Oregon 8th grader opens up about mental health struggles with pandemic, distance learning
For 8th grader Melanie Gabriel, distance learning took a serious toll on her mental health. She said the isolation from her friends and lack of hands-on teaching led her down a dark path. KGW has heard similar stories from students and parents around Oregon. "Depression is very invisible and it's kind of hard to tell if somebody is struggling or not," Melanie said. "So it might look like someone is doing fine with distance learning, that they are totally OK with it, but they could be struggling and you just don't know." The mental health impact of shutting down schools is one of the reasons Gov. Brown gave for vaccinating teachers before seniors, so that kids can return to school.
Video of Oregon Trader Joe's manager taking on anti-mask shoppers goes viral
An 8-minute long video of a Trader Joe's store manager tactfully talking with a person who is unwilling to wear a mask into the store has more than 6.8 million views on Twitter. Many users praise the patience and firmness of the manager.
Man steals car with boy inside, comes back to return child and scold mom
Beaverton police say a man stole a woman's car with her 4-year-old son inside on Saturday morning, then quickly turned around, returned the child to his mother and scolded her for leaving him there.