Firefighter Spencer Tejedas spent months recovering at the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center after the fire broke out on SE 182nd Avenue and Madison Way on May 30.

The first-place pumpkin, nicknamed “Hank the Tank,” was grown by Jim Sherwood of Mulino, who told KOIN 6 News the pumpkin took 108 days to grow before entering the 2024 National Pumpkin Weigh Off at ...