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Beautiful Sunday ahead, turning hot early next week

High temperatures got into the upper 60s around the metro area- a very beautiful and comfortable Saturday!. We’ll see even more sunshine Sunday, which will help us warm up a bit more quickly. We’re still expecting seasonable temperatures in the low to mid 70s around Portland. The drier...
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46.54! Grant girls 4×100 relay sets state record, breaking Benson’s mark that lasted 23...

EUGENE — For the past two springs, the quartet of Laela Devine, Osa Olsgaard, Rosemary Sheerin and Willa Stockton had worked for their moment to shine. Or, to be more precise, their 46.54 seconds. That’s how long it took the Grant girls 4x100-meter relay team to carry the baton...
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Portland celebrates Burnside Bridge’s 100th anniversary

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Burnside Bridge is officially 100 years old, and on Saturday, Portlanders celebrated the landmark year. Portland bridges are architectural feats, historical monuments, and everyday functional structures that connect the city of Portland and beyond. To Portlanders, these aren’t just bridges but r
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Longview barbecue raises funds for families impacted by tank implosion

Hundreds of community members showed their support for those impacted by the Nippon implosion during a barbeque Saturday.
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Readers respond: Don’t rank councilors who raise taxes

I refuse to pay the increase in the Portland arts tax (“Portland arts tax increased for the first time since 2012,” May 27). I am fed up with what feels like an ongoing war on Portland’s working class. First came the transportation utility fee, and now we...
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Southeast Portland Councilors Fund Shatterproof Glass at Oft-Vandalized Accessibility Elevators

Portland city councilors representing District 3 are fed up with the frequently broken elevators at the Bob Stacey Crossing, which are supposed to allow cyclists and people with mobility issues to reach the pedestrian bridge—which crosses over train tracks—without having to climb a steep flight of stairs. The...
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‘Portland slayer’ serial killer charged in murder of woman found in lake years after...

Months before being murdered, a young woman informed law enforcement of a physical assault and strangulation, an incident prosecutors now link to her alleged killer.
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Inside the ‘experimental and avant-garde’ Portland boutique recognized by the NY Times

Owner Diana Kim told KOIN 6 that Stand Up Comedy strives to connect Portland with an international audience.
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Search underway for suspect in Multnomah County road rage incident

Authorities are searching for a driver who shot at a 24-year-old man in a road rage incident on Southeast Foster Road, with the suspect's vehicle described as an older dark blue Ford Expedition with a distinct gold-colored bumper.
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PacificSource Layoffs Hit Four Oregon Cities as Insurer Pulls Back From Marketplace Plans

PacificSource, which recently left the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Oregon, is laying off 97 employees in Portland, Salem, Bend, and Springfield, effective at the end of July. The nonprofit insurer provides coverage for 500,000 members affiliated with the Affordable Care Act via Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-s

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