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People Drive From All Over Oregon For Donuts That Are Bigger Than Your Hand

Oregon has a serious donut problem, and I mean that in the best way possible. Across the state, bakers are cranking out pastries so absurdly large they make your morning coffee look like a toy. These aren’t dainty treats you nibble politely at brunch. These are two-handed, plate-spanning monsters...
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Train line from Portland to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap,...

PORTLAND, OR— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line that would connect Portland and Salt Lake City. By the following January, he had raised 1,500 signatures
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Woman attacks flight attendant and forces plane into emergency landing, police say

Tracy Barkhimer, 61, was arrested after the Alaska Airlines flight she was on was forced to make an emergency landing in Idaho following the alleged attack
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7-Eleven employee fatally shot in Hazel Dell; suspect dead

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two men are dead after a suspected murder-suicide Friday evening. At 5:22 p.m., the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Clark County Fire District 6 and an AMR ambulance responded to a shooting at a 7-Eleven in Vancouver, located at 6212 Northeast Highway 99. Inside were two men...
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Kaiser Permanente decries healthcare worker demands as strike continues

Thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington hit the picket lines again Friday as a part of a national coordinated strike.
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Portland School Board Votes to Pay Itself Stipends

The seven-member Portland School Board on Tuesday night became the first in the state to authorize paying itself monthly stipends. In seven separate votes approving each zone director for the stipends, each board member took turns recusing themselves and supporting each other for the $527 stipends. Altogether, the...
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Open Your Homes and Hearts: The Puppies Of Portland, OR Need You!

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around portland.
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Police Rescue Skunk With Head Trapped In A Jar, And Manage Not To Get...

Police in Oregon this week managed to escape a smelly fate when they rescued a skunk found with a jar stuck on its head. The Tigard Police Department said Wednesday that a concerned resident called overnight to report a skunk roaming the neighborhood with its head stuck in a jar. “Fortunately for the skunk, it […]
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Woman found dead in Vancouver Studio 6 after staff find blood in hotel room

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A man is facing murder charges in Vancouver after a 51-year-old woman was found dead inside a hotel room on Wednesday, police said on Saturday. Just before 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, officers with the Vancouver Police Department were called to the Studio 6 Suites at 601 Broadway Street after...
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I-5 to Fully Close, Detour Beginning November 4 in Portland

I-5 travelers passing through Portland, Oregon in November should be aware of the following Interstate closures that may impact their trip. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) reports that, weather permitting, I-5 will fully close in both directions (northbound and southbound) on four separate nights in...

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