Northwest News

World Track Championships Wrap Up With More Golds For USA, Praise For Host City Eugene

By Tom Banse
Oregon native Ryan Crouser won the gold medal in shot put at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene.
The first World Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on American soil sprinted to a joyful conclusion Sunday night in Eugene with back-to-back U.S. victories in the 4x400 relays. The full stadium was also treated to a new world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles by Nigeria's Tobi Asuman and a new world record in men's pole vault by Sweden's Mondo Duplantis. The Read More

Pushing Back On The Gentrification Of The Hilltop

By Lauren Gallup
The new light rail expansion stop in the Hilltop, one of the many recent developments in this Tacoma neighborhood. Photo by Lauren Gallup.
Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood is a place where generations have raised families, where small businesses have blossomed and where art intersects with your local corner mart. But it's also a neighborhood where residents have faced systemic racism in the form of redlining, where the FBI monitored the sidewalks in the late 90s, and where gentrification is displacing longtime Read More

Age Is Just A Number For Some Elite Marathoners At World Track & Field Championships In Eugene

By Tom Banse
Portland marathoner Galen Rupp in this file photo runs his way to a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He's hoping for similar success in Eugene this year.
An elite field featuring most of the world's best marathoners has arrived in Oregon for this year’s World Track and Field Championships. Competitors from 34 countries will race through the streets of Eugene and neighboring Springfield this coming Sunday morning for the men and Monday for the women. Some of the marathoners are trying to outrun both their rivals and Father Time.Read More

Greening Up A Formerly Redlined Neighborhood

By Lauren Gallup
Ailene Ettinger with the Nature Conservancy installs a device to track air temperature on a utility pole in South Tacoma this January. Photo by Courtney Baxter.
On an early and rainy June day, Ailene Ettinger is using a power drill to install a small, metal device on a utility pole. The device is a temperature logger, housed under a white rectangular UV radiation shield. Once installed, it constantly measures air temperature in this South Tacoma neighborhood, sending the data via Bluetooth to an app that Ettinger checks on her phone.Read More
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