Another human skull was found in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Skamania County Sheriff's Office is investigating. A skull authorities believe belonged to a missing Portland hiker was recovered last month. (The Oregonian)
🤔 City, county and state officials all passed on an idea to turn the vacant, yet freshly renovated, Premier Gear Building in Slabtown into an in-patient drug treatment center, despite the owner's offer to foot half the bill to retrofit it. (Willamette Week)
🧑🚒 A national firefighter shortage means there are less resources available for Oregon fire officials to call on to help combat its record-breaking wildfire season.
There are currently no available incident management teams in the U.S., even though dozens of new fires in central and eastern Oregon have recently ignited. (OPB)
🤭 Comedian and actor John Early, of HBO's "Search Party" and "Now More Than Ever," reflects on "previously maligned blondes," his parents and pop icons at his special stand-up show at Revolution Hall tonight. (Portland Mercury)
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