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Turning a dirt trail into ‘community path’
Go down toward the river from the parking lot at Albany’s Talking Water Gardens and turn left. Now you’re on a dirt trail through the brush that leads to Bowman Park. I didn’t know that this trail had a name. But apparently it does. To the City of Albany it’s the South Waterfront Trail, and the city has plans for it.
Protesters critical of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer finish car caravan in Oregon City
After a 220-mile, two-day long drive, members of the Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network and other local Oregon activists ended their “Looking for Lori” car caravan protest at Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Oregon City office. The car caravan protest began on Saturday, Aug. 10 in Bend, stopping along the way in Albany and the Oregon state Capitol in Salem before ending in Oregon City. Indivisible Oregon has continued to publicly critique Chavez-DeRemer,...
Deschutes County remains under Oregon DEQ air quality advisory due to smoke from Oregon, California wildfires
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County and portions of Harney and Klamath counties due to smoke from fires in Oregon and California. The following areas are affected: Deschutes County Northern Harney County Northern Klamath County Lake County The agency said it expects the air quality advisory The post Deschutes County remains under Oregon DEQ air quality advisory due to smoke from Oregon, California wildfires appeared first on KTVZ.
Air quality alert for Harney County
On Wednesday at 10:40 a.m. an air quality alert was issued for Harney County. "High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke," can be expected according to the weather service. "Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone."
Cooler, stormier weather expected in PNW Thursday
Cooler and potentially stormier weather is expected to return to parts of Oregon and Washington on Thursday, with a low pressure developing offshore bringing rain and thunderstorms to the Cascades and east, while Portland is expected to see light showers through the middle of next week.
Southern Oregon floating offshore wind clears one bureaucratic hurdle in a long process
Oregon’s coast is inching closer to generating renewable electricity using floating offshore wind turbines, though any construction is still years away. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, announced it has finalized an environmental assessment. The assessment looked at potential impacts from issuing leases to develop floating offshore wind in the region. BOEM is the federal agency tasked with identifying, proposing and leasing the ocean areas.
Migration Brewing named Oregon's 2024 Small Business Person of the Year
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Congrats to Migration Brewing!. The brewery team has earned the title of Oregon’s 2024 Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Migration Brewery started in 2010. They now have three brick-and-mortar locations and four seasonal retail spots, and they distribute...
Waitlists abound for Oregon families seeking publicly funded child care
More than 7,600 Oregon families are now on the waitlist for state subsidized child care designed to help low-income parents remain employed or in college. Thousands of families have been cooling their heels since November, when the waitlist for Employment Related Day Care officially opened after the state loosened the criteria to take part and interest in enrollment zoomed past lawmakers’ willingness to cover the costs.
Oregon father and 2 passengers die in Montana plane crash on way to Donald Trump rally
An Oregon man and two unidentified passengers died in a plane crash in Montana last Thursday while flying to a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Bozeman. Donald Long Jr., 46, was piloting the plane around 4 p.m. when it crashed into Montana’s Crown Mountain, which is located roughly 20 miles west of Augusta, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
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