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Four-alarm fire at Portland recycling plant sends huge plume of smoke over Columbia River

July 18, 2024, 7:57am Clark County News

A four-alarm fire at Radius Recycling, which is affiliated with Schnitzer Steel, in North Portland sent a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen from all over… Read story

Vancouver woman killed in boating accident on Willamette River

June 25, 2024, 3:33pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was killed Saturday after falling from a boat into the Willamette River in Portland and being struck by a second boat, according to an online fundraiser. Read story

Megan Arambul, lead floral designer on Vancouver’s Grand Floral Parade float, places flowers onto the float Friday at the Rose Parade Float Barn in Portland. The float is Vancouver’s first in the parade in 30 years.

Vancouver floats back into Portland Rose Festival parade; see it Saturday

June 7, 2024, 4:12pm Clark County Life

Vancouver’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade float was dressed in all her floral finery for today’s event in Portland. Read story

Texas and North Carolina State play during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

NCAA says wrong 3-point line for Portland women’s regional drawn by court supplier

April 1, 2024, 3:31pm College

The NCAA says one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women’s basketball regionals in Portland was 9 inches short of regulation at its apex. The mistake came from a contractor that makes the courts used throughout March Madness. Read story

Kansas State guard Serena Sundell (4) gets past Portland guard McKelle Meek (1) to put up a shot during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Manhattan, Kan., Friday, March 22, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan.

Kansas State uses big first quarter to defeat Portland 78-65

March 22, 2024, 4:25pm College

Gabby Gregory had 22 points and Ayoka Lee scored 21 to lead Kansas State to a 78-65 win over Portland in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Read story

Dickie scores 16, Portland women shock No. 14 Gonzaga again 67-66 for WCC title and NCAA berth

March 12, 2024, 4:29pm College

Kennedy Dickie scored 16 points and Portland shocked No. 14 Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game for a second-straight year, this time ending the Bulldogs’ school-record 24-game winning streak with a 67-66 victory on Tuesday. Read story

Huff, Watson lead Gonzaga in romp of Pilots, 96-64

Gonzaga forward Braden Huff (34) shoots while pressured by Portland guard Tyler Robertson (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Spokane, Wash.

February 7, 2024, 8:03pm College

Braden Huff scored 25 points, Anton Watson added 20 and Gonzaga beat Portland 96-64 on Wednesday night. Huff also had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-6, 8-2 West Coast Conference). Watson was 9 for 11 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and grabbed five… Read story