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discovered a porta-potty filled to the brim with deserted marijuana
plants. Officials said a public works employee inspected the potty three
hours prior to the discovery to find it empty. This is the largest pot sei-
zure the Department has ever made, and it is unknown how the weed
Interim Portland Public School Superintendent Hired
Portland Public Schools named Bob McKean Tuesday as its interim got there in the first place.
superintendent to replace Carole Smith who recently resigned. A na- Ocobock Mansion Saved
tionwide search for a permanent superintendent will follow. McKean Neighbors have banded to-
has worked in public education for 37 years, most recently as superin- gether to save the iconic
tendent for the Centennial School District.
Ocobock Mansion on North-
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east Rodney Avenue from
An unidentified man strolling through a Rogue River park last week being demolished by devel-
opers by forming their own
limited liability corporation
to purchase the 1913 home.
Most recently the proper-
ty served as a foster home,
serving members of Portland’s African American community. The $1.1
million sale was scheduled to close Tuesday.
Porta-POTty Seizure Largest Marijuana Haul
Outlandish Trump Claims on ISIS in Presidential Race
Donald Trump tried very hard during a speech in Florida last week to
convince everyone that President Obama is the founder of ISIS and that
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the militant terrorist organiza-
tion’s cofounder. Trump stuck by his word, later referring to Obama as
the organization’s “most valuable player.”
Louisiana Hit by Massive Floods; Deaths and Evacuations
President Obama declared Sunday that Louisiana is in a federal emer-
gency due to the massive flood that has since taken the lives of 11
people and destroyed nearly 40,000 homes in southern Louisiana since
Friday. Governor John Bell Edwards told CNN he expects around half
of Louisiana’s 64 parishes to be declared as disaster areas.
Multiple Portland Drugstore Robberies
The historic Fairley’s Pharmacy on 72nd and Sandy is the second drug-
store to get robbed in the last two weeks. Two armed suspects ran into
the pharmacy on Saturday morning, demanding money and prescrip-
tion pills. Both suspects are said to be African American men in their
20’s. They only got away some prescriptions.
Lead Found in Beaverton Schools Faucets
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Initial lead test results from faucets in Beaverton School District build-
ings were released Monday and show that 100 faucets from 14 of the
city’s schools have lead levels that exceed EPA standards. According to
KATU, all 64 of the district’s schools were tested but only one-third of
those results have been released.
Police Look for Work Crew Inmate Escapee
Jasson Lewis Ray was part of a prison work crew working out near
Pittock Mansion in southwest Portland Friday morning when he man-
aged to escape. Serving time for weapons and robbery charges, Ray
was last seen at Good Samaritan Hospital on Northwest 22nd Friday.
Police ask for anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts to call
911 immediately.