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Triple Digit Heatwave Predicted in Oregon Over Independence Day Weekend
A triple digit heatwave is predicted will start on Independence Day (Thursday, July 4) through to Sunday, stretching from Portland in the northwest to Medford in Southern Oregon. Temperature gauges will hover between 100 to 115 degrees. People are warned to stay indoors in air-conditioned rooms and to ensure they...
Six years later, Oregon advocates call again for fighting factory farms
Oregon’s factory farms jeopardize our access to fresh air and clean water, our land and our communities. That’s why Food & Water Watch and our allies in the Stand Up to Factory Farms Coalition successfully pressured the Department of Agriculture six years ago to shut down Lost Valley Farms, one of Oregon’s most notorious mega-dairy […] The post Six years later, Oregon advocates call again for fighting factory farms appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Rural Oregon Making Slow March Toward Health Equity
Baker City’s Saint Alphonsus Medical Center closed its birth center in late August 2023, a decision that received pushback locally, statewide and nationally. Saint Alphonsus Health System, which owns and operates the hospital, shut down the center due to a decline in local deliveries plus a lack of obstetrics staff to meet needs. The closure helps highlight the challenges many rural Oregonians face in getting consistent, quality access to health care, but there are people working to eliminate the barriers.
Seasonal temps Tuesday, dangerous heat to come for the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The final day of seasonal conditions will be felt Tuesday as much of the Portland-Vancouver metro area prepares for dangerous heat later this week. Mostly sunny and muggy conditions will continue for the Portland area Tuesday. That same feeling will overtake much of western Oregon and southwest Washington. The muggy feeling is due to seasonal temperature, but higher humidity values. So, it will feel sticky and sweaty outside despite temperatures only warming into the mid- to upper-70s.
Extreme, long-lasting heat dome to spike Oregon temps near 110: Event ‘will be remembered'
An extreme and long-lasting heat dome is forecast to hit Oregon late this week, spiking temperatures as high as 110 degrees and potentially lasting a week or more. The blistering temperatures could impact Oregon's electrical grid, increase wildfire danger and make urban centers deadly for the elderly and those without air conditioning,...
Union ironworkers vote down $7.50 employer offer
Union ironworkers throughout Oregon and Washington voted down raises of $7.50 an hour in votes by in early June. Under their regional master agreement with the Northwest Ironworkers Employers Association, journeyman ironworkers in the Portland area currently make $43.82 an hour plus $33.98 an hour in fringe benefits. But that wage has lost some purchasing power to inflation in recent years. This is the first significant bargaining since before COVID, and union ironworkers are looking to catch up. The employer proposal to raise wages $7.50 an hour over three years wouldn’t catch members up to inflation.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that effectively bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governments will be allowed to enforce those laws. In a 6-3 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion that the enforcement of those local laws that regulate camping on public property does not constitute the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. “Homelessness is complex. Its...
Portland Timbers look to continue win streak in matchup with Dallas
Portland Timbers (8-7-6, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (5-10-5, 12th in the Western Conference) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE FC Dallas +135, Portland +175, Draw +259; over/under is 2.5 goals. BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers will try to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over Dallas. Dallas...
Extreme heat expected to hit Portland this week. Here are some resources for the city’s most vulnerable
PORTLAND, Ore. — Melissa and her friend escape the sun Tuesday afternoon on a shade-covered sidewalk in Old Town. They are both homeless and she is expecting a child. The threat of a heat wave expected to hit Portland over Fourth of July weekend is the last thing Melissa needs.
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