Cop helps little kids be safe in cars
What you don’t know about correctly using “Child Safety Seats” could actually kill your child. See what dozens of East Portlanders learned from a traffic cop ‚Äìalso a father ‚Äì about these life-saving devices ‚Ķ Heather Hunt learns how to properly use Parker’s child safety seat from Portland Police Officer, and father, Brett Barnum. Story […]
Eastmoreland Neighbors’ open house attracts crowd, builds interest
Board members thought holding a special event might attract a few more residents to their organization. See how many people their shindig attracted ‚Ķ Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association board member Bert Sperling (center) listens to concerns of homeowners at their open house social hour. Story and photos by David F. Ashton The expansive, clubhouse room looked […]
New Parkrose Schools superintendent to be named next week
Discover why the Parkrose School Board spent months researching and creating a “strategic plan”, before they went shopping for a new education boss ‚Äì and learn how you can meet the final two candidates ‚Ķ Parkrose School District superintendent, Michael Taylor, says he’ll be leaving in June; but he’s excited about the process the Board’s […]
I-84 wreck gives motorists 7,000 gallons of milk to cry over
See why the commute into Portland — from Gresham, and points east — became a nightmare during the March 1st morning drive. The good moos: No cows were injured … Hours after the mishap, big-rig tow trucks were still trying to right the toppled milk-carrying tanker trailer. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Eastbound […]
Dramatic domestic violence rescue followed by SERT foray
Even after police used a ladder to help a woman escape from a Brentwood-Darlington home, the man involved didn’t give up. See why SE 52nd Avenue was shut down while cops lobbed canisters of tear gas into that house ‚Ķ SE Rex Drive, west of 52nd Avenue, quickly fills with public safety workers and vehicles, […]
Just three hours, and 79 blocks apart, two fires gut east Portland homes
See how serious home blazes caused at least one fire crew to race from one East Portland residence to another ‚Ķ It took firefighters 30 minutes to put out this fire on SE 153rd Avenue. [Dick Harris, PF&R, photo] When duty calls, crews from Portland Fire & Rescue respond ‚Äì sometimes going from one fire […]