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Customized bike stolen from 23-year-old autistic woman in Vancouver; $3k to replace

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - The last few days, life has been frustrating for 23-year-old Alyson Rowe. “You felt sad and you felt what?” asked Mandy Malik. “Mad.” said Rowe. Rowe is autistic and can’t drive a vehicle. Her way of getting around was with a bike that...
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This Sprawling Oregon Flea Market Is Full Of Cheap Rare Finds

Sunday mornings hide a quiet ritual. While most people hit snooze, hunters arrive early. The gates open before the coffee kicks in. So the serious finds vanish fast. Tools, antiques, and oddities cover the tables. This one Oregon market makes Sunday a treasure hunt. The whole place feels refreshingly unpretentious....
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A 1911 Oregon Poor Farm Now Holds One Of The Dreamiest Soaking Pools In...

There are some places in Oregon that feel like they should be much farther from the freeway. McMenamins Edgefield is one of them. You can be rolling along Interstate 84 one minute, surrounded by traffic, exit signs, and the usual Portland metro blur, and then somehow find yourself standing among old brick buildings, ga
Featured picture for This Oregon Restaurant Lets You Enjoy Italian Classics Inside a Beautiful Vintage Trolley Car

This Oregon Restaurant Lets You Enjoy Italian Classics Inside a Beautiful Vintage Trolley Car

There is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, where you can twirl spaghetti while sitting inside a real vintage trolley car, surrounded by antique lamps, brass fixtures, and turn-of-the-century decor that makes the whole place feel like a step back in time. The food is classic Italian comfort, the portions are generous, a
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Portland Monthly Bills Keep Climbing as City Fees, Utilities and Taxes Add Up

PORTLAND, Ore. — For Portland residents- already balancing tight household budgets- a series of separate local tax and fee increases converging in the same budget cycle is getting harder to absorb. While city and county leaders emphasize that these adjustments are necessary to maintain roads, utilities, parks, and educ
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Car Slams Into Building At High‑Crash SE 142nd And Division

A car crashed into a building near SE 142nd Avenue and Division Street in Southeast Portland on Saturday, prompting a multi‑unit response from Portland Fire & Rescue. Crews sent several engines and rescue units to the scene and checked the structure for hazards. At the time of the initial update, officials had not rele
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2 adults die after rescue from Hillsboro house fire

Two people rescued from a house fire in Hillsboro on Friday have died, despite life-saving efforts from medics.
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Portland Pols Move To Kill Right Turns On Red At 200 Corners

That quick right turn on red Portland drivers love to sneak in could soon be off-limits at roughly 200 intersections. The City Council's Public Works Committee has signed off on an ordinance and sent it to the full council, putting a large-scale "No Turn On Red" rollout on the table. City leaders say the move is a dire
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Readers Respond to ECT, Council Travel, and the Westward-Facing Elk

The unchallenged pull quote for your ludicrous puff piece about electroshock [“Saving Mrs. Brown,” WW, June 17] says it’s “miraculous,” “a laying on of hands.” I think the appropriate analogy (suggested to me by a neurologist) would be a laying on of a sledgehammer. The brain damage/memory loss may help you forget why
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Construction crews strike gas line in North Portland, prompt brief closure

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire & Rescue crews closed off part of a North Portland neighborhood late Saturday morning after a work crew struck a natural gas line. NW Natural Gas arrived at the dig site on North Denver Avenue north of Killingsworth Street at about 11 a.m. to shut off the leaking gas line.

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