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In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week:
PORTLAND — A committee of government officials and other leaders from across the region signed off on Oregon’s plans to toll limited sections of Interstates 5 and 205 in the Portland metro area as part of a strategy to relieve congestion.
The decision made Monday by the Portland Region Value Pricing Advisory Committee is another step in a yearslong process that still needs to be approved by the federal government.
On the morning of May 23, many of the staff at Clark County Animal Control said they weren’t feeling well.
Paul Scarpelli, the longtime manager of animal control, had just been abruptly fired and was walked off the premises in front of his staff. On that morning, three members of his former staff called in sick.
County documents show that instead of heading home, they went to Elmer’s Restaurant on East Mill Plain Boulevard. There they were joined by other co-workers and Scarpelli. There they commiserated his firing over a meal that included Bloody Marys, Coors Light and other alcoholic beverages.
More than 5,000 Vancouver customers went without power late Wednesday afternoon, after an outage struck around the Lincoln and Northwest neighborhoods.
Clark County Public Utilities spokeswoman Erica Erland said an issue with Bonneville Power Administration equipment.
A tractor-trailer hauling a load of live chickens crashed on state Highway 502 on Monday afternoon, spilling hundreds of birds and delaying traffic.
The crash was reported around 3:15 p.m. near the intersection of Northeast 29th Avenue and Highway 502, also known as Northeast 219th Street, west of Battle Ground.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn said the driver was unhurt.
Local union leaders say Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision in the Janus case delivered a huge blow, potentially risking their bargaining power.
By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Illinois state government worker Mark Janus, who did not wish to participate in a labor union. The ruling reverses a 41-year precedent of allowing states to require public employees to pay union dues even if they are not union members. It was early morning news on the West Coast, and the reaction from Democratic politicians and union members was swift.
