🌱Beaverton Interim Police Chief Named + Brophy Trial Enters Week 3

Morning, people of Beaverton! It's me again, Ash DeMello, your host of the Beaverton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, a little rain. High: 52 Low: 40.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

1. The WaFd Bank Oregon High School Baseball Player of the Week for April 11-17 are posted at Scorebook Live. Among them are Elijah Arnold, Westview; Peter Coakley, Sunset; Nelson Keljo, Jesuit; and Andy Miller, Mountainside.
2. The Beaverton Police Department has named Stacy Jepson interim chief. Jepson currently serves as a deputy chief in Eugene but worked for over 20 years for the Hillsboro Police Department. She's set to take over in June when current chief Ronda Groshong retires. (Patch)
3. Get the latest on the Washington County-based romance novelist who's on trial for allegedly murdering her husband via KOIN.com. On Monday, testimony came from a colleague of the couple regarding Nancy Crampton Brophy's reaction to her husband's death, a gun expert who remarked on the condition of the gun he sold her and a detective who testified to finding a ghost gun kit while executing a search warrant in one of Crampton Brophy's storage units.
4. Need more fuzziness in your life? Beaverton area shelters have many pets up for adoption and ready for love. Read about Sam, a Lab mix, and Jeff Goldblum — not the actor, but a perhaps equally charming Domestic Shorthair. (Beaverton Patch)
5. View Beaverton area job openings via the Beaverton Patch. Sales, customer service and many other positions await your expertise.

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Today in Beaverton:

• Last Call Trivia @ Catfish Lou’s & Legends Billiards Room - Show off your smarts and maybe even snag a game of pool while you're there. (12:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m.)
• Messy Art: Puffy Paint (at Main) - Beaverton City Library invites kids ages 2-8 to make puffy paint! Registration required. (4 p.m.)
• City Council Meeting - Tune in to see what's going down civically. Join via Zoom or telephone tie-in. (6 p.m - 8 p.m.)
• The American Refrain: Jazz and Modern Music - Celebrate jazz at The Reser with an educational exploration of the evolution of jazz and how it has shaped contemporary music. Free with RSVP. (7 p.m.)

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