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7 High School Football Players Rushed to the Hospital

As high schools around the Portland area prepare for the upcoming football season, McMinnville high parents and students are still trying to figure out what went wrong that sent 7 players to the hospital on Wednesday, August 18th.
KGW Newschannel 8 has the story:
Seven high school athletes were rushed to the hospital during a football camp [...]

August 19, 2010 | Posted in High School, Southwest, Willamette Valley | Read More »

New Details Emerge in Kyron Horman Case

Now 10 weeks after Kyron Horman dissapeard from his Portland area elementary school, the search continues and new details have emerged.
Searchers have been out in force over the last 3 days, combing areas within the vicinity of Skyline Elementary and specifically areas related to DeDe Spicher, friend of Kyron’s step-mom Terri.
Late today, KGW Newschannel 8 [...]

August 9, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Northwest | Read More »

Terri Horman Sought to Kidnap Daughter Just Before Restraining Order Granted

The tragic story around the disappearance of Kyron Hormon continues to spiral downward into a very strange tale. Portland TV news station KGW News Channel 8 is reporting that Terri Horman, Kyron’s step-mom, attempted to ‘kidnap’ her daughter just days before her husband Kaine obtained a restraining order against her.
From KGW.com:
A clerk at a gym [...]

July 13, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Northwest | Read More »

Featured Food Cart Owner: Gregg Abbott of Whiffies Fried Pies

My name is Angela DeHaven, and like many other Portlanders, I am a self-professed foodie. I have lived here for 30 years, and have seen a lot of changes in the food industry. Most recently, the explosion of food carts in Portland has been a welcome addition to the food scene. When [...]

June 8, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Food & Wine, Southeast | Read More »

Hiker’s Body Found at Base of 800ft Cliff

from KGW.com:
A father and son from Stevenson, Wash., acting on “a hunch” drove an ATV into a steep area near Table Moutain mountain in the Columbia River gorge and found the body of Kate Huether, 24, who had been missing since March 4. James Martin, 43, said his son Tucker looked through binoculars and spotted Huether’s [...]

March 14, 2010 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

KGW Reporting Another UO Football Player in Legal Trouble

KGW.com is reporting today that a University of Oregon football player was cited for DUII early Saturday morning in Eugene. This incident marks the 6th football team member to find himself in trouble during this off season.
From the KGW story:
University of Oregon linebacker Kiko Alonso, 19, was cited by Eugene police early Saturday for DUII.
The [...]

February 20, 2010 | Posted in Football | Read More »