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Celebrate Middle Eastern culture at 45th annual festival this Sunday
This week parishioners at Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Northeast Portland are busy preparing for their largest event of the year: the 45th Annual Middle Eastern Festival. The annual festival celebrates culture, community and faith from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, bringing artisan goods, food vendors, tours and choir concerts to the parish.
‘Incarceration not solution’ to Portland homeless camping
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lauren Armony is interested to find out what the City of Portland and Multnomah County will be looking at over the next 100 days in their enforcement of the city’s camping ban. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell met...
Local dog's death may be caused by algae bloom in the Columbia
A local veterinary hospital is warning pet owners to keep their animals out of the Columbia River following the death of a dog which may have been caused by a toxic algae bloom. Midway Veterinary Hospital in Warren, between St. Helens and Scappoose, released their warning in a Facebook post on Aug. 9. saying that they had been "made aware of one canine death so far." Sadly, that dog was named "Jax," and he belonged to Tanya Bachman and her family. ...
Lane County to allow overnight sleeping in some unincorporated areas
Lane County Commissioners have voted to loosen overnight sleeping rules in the urban areas just outside of Eugene. Camping on private property is allowed in Eugene’s city limits, with some limitations. It hasn’t been allowed in the urban growth boundaries - populated areas that are technically unincorporated. Those...
Longtime St. Helens resident Jennifer Massey aims for mayor's seat this November
A woman whose family has deep roots in St. Helens will be running this November to unseat Mayor Rick Scholl. Jennifer Massey, a union steamfitter and multi-business owner for 18 years, is ready to take on Scholl, who is running for another term as mayor. Attorney Steven Toschi will also be vying for Scholl's seat Nov. 5. Massey said she has longstanding ties to the community. ...
Dan Lanning offers injury update on RB Jordan James, DL My’Keil Gardner
The Oregon Ducks wrapped up their final practice before game week on Wednesday afternoon in Eugene, but it didn’t come without some news that turned the heads of fans. Reporters made note going into practice that starting running back Jordan James was not with the team to start the day, making it the first practice that he has missed this fall. Defensive lineman My’Keil Gardner was also not with the team once again, making it his fourth consecutive missed practice. RelatedDenver Broncos name Bo Nix starting QB for Week 1 Afterward, head coach Dan Lanning met with media members to discuss fall camp...
Pleasant Hill Fire Station formally closes with final sounding of historic siren
PLEASANT HILL, Ore. — The newly formed Pleasant Hill Goshen Rural Fire Protection District says that demolition and construction of the new fire station in Pleasant Hill will begin in September. To celebrate and announce the temporary closing of the fire station on Hwy 58, the District will sound...
Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel now driving the No. 3 Ducks as they move to the Big Ten
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel likens taking over the offense at No. 3 Oregon to driving a new car. “I knew what the difficult part of it was going to be, as time is of the essence and learning an offense and having command and control of it. It’s like getting a new car, there’s new buttons and accessories, but you’ve got to go out and race it,” Gabriel said. “And as you find more about it, you can do more fun tricks and kind of show off while doing it.”
Post Fall Camp Projected Oregon State Two-Deep: Offense
Fall camp is in the books for the Beavers and all attention has now been turned towards an August 31st matchup against the Idaho State Bengals. With fall camp wrapped up and OSU expected to release their first depth chart on Monday, BeaverBlitz takes a crack at what we think the two-deep will look like ahead of game one.
OSU and UO take disciplinary action against Pro-Palestinian student protesters
Oregon State University is penalizing student groups that helped organize a Pro-Palestinian encampment this spring. Protesters occupied lawns on OSU’s Corvallis campus for nearly a month, while pressing the university to cut financial ties with Israel. The encampment disbanded in mid-June, weeks after the school's initial deadline. Now, protesters...
The City of Corvallis and ODOT continue with park sweep of homeless camps
As heavy machinery is brought in to help the cleanup, homeless advocates feel sweeps are worsening the homeless problem. Corvallis government and ODOT undertake homeless camp sweeps at parks. Homeless advocacy groups continue to speak out against the city's sweeps of homeless camps at parks in town.
RV parked next to home moves after weeks, highlighting issues with civil property
EUGENE, Ore. – Some Eugene residents were growing frustrated with an RV parked in an easement between their home and a church that would not move. Angie Medrano lives right next to the Our Redeemer Church parking lot on Maxwell Road. For the last few weeks, she has dealt with an RV parked right next to her property. She said she had seen people coming and going at all hours of the day, leading her to believe drug deals had been happening out of it, but that is not all.
Oregon’s I-5 southbound shut down Thursday morning
KXL radio reports that all lanes of Interstate 5 southbound are shut down as of 6:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, due to a major crash. The incident is near the Donald Road interchange and KXL, a media partner of this newspaper, reports that an emergency helicopter has landed to transport one or more injured person. Northbound lanes have slowed considerably as well. As of about 6:30 a.m., KXL reported that the travel time from Salem to the Interstate 205 interchange is about one hour, 20 minutes.
Broker in Portland metro area weighs in on new real estate rule changes
PORTLAND, Oregon — There are some significant new rules in the real estate market and they mean changes for anyone hoping to buy or sell a home. As of Saturday, realtors can no longer publish their commission on some of the most popular real estate databases, called multiple listing services or MLS. The change stems from a landmark ruling back in March, when a federal jury found the National Association of Realtors and some major brokerages liable for colluding to inflate commission fees. It resulted in a historic $418 million settlement.
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