Second vaping-related illness reported in Oregon: Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Sept. 11

Teens warned of vaping dangers

East Grand Rapids Public Schools is holding grade-level assemblies for students in sixth through 12th grade on dangers of vaping or using e-cigarettes. Middle school students heard from presenters, Dr. Shelley Schmidt and Dave Stults, on Tuesday, Sept. 10. A parent session is planned, for anyone in the area, 6 p.m. Sept. 18 at the high school.AP

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MYSTERY ILLNESS: A second vaping-related illness has been reported in Oregon. Read more.

PERS COSTS: Oregon PERS opens an employer incentive fund to provide matching funds on extra pension contributions. Read more.

ODOT DIRECTOR: Oregon stays in-house and names Kris Strickler as new state transportation director. Read more.

COMEDY SHOWS: John Oliver, no stranger to Oregon jokes, is returning to Portland for some stand-up comedy shows. Read more.

PORTLAND TRAVEL: E-scooters, e-bikes have “universal potential” to reduce car trips, especially in Portland, a study finds. Read more.

HIDDEN CAMERA: A Kaiser pharmacist who used a hidden camera to record coworkers in the bathroom agrees to a 12-year prison sentence. Read more.

WILD WEATHER: A Portland theater box office floods Tuesday as the area braces for more heavy rain. Read more.

STORM WATCH: Sunday’s Portland-area tornado lasted three minutes and traveled 800 feet, authorities say. Read more.

YOUTH SUICIDES: One family’s mental wellness story: Save a life, ask the question. Read more.

HEALTH CARE: Does your child or teen need mental health treatment? In the Portland area, they face agonizing waits. Read more.

BIPOLAR DISORDER: A beloved child with big needs faces a daunting shortage of available help. Read more.

KNIFE ATTACK: A Newport mom is sentenced to 10 years for stabbing her son, 6; she told police “he deserved it.” Read more.

SEX ASSAULT: A Portland burglar who crept into a 76-year-old woman’s house and sexually assaulted her gets eight years in prison. Read more.

STUDY SAYS: Portland has the 10th-best public transit system in the nation. Read more.

REAL ESTATE: The “Short Circuit” house in Astoria for sale generates dreamy tweets. Read more.

LOCAL CELEBRITY: Darcelle is finally having her Portland moment. Read more.

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Carolyn Hax: ‘I don’t know’ perfectly good answer to questions about newlywed’s baby plans

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AROUND THE WORLD: On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States faced an unprecedented day of terror as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners, sending two of the planes smashing into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths.

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