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Official heat response for vulnerable populations improves in Portland metro, but gaps remain
As temperatures climbed in Portland on Friday, Shane and Rania Kaptur walked with their chihuahua mix Marley outside the Northwest Tower, a 13-story public housing complex in Northwest Portland. During the 2021 heat dome, two people died at the tower, which is owned and operated by Home Forward, but the...
Portland Trail Blazers Announce Vegas Summer League Roster
The Portland Trail Blazers released their roster for 2024 Vegas Summer League via their social media account. The roster features some of Portland’s regular season roster members, back in Vegas for a little more seasoning. But the Blazers also will bring in prospects trying to find their way onto an NBA roster.
Legendary performer Bobby Rush on Waterfront Blues Festival: 'Not my first rodeo'
KOIN 6 News interviews blues legend Bobby Rush. Read online: https://www.koin.com/entertainment-news/waterfront-blues-fest/photos-waterfront-blues-festival-keeps-drawing-in-crowds-for-day-two/
City Mechanics to Move to Swan Island
After fixing vehicles for more than 50 years in the cramped, sloping and degrading Kerby Garage in North Portland, the city’s 40 mechanics who repair 2,300 of the city’s vehicles are finally getting a new home. On July 1, the city signed a 20-year lease for a sprawling...
Oregon DEQ cites Reworld Marion incinerator for multiple air quality violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Reworld Marion $22,800 for multiple violations of its air pollution permit. The 38-year-old garbage incinerator in Brooks, formerly called Covanta Marion, burns much of Marion County’s residential and commercial waste, generating electricity it sells to Portland General Electric. Between 2022 and...
Surfers have safety advice as heat drives crowds to Oregon's treacherous ocean waters
NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — Triple-digit temperatures in the cities mean one thing on the Oregon coast, people are going to be flocking out to enjoy some reprieve from the heat. But don’t let the water's seemingly calm appearance fool you. Every year the Oregon, Washington and northern California coastlines take two or three lives when people get swept out to sea.
Portland Adopts Early Garbage Pickup Schedule to Protect Sanitation Workers from Extreme Heat
As temperatures in Portland soar, the city is adjusting its waste collection schedule to mitigate health risks to sanitation workers. Announced through the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the early garbage pickup protocol will now be in effect on days when the mercury is expected to hit 95 degrees or higher, according to the City of Portland, Oregon.
STIMSON UPGRADING FOREST GROVE MILL
Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or., will invest $50 million adding a new high-speed sawmill line at its Forest Grove, Or., facility. The investment at the 95-year-old sawmill marks a significant upgrade and commitment to future operations at the facility and increased potential for private timber owners seeking new market opportunities for smaller-dimension timber, Miller says.
What Oregon says on vagrant camps
The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision upheld the right of cities to prohibit camping on public property. But don’t expect the ruling to make a difference in what you see on Albany streets. Or even in Grants Pass. That’s because in 2021, then-House Speaker Tina Kotek sponsored a...
'One little spark' can spell disaster amid heat wave, July Fourth celebrations
Firefighters have been putting out blazes all over the place the past few days as Fourth of July celebrations and a heatwave in the Portland area ramp up. Read online: koin.com/local/multnomah-county/firefighters-one-little-spark-can-spell-disaster-amid-heat-wave-july-fourth-celebrations/
State revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices
(The Center Square) – Whether faith-based groups are allowed to solely hire people that agree with their faith is a question again before the courts. A ministry in Oregon that works with at-risk youth was stripped of its state funding because it requires employees and volunteers at the organization to sign a statement of faith document. Now the issue is before the courts and could set precedent for which faith groups are allowed to hire people who agree with their mission. ...
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