🐻 A rare black bear was spotted on Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park this past week, according to park officials. The island is only accessible by boat, or swimming. (The Oregonian)
🏈 Actor Glen Powell will don University of Oregon's green and yellow football gear to portray "Chad Powers," a character created by retired NFL quarterback Eli Manning, in a new Hulu series. (KOIN)
💰 Officials selected Carl Riccadonna, a former Wall Street analyst, to be Oregon's next state economist. He'll craft economic forecasts that lawmakers depend on for the budget and decide whether residents will receive a hefty kicker rebate. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
🥫 More Oregonians are facing food insecurity now compared to the onset of the pandemic in 2020, according to a new federal report.
Over 400,000 residents in 2023 didn't know where their next meal was coming from or skipped meals due to cost. (OPB)
👋 U.S. Bank will leave the downtown Portland building that bears its namesake — also known as Big Pink — by the end of the year, leaving 1.2 million square feet of commercial space up in the air. (Portland Business Journal)
