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Wildfire near Sandy River and Trout Creek contained by Corbett Fire
CORBETT, Ore. (KATU) — Corbett Fire says they have contained a wildfire near where Trout Creek empties into the Sandy River. Crews were dispatched to the area off of Southeast Gordon Creek Road just after 5:45 a.m. Saturday. “Quick response allowed the firefighters to protect a nearby log cabin,”...
Southeast Portland parents lambast 'controversial development' of planned deflection center near preschool
PORTLAND, Ore. — On the corner of Southeast Pine Street and 11th Avenue in Portland’s Central Eastside sits a preschool, where David Watnick’s 1-year-old will start in September the same time Multnomah County will open its deflection center for people caught in possession of small amounts of hard drugs who choose treatment over jail time. The deflection center is about a block away from the school.
Video Horizon in Astoria looms long and large
Neal Cummings has owned and run Video Horizons in Astoria for the last 40 years. It’s now the city’s only video rental store, and one of only a handful of businesses in Oregon where you can rent or buy movies on VHS or DVD. We talk with Cummings about how he got into this business, what keeps him going and why he thinks people still want an alternative to streaming movies in the digital age.
Grain Terminal Where Tire Pile Caught Fire Goes on the Market for $6.5 Million
Beau Blixseth, son of Oregon’s most renowned timber baron, is trying to sell his grain elevator on the Willamette River next to Moda Center for $6.5 million, according to a listing, opening a new chapter for one of Portland’s iconic structures. Castle Arden 1 LLC, a limited liability...
Part of Tualatin River Greenway Trail completed behind Roamer's Rest RV Park
One more section of the Tualatin River Greenway Trail is now complete — a 12-foot-wide concrete portion that spans one-half mile — constructed behind River Ridge Apartments and Roamers Rest RV Park off of Highway 99W. During a recent tour, Rich Mueller, Tualatin’s park planning and development manager, said the new segment runs from the back of the apartments, heading northeast as it passes the RV park before leading underneath Highway 99W and ending on Hazelbrook Road at Hazelbrook Middle School. ...
Indigenous communities catch lamprey at Willamette Falls every summer. That tradition could be in danger
At the base of Willamette Falls, a wall of 40-foot rocks towers over the reservoir. The falls are deafening. A mist hangs over the air. Several people are submerged near the falls. They’re here every summer to catch lamprey the same way Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest have caught them for millennia.
College hoops star Hailey Van Lith’s journey continues at Paris Olympics
SEATTLE - It's almost hard to remember a time when Hailey Van Lith was only Washington's. A prodigious basketball talent, Van Lith has emerged as one of the most recognizable women's basketball stars amid a rising wave of interest in the sport. Her skills on the court have taken her from Cashmere - the small town of fewer than 3,300 residents nestled on U.S. Route 2 between Leavenworth and Wenatchee - to Louisville, Ky., Baton Rouge, La., and soon, Fort Worth, Texas, for her 2024-25 season with TCU.
Rural Development grants pave way for local projects
In her work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cindy Axne has seen the impact of investing in rural communities. That impact was on full display Wednesday as the senior adviser for rural engagement met with local partners and state rural development directors at Fort George Brewery to announce new USDA grants — including more than $35,000 to help Sea Level Bakery + Coffee in Cannon Beach ...
Foster dog finds temporary home with Astoria police
The Astoria Police Department’s newest recruit comes with four paws and a relentlessly wagging tail. Kalani, a gentle 4-year-old pit bull mix, has found a temporary sanctuary as the police department embraces the Clatsop County Animal Shelter’s foster program. Foster dog Jodie Frost, of the Astoria Police Department, with Kalani, a foster dog. Jodie Frost, the senior communications operator at ...
PGE sign announces five day Springwater Trail closure
A sign announcing a closure of the Springwater Corridor have sparked concern throughout the community this morning. BikePortland is working to confirm details and more information. On Thursday, several readers sent in photos of a large orange sign placed at the northern entry to the path at SE 4th and...
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