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Annual Northwest Art and Air Festival to lift off Friday
ALBANY, Ore. — The AnnualNorthwest Art and Air Festival is set to take off Friday, featuring hot air balloons, music and more. Organizers say hot-air balloons are set to launch bright and early Friday, August 23, 2024, at 6:45 a.m., weather permitting. Event goers also have the opportunity to check out live music, discover dozens of local artists, and get a chance to try some tasty treats.
Secrecy and Data Issues Impede Progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
*Part one of this series detailed the investigation of the disappearance of Wilma Acosta, an unenrolled Pascua Yaqui woman who went missing in Portland in November. Portland police announced Acosta had “suicidal ideations,” despite repeated denials of that claim from Acosta’s family. Experts say such announcements are harmful. Her body was found in January along the Willamette River near Cathedral Park.
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Valley River Inn renovation nears completion; Eugene changes rules on overnight sleep sites
18 months after a fire, the renovation of the Valley River Inn is nearly complete. Also, the city of Eugene has changed the rules for its overnight sleep sites. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.
Newport’s long-running natural food store celebrates another year with celebration Saturday
After moving to the Central Oregon Coast almost 20 years ago for a job in Newport, I asked my new co-workers for recommendations for a place nearby to get a hearty and healthy lunch. A few wisely recommended the hot food and salad bar at Oceana Natural Food Cooperative. With...
Dreaded invasive ash borer reaches Marion, Clackamas counties
The scourge of the invasive emerald ash borer has reached the Woodburn area. Officials from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Forestry announced that in Marion County, five beetles, indicating a “significant population,” were found in traps along the Pudding River south of Woodburn and west of Mount Angel, the release said. “Given the trees did not show any signs of damage, we would not have known...
As new school year looms, health officials urge measles vaccination
With the start of the new school year around the corner — and a recent measles outbreak in three Oregon counties — health officials are urging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious virus before classes begin. A total of 25 confirmed cases of measles were reported in Clackamas, Marion and Multnomah counties, all among unvaccinated individuals. Ten of the cases were 9 and younger; 10 cases are ages 10 to 19; and five cases are 20 and older. ...
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