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Oregon Parks and Recreation seeks public comment for camping rate range increases
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is considering rate range increases for camping and facility fees for the public and is seeking comment on the proposed changes. The rate increases are necessary due to increased utility costs, operations, maintenance needs and inflation, OPRD said in a news release. The rate range increases would not increase fees automatically. The range gives flexibility to adjust the fees within the range over time and avoids large increases all at once, OPRD said.
Portland Author Alissa Hattman Shortlisted for 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
Portland author Alissa Hattman has made the shortlist for the nationwide 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for her first novel, Sift (The 3rd Thing Press, 120 pages, $24). After an open nomination process last April in which authors and fans alike could nominate fiction novels that represented ideas reflected in Le Guin’s work, Hattman joins nine other authors on the shortlist. This year’s recipient of the prize will be chosen by a panel of authors that includes writers such as The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood and The Paper Menagerie author Ken Liu.
Family of Tigard man killed in 2022 road-rage shooting sues convicted gunman
The family of a Tigard man killed in a 2022 road-rage shooting is suing the man convicted of his murder. Brandy Goldsbury is suing Justin McAnulty for killing Dennis Anderson, her partner of 18 years, in a road-rage encounter on a highway near the Oregon coast. Goldsbury is seeking $37.5 million, according to the lawsuit, which was filed July 9 in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
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