Lots of folks choosing college, according to PCC's numbers

Portland Community College is reporting that its full-time enrollment is up 20 percent for winter term - the 10th straight term the school has gained full-time students.

At the Southeast Portland campus at 2305 S.E. 82nd and Division, the core enrollment increased by more than 32 percent for summer term.

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Suspect arrested in Key Bank robbery

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police have a suspect in custody after a local Key Bank was robbed Thursday afternoon.

The robbery happened at the Key Bank at 1205 N.E. 102nd Avenue in the Gateway area.

Michael K. Foley was arrested near the Gateway Transit Center and is now lodged at the Multnomah County Jail on charges related to the robbery.

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Your body from the inside out

What happens to french fries after you eat them? How do you lift, throw, run and jump? What helps you think and learn? Answer these questions and more in a hands-on look into the human body. 

The presentation is Feb. 7 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Midland Library at 805 S.E. 122nd Avenue. Call (503) 988-5392 for more information.

 

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Love some Dutch Bros.?

Dutch Bros. Coffee will celebrate “Dutch ‘Luv’ Day” this Valentine’s Day with the Cans for Coffee food drive.

On Feb. 14, customers will receive any 16-ounce beverage for $1 with the donation of three cans of food. Canned goods will be donated to local food banks including Oregon Food Bank, Tualatin School House Pantry, Columbia Pacific Food Bank in St. Helens and Friends in Service to Humanity (FISH) of Vancouver.

Cans for Coffee will take place at participating Portland-area Dutch Bros. Coffee locations, including: 

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Get a free heart screening

Adventist Medical Center is offering free heart screenings on Sunday, Feb. 7 in the Northwest Regional Heart Center at 10000 S.E. Main Street.

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Drive, drop and donate

Studies show that kids function better in school when they're not hungry but not all parents can afford to send their kids to school with snacks.

That's where the Portland Schools Foundation, an independent, community-based organization, comes in.

They have partnered with Safeway and are asking people to donate healthy, non-perishable snacks (like dried fruits and raisins, nuts, trail mix, granola bars, baked chips and multi-grain crackers) to help out.

Drop-Off Locations

  • Division Crossing Safeway at 16409 S.E. Division Street
  • Hawthorne Safeway at 2800 S.E. Hawthorne
  • Raleigh Hills Safeway at 6745 Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
  • The Pearl Safeway at 12th and Lovejoy in the Pearl
  • 39th & Powell Safeway at 3930 S.E. Powell
  • Lloyd Center Safeway at 1100 N.E. Broadway
  • St. John Safeway at 8330 N. Ivanho
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Thieves clean out bike repair shop before it can open

PORTLAND, Ore. - A man days away from realizing his dream of opening his own bike shop is now wondering what he's going to do after burglars made off with his tools and two customers' bikes.

Tom Daly was set to open his new shop this week, but over the weekend, thieves made it through the barbed-wire fence surrounding his shop near Southeast 11th and Clay Street in Portland.

Daly said they got away with tools, bikes and a big piece of his dream. Daly said he will keep one reminder of the incident with him forever: the broken padlock that kept the gate shut to his business.

He admitted that he was naive to think a padlock would keep crooks out of his shop and away from his tools. Daly said most of his tools were stolen.

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Off life support, man hit on Foster Road dies

PORTLAND, Ore. - Six days after being hit while crossing Foster Road, 44-year-old Charles Logan has succumbed to his injuries.

"He struggled," said Maria, one of 14 brothers and sisters to this Southeast Portland man. "So we tried to just make him as comfortable as possible."

Logan died Thursday after being taken off life support in an OHSU hospital bed. He had suffered severe head trauma, broken legs, three broken ribs and a punctured lung in the Saturday evening collision.

The picture emerging of Charles Logan, whose name is the same as the fictional U.S. President on the television series "24," follows a similar legendary path. That path ended Thursday, six days after police declared the man eventually identified as Logan dead at the scene of the Foster Road collision. Police later reported that the man was "revived," however he was never identified by name.

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Body found in burning car identified

A man whose body was found inside a burning car Thursday evening has been identified as 44-year-old Robert Noble II.

Firefighters discovered the burning car at Southeast 111th and Schiller after neighbors reported seeing smoke. The car and some brush were on fire behind a shed.

Investigators haven't said whether they believe the fire was an accident or if they suspect foul play.

UPDATE: Reports on Saturday indicate that Noble was backing up and hit an obstruction. The collision appears to have started the fire.

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Body found in burning car

Firefighters responding to a report of a brush fire ended up finding a body inside a burning car.

According to the Portland Fire Bureau, crews responding to a call at Southeast 111th and Schiller at 4:30 p.m. discovered a vehicle on fire behind a shed. After putting out the fire, firefighters found a body inside the car.

“You could see no flames,” said Southeast Portland resident John Whiteman. “A lot of smoke. Black smoke. I’m sure the engine was on fire and the tires maybe,” he said.

Fire investigators said it appeared it was a car accident. The victim was a man, but his identity has not been released.

The investigation is ongoing.

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