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Big businesses drop $5.8M to defeat measure that would tax corporations to pay Oregonians $1,600 a year
Grocers, insurers, timber companies and other large businesses from inside and outside Oregon have dropped a whopping $5.8 million to fight a ballot measure that would increase corporate taxes to give every Oregonian an estimated $1,600 per year. Defeat the Costly Tax on Sales, a political action committee formed by...
Oregon Sen. Wyden: Fate of Kroger-Albertsons merger could be decided in days
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden D-Oregon, a vocal opponent of a proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores, said key decisions regarding the merger could arrive within days. The Kroger chain includes Safeway, Albertson and QFC. Speaking from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Wyden told the Portland Tribune that a lawsuit to block the merger and a counter-suit are both winding their way through courts. ...
9 months after ice storm, students at this Portland school are still waiting to get back in their building
When Portland Public Schools opens in a week, students and staff at a Southwest Portland elementary school shuttered by January’s ice storm still won’t be back on their familiar campus. Instead, students from Markham Elementary will begin their school year on Aug. 27 in a wing of nearby...
Dog-walker along shore of Diamond Lake spots body of drowning victim from Bend; search ends in recovery
A citizen walking their dog along the shore of Diamond Lake spotted a body in the water on Friday, leading to the recovery of a 37-year-old Bend man who drowned while boating with friends last weekend, prompting days of searching, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies said. The post Dog-walker along shore of Diamond Lake spots body of drowning victim from Bend; search ends in recovery appeared first on KTVZ.
Apple harvesting center stage at Sauvie Island's Apple Jam this weekend
Apple harvest time is a big reminder that we’re making it through the summer, and fall isn’t that far away. To celebrate the importance of apples in our region, Metro Parks and Nature is inviting the community to Apple Jam on Sauvie Island, taking place Saturday, Aug. 24. The event, including family activities, is being held in the historic orchard of Howell Territorial Park. ...
Multnomah County REACH Presents Reclaiming Black Joy @ Dawson Park | Free, Portland 2024 Labor Day Weekend, Community, Food, Music, Poetry, Fun Activities & more!
1 N Stanton St, Portland, OR 97227. Food, music, fun, and Black joy–need we say more? Join us for our LAST Black joy event of the summer. Free meals provided. Reclaiming Black Joy events, hosted by Multnomah County and our community partners, offer a range of free activities including food, music, poetry readings, hair braiding and haircuts, community resources, face painting, photo booths, vaccinations and more.
Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival | Featuring 120+ Juried Artists, 2024 Portland Labor Day Weekend
Art In The Pearl, Portland Oregon’s annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. More than one hundred artists show and sell work ranging from fine wooden furniture to beautiful paintings to photography, glass, clay, metal, jewelry, and much more! The 28th annual festival will occur Labor Day Weekend 2024 in the Pearl District’s North Park Blocks.
Couple does just a 'little bit of everything' to help locals in need
(GRESHAM) — Jim and Tari Card are quite the couple. Of their 41 years of marriage, the couple has spent 12 of them volunteering for the community they were raised in. The idea to volunteer with SnowCap Community Charities came from an experience years before their volunteering endeavor when they recalled bagging onions for the organization. The two were "Eastside kids"— both raised in Gresham — and, as retirement approached,...
Paula Siverly has made education her main cause while serving the Sandy community
(SANDY) — For the better part of the past two decades, Paula Siverly has made mortgages her business, but her biggest overall passion is advocating for education. While she grew up in Vancouver and Portland, Siverly has lived in the Welches area for 25 years. It’s where she raised her son, who graduated from Sandy High School in 2022, and where she has long been involved in a myriad of school- and Oregon Trail School District-related endeavors. ...
Lake Billy, Simtustus open after cyanotoxin levels reduce
Oregon Health Authority has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus in Jefferson County. OHA issued the advisory on Aug. 8, after increased algal blooms were suspected by local officials, and confirmed via satellite. The closure warned against swimming, water sports and ingesting the water, especially by children and pets. ...
Oregon drug traffickers with ties to Calif., Colo., Mexico sentenced to prison
(The Center Square) - An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. DEA special agents started investigating a drug trafficking...
Oregon Sen. Wyden: Fate of Kroger-Albertsons merger could be decided in days
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden D-Oregon, a vocal opponent of a proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores, said key decisions regarding the merger could arrive within days. The Kroger chain includes Safeway, Albertson and QFC. Speaking from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Wyden told the Portland Tribune that a lawsuit to block the merger and a counter-suit are both winding their way through courts. ...
Mother of deceased inmate sues Oregon corrections agency, alleging wrongdoing, possible coverup
If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for free, immediate support 24/7. After Jesse Banks died alone in his cell at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, a state medical examiner found a ripped up a mask to protect against disease crammed in the back of his bloody mouth.
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