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Land Back Festival Celebrates Indigenous Culture
A tepee will be set up in Shemanski Park in the downtown park blocks on Sunday, in addition to live music and dance, art workshops, traditional cuisine and more for this year’s Land Back Festival, a celebration of Indigenous culture. More than 40 vendors will sell traditional crafts and...
Pacific Ocean And Coastal Fog
Frequent fog and low clouds on the coast in the Pacific Northwest is a frequent occurrence. the ocean temperature in the summer is chilly, averaging about 58°. Swimming without a wetsuit can actually be dangerous as a result of cold shock. When the cold water connects with the warm summer air, a coastal fog appears.
LaMarcus Bell’s 3 TDs lead Lake Oswego in season-opening win over South Medford
LAKE OSWEGO—Lake Oswego junior running back LaMarcus Bell scored three touchdowns as the Lakers beat South Medford 33-7 in the season opener Friday night at Lake Oswego High School. Bell totaled 126 yards rushing on 15 carries, including touchdown runs of 15 yards, four yards and seven yards. If...
10 most expensive homes sold in the Portland metro area, Aug. 19-25
A house in Oregon City that sold for $5.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Portland metro area in the past week. In total, 610 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $636,839. The average price per square foot ended up at $333.
Week Zero of high school football in the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Central Catholic opened the season in the dominating fashion of a defending championship team, blowing out to a 28-0 lead and finishing the day with a 35-15 win over Leilehua out of Hawaii. Rams’ QB Robbie Long scored on a short run, then followed with...
Crowds expected on Sauvie Island for Labor Day weekend
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - As the Portland Metro area gears up for a hot Labor Day weekend, first responders are expecting an influx of people out on the water, including the 13-mile-long beach on Sauvie Island. Holding the title for the second most visited tourist attraction in Oregon, Sauvie Island...
Hundreds of endangered frogs released into Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
For the fourth time, hundreds of endangered frogs were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge with the intent to revitalize their population. The nearly 400 northern leopard frogs were collected as eggs by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and raised from tadpoles by Northwest Trek Wildlife Park and Oregon Zoo staff. The adult frogs were released mid-August.
Silverton runs over Summit in matchup of Oregon Class 5A football powerhouses
It’s not even week one of the 2024 Oregon high school football season, but the Silverton Foxes have made a statement. In non-league week zero action on Friday night, the Foxes toppled Summit 35-12 in a matchup that may as well have been labeled a Class 5A playoff preview.
Albany Collections: Comic Con Style Event
Come see the Ghost Busters vehicle! Make slime and shoot it!. 2 Video Game tournaments; Mario Kart On Saturday and Super Smash Bros on Sunday – play on 100 foot screens! Small fee to play – win cash!. Cosplay Competition 3:00 pm:. Saturday – 16 and older- 1st,...
Office Building Hosting Oregon’s Largest Psilocybin Operation May Become Apartments
Portland is taking a small step toward reducing the amount of central city office space and increasing housing supply. That step came this week, when the board of Prosper Portland, the city’s economic development agency, approved a $4.35 million loan to help convert a seven-story office building in Old Town to apartments. Details of that loan are here.
Lonely people tend to have more nightmares, Oregon State University research shows
People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State University scientist. The findings are important because both loneliness and sleep disorders are serious public health issues, said OSU’s Colin Hesse. They are connected to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death. In a paper published in the Journal of Psychology, Hesse and researchers at the University of...
Molalla girl earns Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart honors
A young Molalla girl was named a Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart at an Aug. 17 pageant in Canby. Raegan Drakos, daughter of Megan and Andrew Drakos, was awarded a sash, buckle, and crown to go with the title. Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweethearts are young ladies who are 4-8 years of age at the time of the pageant who love rodeo, horses, the western way of life, and the State of Oregon. The Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweetheart Pageant is not judged. This one-day pageant provides a fun, relaxed atmosphere for little girls and their families. This gets the girls involved in rodeo queen pageants without the pressure of winning or losing at such a young age. Miss Rodeo Oregon Sweethearts make appearances in their communities and are invited to attend all Miss Rodeo Oregon coronations.
After nearly losing their district, Gervais teachers prepare for a new school year
This spring, voters in the small Willamette Valley town of Gervais were faced with an ultimatum — vote “yes” on a much-needed construction bond to salvage the run-down local schools, or say “no” and allow the entire school district to close. Voters said yes. By...
Labor Day travel puts new $2B PDX terminal to the test
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — More than 17 million people are expected to be screened at U.S. airports over the Labor Day travel week. The TSA said Friday may have been the busiest day with more than two million people flying, making it one of the top 10 busiest travel days ever.
Students have mixed reactions as Lake Oswego School District implements cell phone ban
The official first day of school at the Lake Oswego School District isn't until next week but students are already voicing their concerns over a newly-passed cell phone restriction policy.
Inside Eerie Oregon Store Abandoned Full of CDs and DVDs: ‘Left To Rot’
An urban explorer has shared photos from inside an abandoned retail store where unopened CDs and DVDs still line the shelves. Allen, who goes by the moniker of Curly online, has been exploring and photographing "urban and rural decay" for more than 20 years. "That particular site caught my eye...
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