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Kwoneksamach, the Lake That Disappears Every Year

Every year, an entire lake just disappears. Native Americans in the Cascades region call this place Kwoneksamach, or “unknown.” Up in the mountains of Oregon approximately two hours southeast of Portland is where this mysterious lake sits. The first documented accounts by European Americans said that they had found it difficult to find their way, so they named the lake “Lost Lake” ...

Troy Oakes

A lava tube draining the water out of Lost Lake.

Oregon Chinese Students Made a Killing With Fake iPhones

Two Chinese engineering students from Oregon have made almost a million dollars by selling counterfeit iPhones. But the accused feigned innocence and claimed they didn’t know the iPhones were fake, implying they were victims as well. ‘Just making a living’ Yangyang Zhou, a Corvallis Oregon State engineering student, and Quan Jiang, who is pursuing an ...

Jack Roberts

An iPhone center.