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Portland police to tagger: tag, you’re it
A graffiti vandal was captured and arrested on Thursday, Sept. 5, after fleeing from Portland police. The suspect, Aiden A. Rivero, 18, of Beaverton was in possession of graffiti supplies, including spray cans and paint markers, which were seized as evidence. One of his tags was documented on a TriMet bus shelter, according to police. Rivero was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of first-degree criminal mischief and third-degree escape. ...
More schools to close early Friday because of heat
More Portland area schools have announced they will close early because of forecast triple-digit temperatures on Friday, Sept. 6. This comes as the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning from noon Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday. Temperatures are expected to be near or at 100 degrees for the second day in a row. Thursday’s record-setting heat put Sept. 5 in the books for the latest 100-degree temperature ever...
Portland raccoon goes viral after being caught on trail cam
Last July, my backyard trail camera in Southeast Portland’s Foster-Powell neighborhood captured a dexterous raccoon along a fenceline unraveling an old clothesline that tied up in its pathway and then securing it out of the way in above tree branches. The raccoon, which was later dubbed Knottingham by YouTube...
Portland’s hazy, hot Friday comes with slight chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms
Portland reached 101 degrees Thursday at about 4 p.m. tying a heat record last set in 1944. It’s possible the metro area will see triple digit temps again Friday, but hazy skies may keep the heat down a few degrees. The National Weather Service warns of elevated fire weather...
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