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What's up Portland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a serial Portland apartment burglar was finally brought to justice
  • Three arrests finally made in 2025 North Portland homicide
  • How investigators stopped Portland guns before they reached Mexican cartels

Also on today's calendar: Zootoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
  • Sunday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Serial burglar who broke into 4 North Portland apartment buildings pleads guilty (kgw.com subscription) — A man who broke into multiple Portland apartment and condo buildings has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after pleading guilty to several burglary charges. Prosecutors say he targeted buildings in Northwest and Southeast Portland, stealing tools, bikes and packages, and was caught through surveillance video and a county burglary task force investigation.
   

2. 3 arrested after 2025 deadly shooting in Portland (koin.com) — Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the November 2025 killing of Robert Mathis in North Portland, including a Portland resident charged with second-degree murder. Investigators say months of detective work led to the recent arrests, bringing a measure of closure for Mathis' family and the wider community after the fatal shooting near North Whitaker Road.
   

3. Man who tried to smuggle guns from Portland to Mexico sentenced (koin.com) — A Portland man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for conspiring to traffic a dozen guns from Portland to Mexico, with investigators believing the weapons were meant for cartels. Authorities say the group hoped to trade the firearms for illegal drugs to sell in Oregon, but California officers intercepted the courier's vehicle and seized the hidden guns.
   

4. The kid from Portland turns Oregon Outdoor School memories into a New Balance sneaker: 'True Oregonian membership card' (kgw.com) — Portland rapper Aminé is turning his memories of Oregon's Outdoor School and Portland childhood into a new "Outdoor School" New Balance sneaker releasing October 2. The design nods to local traditions like wood cookies and past Portland landmarks he's honored, even as Outdoor School programs across Oregon face funding cuts and shorter sessions.
   

5. 'Officers put me on the floor, broke my teeth': Deportation of Palestinian Vancouver resident delayed (opb.org) — A longtime Portland and Vancouver resident, Palestinian national Tareq Zakarneh, has had his deportation to the West Bank delayed after he says ICE officers injured him when he refused to board a flight. He first came to Portland to attend Portland State University and has since lost his legal status, while Portland for Palestine and local officials face mounting pressure from advocates to intervene.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Portland's Youngest iPhone Fans Have a New Reason to Line Up: Foldable iPhone Duo and Pro Models at Xfinity —Jessica Bruck Read on Patch
  • Gloriously Goofy family portraits created by children ages 2 to 6 at our Joyful Heart Day School.
    May they give you your silly chuckle of the day! Try to read the captions if you can. Have a blessed day! (Nextdoor Sumner)
  • Today was the last day of my first metalworking class at Multnomah Arts Center!
    These are the projects I worked on over the past several weeks while learning entirely new-to-me skills. The four stacking rings on the left are the… (Nextdoor Kerns)
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Ok Portland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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