more at the festival, which takes place Thursday-Sunday, July 4-7 at Tom McCall Waterfront. Peter Dammann, longtime artistic director, said the evolution stems from two things. A lot of fans want to hear different kinds of music. And, frankly, a lot of blues musicians have...
Short List: Upcoming events include art gallery openings, LeakyCon, East Portland Summer Arts Festival
‘a seagull’ Portland Center Stage presents its new “PCS Presents” model and the show “a seagull,” the 10-year culmination of a series of translated Chekhov shows, created and performed by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. It’s an engaging version of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” and it stages 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays through July 13 at The Armory. The story: A love letter and an elegy, the building of a play, the striking of a set, the putting on and taking off of roles and hats and moments. The...
Cal Poly Humboldt Joins Bee Campus USA to Promote Pollinator Conservation
Cal Poly Humboldt has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, which was created to unite the resources of colleges and universities to help support the well-being of pollinators. “Our students, faculty, and staff have long been champions for sustainable environmental practices,” said Morgan King, Humboldt’s Climate Action...
Coffin Butte Landfill expansion plan in Benton County scaled down
Republic Services has scaled down its proposal to expand Coffin Butte Landfill as it attempts for a second time to win approval from the Benton County Planning Commission. The commission in 2021 unanimously denied the Phoenix-based company’s application for a conditional use permit to expand. The 178-acre landfill, north...
Woodburn Police seek witnesses in stabbing
Woodburn Police Department announced Friday that it is investigating a stabbing incident that occurred sometime between 11 a.m. and noon near N Settlemier Ave. and W Lincoln St. Woodburn. Anyone who may have witnessed anything or has video of the area during that time should contact Detective Johnny Ellis at (503) 982-2345. The case number related to the incident is 24-8010.
Woodburn eyes food-cart rule changes
The city of Woodburn understands that it needs to set guidelines for food carts, but it doesn’t want to do so in a manner that hinders those already in business. That is the line that the Woodburn City Council straddled on Monday, June 24, when it pored over the topic and heard testimony from city planners and a couple of food cart owners/operators. Woodburn Planning Commission deliberated on food carts multiple times over this past spring before city planners brought a tentatively proposed ordinance before...
Newberg school budget passed, but amendments likely going forward
The Newberg-Dundee school board has adopted a budget for the 2024-25 school year, but that doesn’t mean its work is done. Interim finance director Gayellyn Jacobson reported to the board at its June 24 meeting that the district would end the 2023-24 fiscal year with a negative $1.7 million ending fund balance, a stark departure from previous years when the district had positive balances in the millions of dollars. She...
Longtime parks board director Don Loving honored by CPRD
Don Loving has joined a very exclusive club. The member of the Chehalem Park and Recreation board of directors for more than three decades was named Honorary Board Member for Life at the body’s June 27 meeting. The resolution to bestow the honor was moved by board member Jason Fields, seconded by Chair Matt Smith and approved unanimously by the five-person board. The board paused its meeting to recognize Loving,...
Despite challenges, North Anchor project leader pushes forward with optimism
Urban Development + Partners has worked for five years with the city of Lake Oswego to bring a project that would include a hotel, housing and retail to the heart of downtown Lake Oswego. Due to economic challenges, the city extended the deadline for the project by two more years (until July 2026). Yet, despite setbacks to the North Anchor development — first skyrocketing construction costs and then rising interest rates — UDP President Eric Cress is optimistic. ...
Operation Dry Water to be launched through July 4th holiday
The Oregon Marine Board, Sheriff’s Offices across the state and the Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 4-6. The enforcement effort is part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities related to boating under the influence of intoxicants (BUII). Leading factor The US Coast...
City of West Linn, school district preparing for August Oppenlander trial
With an Aug. 12 trial date looming, the city of West Linn and West Linn-Wilsonville School District are preparing for their showdown in Clackamas County Circuit Court with a flurry of filings related to the purchase and sale of Oppenlander fields. Attorneys for both sides have proposed instructions for the jury, as well as a jury verdict form, submitted motions and declarations, and responded to other court documents as the two local agencies seek to prove the other at fault in the collapse of the...
Lake Oswego luxury condominium case resolved
The case between the developer of a new luxury condominium development and a nearby homeowner’s association has been settled after it was briefly reopened. In May, Clackamas County Circuit Court issued a general judgment of dismissal because the case was settled or resolved. The Oswego Talisman Condominium Association had filed a lawsuit against the owners of the future Frances condominiums, Hugh Development (and its affiliated LLC North D State) in...
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