Around the state

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 12, 2018

Good Duck Park — The tiny town of Merrill is dedicating a new park to the Walt Disney animator who’s known for drawing Donald Duck and creating the characters in DuckTales. Carl Barks died in 2000, but he’s considered one of the most influential comic book and cartoon illustrators of all time. Workers are planting trees and flowers at a new park that will be called Good Duck Park in Barks’ honor. Barks worked as an animator for Walt Disney Studios from 1935 until 1942. He helped develop a basic Donald Duck sketch into a superstar Disney character. Barks later drew a number of comic books, including one that led to the DuckTales comic book franchise and TV cartoon. In all, Barks would draw more than 500 stories.

Suburban Portland homicide — Police are investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman at a home in Washington County. Tualatin police spokeswoman Jennifer Massey said Friday the victim died from homicidal violence and officers also found a seriously injured 47-year-old man who was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Police arrested a 40-year-old man at the scene. His name was not released.

Sidewalk fixes — Portland would upgrade more than 16,000 sidewalk ramps at a cost of about $113 million over 12 years if city officials agree to a proposed settlement. The City Council will consider next week settling a class-action legal dispute with mobility-disabled residents by promising to change how the city builds sidewalks.