Civic Affairs

Downtown Portland windows smashed; man faces felony

Windows in 6 businesses along SW Salmon in Portland were smashed, September 27, 2022 (KOIN)

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PBOT begins demolition on traffic circle

A tree was cut down on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 as part of PBOT's removal of the traffic circle located on NE 7th

Renewed Old Town patrols fit long-time boundaries

Jessie Burke owns the Society Hotel and is the chair of the Old Town Community Association in Portland, September 25, 2022 (KOIN)

Wheeler to propose ShotSpotter to city council

Portland Street Response overcoming ‘growing pains’

WATCH: The Unsheltered Truth: Searching for Solutions

Gonzalez campaign faces $77K fine over office rent

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Wheeler announces plans to improve Old Town safety

Old Town seeks ‘safer crowd’ to bring district back

Alex Valle was commissioned by the new owners of the Old Town nightclub Shake to transform the outside, September 19, 2022 (KOIN)

‘They’re not moving:’ RV camps grow in NE Portland

Homeless RVs and campers along NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland, September 19, 2022 (KOIN)

Traffic circle going, speed bumps coming on NE 7th

A PBOT traffic barrier along NE 7th between Sacramento and Tillamook, September 19, 2022 (KOIN)

‘Bendy buses’ hit the road: TriMet FX in service

A TriMet FX "bendy bus" on the road during the grand opening ceremony, September 17, 2022 (KOIN)

‘Absurd’: Columbia County 911 technology outdated

Mike Fletcher, the executive director of Columbia 911 Communications District 1, August 25, 2022 (KOIN)

City council addresses ‘eye-popping’ crime report

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Education

Oregon schools receive Narcan at no cost

Newberg School Board responds to court’s ruling

Court ruling ‘does not dissuade’ Newberg school board

The Newberg School District offices, undated (Pamplin Media Group)

UO’s new freshman class breaks university records

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PGE awards electric school buses to six schools

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Oregon

Sightseeing cruise in Cascade Locks to be shut down

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Why is it so warm as October starts?

Voodoo Doughnut addresses new workers union

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Strip club owner pays $600K in restitution

TriMet ridership is up. So are driver assaults

A rider gets on a TriMet bus in Portland, September 2022 (KOIN)

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Washington

94 rabbits rescued from Vancouver home

Humane Society Southwest Washington rescues rabbits

WSU ask zoo bears ‘What do you want to eat?’

Oregon gas prices skyrocket, AAA explains why

Man, dog treated for injures after house fire

A rapidly spreading blaze forced a couple and their dog out of their Kelso home Sunday night, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue.

Serious Vancouver car crash puts two in hospital

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Special Reports

TriMet ridership is up. So are driver assaults

A rider gets on a TriMet bus in Portland, September 2022 (KOIN)

‘Absurd’: Columbia County 911 technology outdated

Mike Fletcher, the executive director of Columbia 911 Communications District 1, August 25, 2022 (KOIN)

MultCo paramedics: ‘Not OK for us to get assaulted’

Fentanyl is a ‘huge epidemic’ in Portland

Fentanyl pills and cash, August 2022 (DEA)

‘EMTs, paramedics are under attack’ in MultCo

A screen grab from AMR video shows a white SUV intentionally heading toward the speeding ambulance on SE Powell in Portland. Photo provided August 1, 2022 (AMR)

Mariah Pelker slain by knife, shovel; killer free

Mariah Pelker, who was slain in 1996, seen in this undated photo (Courtesy: Pelker family)

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Human Interest

‘Pardon Thy French’ spreads joy with plushies

Retired teacher grapples with rent prices in Portland

Frieda Cohen, 102, shares secrets to long life

Less and More serves Portland nostalgia with coffee

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