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Here’s how much every Clackamas County employee got paid last year
Clackamas County spent just over $196.6 million paying their employees in the 2023 calendar year, up about 3% from the previous year. Department heads, medical directors, physicians and law enforcement officers were among the county’s highest earners last year, according to county employee pay data. If you purchase a...
Cooling centers expand hours for Monday, Tuesday amid brutally hot temps
Multnomah County's cooling centers have expanded the days they're open as the prolonged heat wave hitting the region continues on Monday and as county officials announce three suspected heat-related deaths.
Multnomah County reports 4 suspected heat-related deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County reported on Monday that four people are suspected to have died from heat-related causes amid the ongoing, record-breaking heat wave. Three of the people who died, all men, were Multnomah County residents. The fourth death, also a man, was a Clackamas County resident but he died in a Portland-area hospital.
See all homes sold in Clackamas County, July 1 to July 7
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Clackamas County reported from July 1 to July 7. There were 84 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,960-square-foot home on Southeast 347th Avenue in Boring that sold for $650,000.
Oregon Health Authority issues measles advisory
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and county public health officials are investigating two cases of measles in a single Clackamas County household. One household member, an unvaccinated adult, was confirmed to have measles Friday, June 14. The individual developed a rash June 11. While the time range of the exposure is believed to be between May 19 and June 4, the specific location of the exposure, which occurred in Marion County, is unknown, suggesting there may be other, unreported measles cases in Oregon, according to...
Cooling centers in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties run Sunday
Cooling centers will continue to operate in the Portland-area on Sunday as temperatures are expected to crack 100 degrees on the fourth day of a record-breaking Oregon heat wave. In Multnomah County, including Portland and Gresham:. Cooling centers that welcomed 98 people on Saturday will reopen at noon Sunday and...
Kotek appoints Washington County judge to newly created seat
To lessen the existing burden on the criminal justice system, Gov. Tina Kotek has filled a newly created Washington County judge seat. Elizabeth R. Lemoine will join Washington County's 15 other county circuit judges in a new seat created by Senate Bill 1541, which adds new judge seats to Washington, Clackamas and Jackson counties. “Lemoine will be a fair and balanced judge on the Washington County Circuit Court,” Kotek said...
Operator of unregistered Oregon farm labor camp ordered to pay worker more than $100,000
A farm worker is entitled to more than $100,000 in damages because his employer was not licensed to operate a farm labor camp in Clackamas County and paid the worker only $800 for almost three months of work while subjecting him to harsh conditions and treatment, a federal judge has ruled.
Excessive heat warning prompts two different Oregon, Washington county responses
Multnomah County announced on Thursday that daytime cooling shelters will open in Portland and Gresham on Friday as temperatures are forecasted to peak to the triple digits amid an excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service.
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