The zoo announced Wednesday that some demolition work and tree removal is expected to begin Aug. 26 in order to make way for the approximately 15,000-square-foot clinic and quarantine area Katy Muldoon, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kmuldoon/index.html

Police believe the incident resulted from an earlier fight. One woman was taken to the hospital for injuries she sustained during the fight. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html

The Corps tells a Portland entrepreneur to cease and desist using trademarked symbols on its figurines and T-shirts. Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jsulliva/index.html

Shrinking budgets force school districts to focus on core subjects. Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kmelton/index.html

The southbound lanes of the bridge were opened at about 9 p.m. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html

Show of hands: Thousands cross the Interstate Bridge to share success stories. Casey Parks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/caparks/index.html

The military-type box was found near a Salvation Army donation center. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html

The National Weather Service predicts a high of 65 degrees in the Portland area for Labor Day and only a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows tonight are expected to fall to about 54 degrees. Lynne Terry, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html

In the kick-off event to the Time-Based Art festival, soprano Janis Kelly will sing excerpts from Wainwright's romantic opera "Prima Donna," he'll tackle Berlioz, and Portland friends Thomas Lauderdale and Storm Large also will pitch in. Marty Hughley, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mhughley/index.html

The festival offers the public a chance to engage with artists to learn more about the creative process. Rebecca Woolington, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rwoolington/index.html

Donald Robert Welty, 48, was allegedly drinking while on board a Delta Airlines flight and became unruly, according to NYCaviation.com. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html

Proceeds from a self-defense class to be held Friday at a Vancouver Anytime Fitness will go toward a fund set up for Storro. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html

The move into the new 60,000-square-foot building brings all the agency's services into one place. Joe Fitzgibbon, Special to The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jfitzgibbon/index.html

A packed house at Theater! Theatre! screams with laughter for the group, whose writer/actors are familiar from the Third Floor, "Live Wire!" and "Road House: the Play." Marty Hughley, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mhughley/index.html

Police are asking the public for the Saturday and Sunday whereabouts of Jason Doering, who died of head trauma Sunday. Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ndungca/index.html

Today's high will be about 67 degrees, with some winds blowing at about 5 to 11 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ndungca/index.html

Beaverton police today said the Oregon State Police trooper involved in a three-car wreck last Friday night ran a red light. James Mayer, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jmayer/index.html

This weekend's highs won't creep above 71, about six degrees cooler than average. June, July and August all reported near average temperatures. But this summer never crested 98, according to the National Weather Service. Bobby Allyn, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ballyn/index.html

The Portland mayor campaigned on promises to boost the on-time high school graduation rate and increase the number of students who go on to college or post-secondary job training. He's focused on incoming freshmen, arranged career and college site visits for students, hired some for summer work in city bureaus, and started a community college scholarship program. But we won't know whether his efforts have paid off -- not really -- until the class of 2013 graduates. Janie Har, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jhar/index.html

The Oregonian's "Back to School" photo contest will show off readers' best photos from this month's return to classes. The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html