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Excessive heat watch issued for Oregon for Friday
On Tuesday at 1:16 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch valid for Friday between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. for Oregon Lower Treasure Valley as well as Harney, Baker and Malheur counties. The weather service comments, "Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 104 to 108 degrees...
Slow population growth, early retirements impact in Oregon
A new report from the Oregon Employment Department illustrates the impact of slow population growth and increasing retirements in the state. The youngest members of the large Baby Boom Generation, born between 1946 and 1964, turn 60 years old in 2024. Workers in this age group have been, and are expected to continue, shifting into retirement and taking their skills and experience with them. ...
Former Washington legislator buys Portland Mercury and The Stranger, union says
Update: New owner of Portland Mercury, The Stranger promises no layoffs: ‘From Day One we will be growing’. Alternative publication the Portland Mercury and its sister paper in Seattle, The Stranger, have been sold to a former Democratic Washington lawmaker and media executive, according to the union representing the papers’ writers.
Royal Rosarians plant 'Double Delight' to honor 2023 Citizen of the Year
The Portland, Oregon, Royal Rosarians arrived at Harvest Days in Battle Ground Saturday morning, July 20, to plant a rose in honor of 2023's Battle Ground Citizen of the Year, Ken Steinke. ...
Come September, people who choose drug ‘deflection’ over jail will have 30 days to engage in recovery services
PORTLAND, Ore. — Come September, possession of small amounts of hard drugs will be a crime again in Oregon. If caught by police, people who are not committing any other crimes will have the option of treatment over jail. At the South Park blocks Monday, a man held white,...
Despite denials, records show Oregon Republican Party trying to keep Libertarians off the ballot
The Oregon Republican Party’s attorney urged the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office to block Libertarian candidates from appearing on the November ballot as GOP leaders publicly denied any reports of schemes against the minor party. As the Capital Chronicle reported July 12, the Libertarian Party of Oregon feared that Republicans were planning to crash their nominating convention or take advantage of a long-running internal dispute over the legitimacy of the party’s bylaws to block Libertarian nominees from appearing on the ballot in competitive races. ...
Rain has minimal impact on wildfires burning through Western Oregon forests
Wildfires continue to burn in Western Oregon despite slightly cooler weather and a light overnight rain. Kate White is a public information officer for the Ore Fire burning about seven miles Northeast of Blue River. She said the rain and recent milder weather helped fire crews make some progress – but there’s still a lot of work ahead.
Providence patients sue over concerns about possible HIV, hepatitis exposure
Four people who underwent surgery at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City filed a lawsuit after the hospital system warned the patients earlier this month that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases by an anesthesiologist who might not have followed “comprehensive infection control practices.”. The...
Latest to Die in Portland’s Jails Is a 31-Year-Old Woman With History of Mental Illness
Asia Williams died Thursday morning at Portland’s downtown jail. She was 31 years old. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office released her name this afternoon and said it would give no further information about how she died, other than that she was found unresponsive in her cell at 7:30 am. Her court record shows she had long suffered from mental illness, drug addiction and homelessness. She had spent time at the state’s psychiatric hospital, which is so overburdened by Oregon’s lack of alternative treatment options that it has begun releasing patients early.
Grace Heimbigner named to Linfield University’s Dean’s List
Grace Heimbigner, of Susanville, a junior at Linfield University’s Portland campus, was named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Heimbigner is majoring in nursing at Linfield. The Dean’s List identifies undergraduate students who earned a GPA at least equivalent to a cum laude (3.65) while taking at least...
Sheriff’s Office Declines to Book First Person Arrested by Portland Police for Violating City’s Camping Rules
Last Friday morning, the Portland Police Bureau made its first arrest under the city’s new time, place and manner rules, which restrict camping in public rights of way. Officers arrested a man in Northeast Portland who allegedly refused repeated offers of a shelter bed or stay at a tiny home.
Dr. LaVerne Lewis becomes TriMet's first black president; her plans for riders
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Dr. LaVerne Lewis is going to be one of the most powerful people in the realm of public transportation. When she was a little girl, she wasn't even allowed to choose where she wanted to sit on a bus. “I remember when Dr. Martin Luther...
Wildfires causing smoky, unhealthy conditions in much of Oregon
Wildfires burning across much of the western U.S. and Canada are causing smoke to stretch across parts of central, eastern and southern Oregon. In response, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality alert Monday for Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake and Malheur counties. Agency officials also expect intermittent smoke in Crook, […]
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