Dale Miller, 54, had worked at the plant for less than six months. LONGVIEW, Wash. — The family of Dale Miller has confirmed the 54-year-old Portland man was killed in Tuesday’s blast at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington. Miller, a millwright who had only begun working at the plant earlier this year, left behind three children and three grandchildren. His sister, Sarah Barton, remembered him as a devoted family man who had recently moved in with their mother in Portland to help care for her. “He lived a great life,” Sarah Barton said. Beyond his work, Miller…
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Attendees at Juniper Blessing’s celebration of life made origami butterflies and were encouraged to leave them in places that would make Blessing smile. SANTA FE, N.M. — Family, friends and teachers honored slain University of Washington student Juniper Blessing during a celebration of life service in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday. People who Blessing impacted gathered at the New Mexico School for the Arts to remember Blessing’s life by sharing stories and memories. Blessing was fatally stabbed at an off-campus UW student apartment May 10. Blessing graduated from the New Mexico School for the Arts in 2024 before going…