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Working to strengthen Pacific Northwest defenses against wildfires and wildfire smoke
In the summer of 2020, wildfire smoke blanketed the city of Portland, Oregon, leading to a prolonged period of poor air quality and health concerns for residents. Subsequently, in 2021 the city experienced a heat wave with temperatures reaching as high as 116 degrees. These events highlighted how the climate crisis has increased the frequency and intensity of wildfires and weather-related emergencies in the western United States.
Up to $1300: Salt Lake City, St. Louis Park, and Portland Offer E-Bike Rebates for Eco-Friendly Transportation
Salt Lake City, St. Louis Park, and Portland are offering up to $1300 rebates for e-bike purchases to promote eco-friendly transportation, with Salt Lake City’s rebate requiring tax filing and income verification. Get Up to $1300 Back with e-Bike Rebates in Salt Lake City, St. Louis Park, and Portland! The city of Salt Lake City […]
Tickets to WICKED at Portland's Keller Auditorium to go on Sale Next Week
1 OrpheusPDX Presents ACIS, GALATEA & POLYPHEMUS (ACI, GALATEA E POLIFEMO) WICKED, Portland’s most popular musical, will return to Portland’s Keller Auditorium from October 16 through November 3. Tickets for the return engagement will go on sale on Thursday, July 25 at 10 am and will be available...
Portland Art Museum helps colorblind people see in color
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Art Museum is altering some people’s vision in a way that they’d never experienced before. The museum gifted pairs of EnChroma glasses to several people who are colorblind, allowing them to see color for the first time in the art exhibit setting.
'Tiara was someone special': PPB seeks person of interest in fatal stabbing of young mother in Southeast Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has identified and is asking the public's help in finding a person of interest in the fatal stabbing of a young woman last fall. Tiara Atencio, a 22-year-old mother, had been spending time at her sister's house after attending church when...
Teen boy shot near Bloomington Park
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A minor was shot near Bloomington Park on Southeast 100th Avenue at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victim was reportedly taken to Bloomington Park after he was shot and met police and emergency services there. He was taken to...
Weekend Event Guide: Chariot Wars, the Slough, yellow bikes, and more
I hope everyone is having fun on all the great rides going on. Remember it’s Bike Summer Pedalpalooza season so you’ll want to check the official calendar and/or grab the Bike Fun App (iPhones only) for all the ride options!. **Sponsored by Portland-based e-bike company, Vvolt Electric Mobility**
Kenton business owner fights to save carfree street plaza
By all accounts, Ryan Born, owner of the Mayfly Taproom in Kenton, has been a model Portland business owner and street plaza steward. Since the City of Portland’s Covid-era public plaza first opened outside his corner location on North Interstate and N Fenwick in April 2021, he’s hosted hundreds of community events in the street.
After cleanup, efforts to keep taggers away from Interstate 84 continue
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It was an expensive vandalism cleanup effort along Interstate 84 in Sullivan’s Gulch and the Hollywood area last weekend. Now, it seems to be a cat-and-mouse game between police and taggers. Gov. Tina Kotek and other officials stood in front of cameras Sunday to...
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