Portland NewsLocal news for Portland, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Local National Guard vet featured in magazine- April 28, 2008 "Being medically discharged was the hardest thing I ever had to deal with. I thought it was just a gunshot and they will be able to fix it. But that wasn't the case." A former National Guard soldier and Somerton resident injured in Iraq nearly five years ago is featured in this month's All You magazine. via Yuma Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/portland-tx/2008/04/local-national-guard-vet-featured-in-magazin... YouNewsTV: Housefire in Portland- April 17, 2008 Location: Portland, TX April 14th at 3pm At 3pm this afternoon we we heard firetrucks and a few minutes later we saw smoke billowing from a rooftop at a neighboring house. via KIIIhttp://www.topix.net/city/portland-tx/2008/04/younewstv-housefire-in-portland?fromrss=1 Construction Equipment Ran Over Worker- April 15, 2008 A man injured at a South Padre Island construction site was airlifted to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. via KRGVhttp://www.topix.net/city/portland-tx/2008/04/construction-equipment-ran-over-worker?fromr... Buckman students test - netbooks' that many districts may adopt- April 4, 2008 "That's where technology's going" Students in Michael Scott's Buckman Elementary School third-grade class are one of two groups testing small laptop computers called the 2go PC. via Portland Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/portland-tx/2008/04/buckman-students-test-netbooks-that-many-dis... |