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July 29, 2015
Music Legend’s
Daughter Dies
Six months of coma
ends short life
(AP) -- The brief, chaotic life of Bob-
bi Kristina Brown was never really her
own.
Born and raised in the shadow of fame
and litigation, shattered by the loss of her
mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kris-
tina was overwhelmed by the achieve-
ments and demons of others before she
could begin to figure out who she was.
Her demise was the most awful inher-
itance of all.
Bobbi Kristina died on Sunday at
Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth,
Georgia, about six months after she was
found face-down and unresponsive in a
bathtub in the suburban Atlanta town-
home she shared with Nick Gordon, the
man she called her husband. She was
22-years-old.
“Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away
July, 26 2015, surrounded by her fami-
ly. She is finally at peace in the arms of
God. We want to again thank everyone
for their tremendous amount of love and
support during these last few months,”
Kristen Foster, a representative for the
Houston family said Sunday.
Bobbi Kristina was the only child be-
tween Houston and Brown.
She was hospitalized for months in
Atlanta — eventually being placed in
hospice care — after being found in a
manner grimly similar to the way her
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Heat Advisory Issued
A heat advisory was issued for the
Willamette Valley Tuesday with tem-
peratures to jump into the upper 90s
Wednesday through the weekend.
It means Portland could very easily
break our record of 90-degree days
this summer.”
Carter Visit
Draws Hundreds
Bobbi Kristina Brown
megastar mother died three years ear-
lier.
Brown — the sole heir of her moth-
er’s estate — did have dreams.
She told Oprah Winfrey shortly af-
ter her mother’s death in 2012 that she
wanted to carry on her mother’s legacy
by singing, acting and dancing. But her
career never took off. Aside from two
ill-fated reality TV shows and the occa-
sional paparazzi video, her image most-
ly showed up in the “selfies” she posted
online.
As the news of her death spread across
social media, several celebrities tweeted
their condolences.
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Week
in
Review
The
Lines stretched
around the block
and through the
aisles inside Pow-
ell’s Books Mon-
day as hundreds of
people gathered to
see Jimmy Carter
and get a signed copy of his newest
book “A Full Life, Reflections at 90”
The former president signed at least
1,500 copies of book.
Arts Tax Falls Short
Three years after it was enacted to
pay for arts teachers and programs,
nearly 200,000 Portlanders either ha-
ven’t paid their first arts tax or filed
paperwork claiming they are exempt
from paying the $35 tax, according
to a city audit released Tuesday. Ad-
ministrative costs are also higher than
projected, according to auditors.
Columbia Salmon Dying
On Monday federal and state biolo-
gists reported that unusually warm
water in the Columbia River might
wipe out at least half of this year’s re-
turn of 500,000 sockeye salmon. More
than a quarter million sockeye salmon
returning from the ocean to spawn are
either dead or dying in the river and its
tributaries due to warm water tempera-
tures, officials said.
Obama Visits Africa
In a speech to the African Union Tues-
day, President Obama said creating
jobs and opportunity for the next gen-
eration is Africa’s most urgent task.
The speech marked the end of Obama’s
five-day visit to Africa, which included
stops in Ethiopia and Kenya, his fa-
ther’s birthplace.
Underage Sex Sting Arrest
A 61-year-old Portland man was ar-
raigned Monday on charges of at-
tempted sex abuse and other charges
after he was accused of trying to meet
with what he thought was an underage
girl for sex. The suspect, William G.
Moses, allegedly responded to a police
sting where a fake advertisement was
posted online.
Man Shot in Own Apartment
A man was shot in the leg Monday
morning at his southeast Portland
apartment according to Portland Po-
lice. The victim was taken to an area
hospital for a non life-threatening
wound. Police were still investigating
the circumstances for the shooting.
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