Julie Evensen

2 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Julie Evensen

A 75% off storewide clearance sale at a soon-to-be-shuttered Ulta location appears to have sparked speculation that the beauty store is going out of business. Like with Chipotle back in April, the rumor that Ulta will close all its stores spread across the internet. It’s certainly closing its store at the Roosevelt Collection shopping center in Chicago — and the retailer has reported weaker sales amid dwindling consumer confidence, economic uncertainty and the threat of a widespread trade war.

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Julie Evensen |Destiny Johnson

In the digital age, true crime content has exploded in popularity across podcasts, social media and streaming platforms. But with this growth comes a troubling trend: The blurring of verified facts and speculative theories. On a recent episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, guests Emily Reeder and Ashley Desanno from the Books with Your Besties podcast discussed this challenge while reflecting on their coverage of the case of Kyron Horman, the 7-year-old Portland boy who went missing in 2010.

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Julie Evensen |Destiny Johnson

In 2010, digital tools for journalists were emerging, but the gritty, time-intensive methods of traditional reporting still dominated newsrooms. The disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Hormanfrom hisPortland elementary school thrust The Oregonian’s journalists into a high-stakes investigation.

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Julie Evensen

There’s an ideal beach for swimming on the Oregon coast — though it might not be quite where you expect. The travel magazine Islands has declared Cleawox Lake — a small freshwater lake with sandy beaches — the state’s most popular swimming beach. Located in Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park and near the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area on the central Oregon coast, Cleawox Lake has two day use areas with sandy beaches and swimming access.

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Julie Evensen |Destiny Johnson

When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases. In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, veteran crime reporter Maxine Bernstein highlighted this critical timeline as perhaps the most consequential element of the 2010 disappearance.