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A tale of 2 workers: Heat deaths on the job provoke differing responses in Oregon, Idaho
In a historic heatwave that covered the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, two workers died. Sebastian Francisco Perez, a 38-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, collapsed in 100-degree heat while moving irrigation lines outside at a farm and nursery in St. Paul, Oregon, south of Portland. Just 500 miles away, a few days later, Ian Booth, a 33-year-old Idahoan working on a landscaping crew near Lewiston, Idaho, died of cardiac arrest from heat exposure.
Jefferson Co. Taxing Districts Grapple With PGE Overpayment
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, OR -- Jefferson County is still trying to figure out how to handle a $1.8 million property tax overpayment made last year by Portland General Electric. It was caused by a calculation error related to the utility's Round Butte hydro plant (pictured). Joe Costigan is the Treasurer...
Portland Saturday Market Now An Oregon Heritage Tradition
The Portland Saturday Market enters its 51st year with an Oregon Heritage Tradition designation by the Oregon Heritage Commission. The Portland Saturday Market is the 28th event in Oregon to be designed an Oregon Heritage Tradition. Other Oregon Heritage Traditions include the Great Oregon Steam-up in Brooks, Oregon State Fair, Medford’s Pear Blossom Festival, the Pendleton Round-Up, and the Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana.
Central Oregon jobless rates hold steady in July; job losses tied to seasonal factors such as summer schools break
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) --Total nonfarm employment, throughout Central Oregon followed its usual seasonal pattern in July, as seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change over the month. Here's Wednesday's report from the Oregon Employment Department: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased over the month of July and is now 6.0%, down from 6.1% The post Central Oregon jobless rates hold steady in July; job losses tied to seasonal factors such as summer schools break appeared first on KTVZ.
Heart of Oregon Corps Hosts Successful Job Fair, Connecting Local Youth to Local Employers
(Photos courtesy of Heart of Oregon Corps) Heart of Oregon Corps, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting youth and young adults in Central Oregon, proudly announces the successful completion of its annual Job Fair, held on Thursday August 15. The event brought together Heart of Oregon participants and local businesses, creating a vibrant space for connections and opportunities.
Bend man presumed drowned in Diamond Lake
A Bend man is presumed to have drowned at Diamond Lake in Douglas County. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that Chimanbai Patel, 37, was last seen Saturday. 911 received a call at 5:38 p.m. that day that Patel had been on a pontoon boat with friends when he jumped into the water to swim. He went under a short time later and was not seen again.
Wet weather chances increase around the PNW Wednesday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wet weather returns to western Oregon and Washington Wednesday as temperatures remain below average. A few light rain showers are likely from the Oregon Coast to the Cascades Wednesday as a front approaches. The increase in cloud coverage will help keep temperatures in the mid-70s Wednesday afternoon. Forecast highs put Portland nearly five to 10-degrees below the average of 82 this time of year.
Oregon environmental regulators seek public comments on reboot of state’s flagship climate program
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on rules to re-establish the state’s signature Climate Protection Program requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies and other polluters. Last December, a court invalidated the program over a technicality after Oregon’s three...
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