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17 deaths in Oregon now considered heat-related
At least one more person has died in Oregon’s July heat wave, bringing the number of suspected heat-related deaths to 17 across seven counties, public health officials said Monday. The latest reported death was that of an 81-year-old man who died in Sherwood on Saturday, according to Washington County’s...
HPAI prompts new rules for Ore. livestock shows
Oregon has yet to record any cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza among dairy cattle, and state agriculture officials have taken steps to keep the devastating disease out of cattle herds. The state Department of Agriculture became the first on the West Coast to issue emergency rules for fairs and...
Tribal leaders on the coast call for action to return sea otters to Oregon
Leaders of two federally recognized Oregon coastal Indian tribes have called upon U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to “take all appropriate actions” to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to return sea otters — known to tribal ancestors as Xulh-t’ush, Giye’we, or Ela-ke’ — to the Oregon coast within the next five years. The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) have sent letters to Haaland. In the letters, Bradley...
Wildfire smoke to blow into Portland Tuesday, poor air quality expected
Smoke from various wildfires will blow into Portland on Tuesday, July 16, creating hazy skies and worsening air quality in the metro area. KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart forecasts southerly winds pushing the smoke north into the Willamette Valley. Although air quality is expected to suffer in Portland, the conditions will be far less severe than those seen in 2020, when then-acting U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar declared a federal public health emergency in response to the wildfire smoke smothering the city. Temperatures are expected to reach 96 degrees in the Portland metro area late Tuesday afternoon. A KOIN 6 Weather Alert is in place Tuesday for dangerous heat, dry weather, and an increased wildfire potential as thunderstorms have a chance of producing dry lightning east of the Cascades. KOIN 6 News is a partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
Temps climb near 100 Tuesday. Portland could see thunderstorms overnight
Monday’s high temperature offered some relief from the hot weather the metro area has been experiencing over the past several days. With some cloudy skies around, Portland saw an unofficial high of 86 degrees. The National Weather Service says highs will jump to around 95-100 degrees across the Willamette...
Measure 110 spending plan means Portland area will lag despite size, diversity
The state will provide Oregon’s three largest counties with an estimated $55 million less for addiction recovery services than their populations call for over the next several years. Lawmakers substantially rolled back aspects of Measure 110, the voter-approved decriminalization measure earlier this year. But the oversight council that oversees the funding stream it created is still in place, and it adopted a revised funding formula intended to help rural counties on July 3. ...
VIDEO: Portland Trail Blazers’ Bench Went Wild as Rookie Donovan Clingan Throws Down a Nasty Poster Dunk Over Adem Bona
The Portland Trail Blazers’ rookie star Donovan Clingan struggled to win over fans and his team during his summer league debut, which ended in an 83-77 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. However, Clingan bounced back and brought all his energy against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blazers’ first-round pick...
Trail Blazers pull out win over Philadelphia 76ers in summer league
The Portland Trail Blazers got four free throws from Guard Bryce McGowens and made two critical defensive stops in the final 7.3 seconds to come away with a 97-95 summer league win Monday night over the Philadelphia 76ers. The victory allowed the Blazers (1-1) to avoid a 0-2 start in...
Blazers Have Too Many Centers
The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t take position into mind when selecting Donovan Clingan with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. The big man out of UConn was considered to be the best player on the Blazers’ big board, and the team took him without hesitation when he was still available when Portland was on the clock.
Nick Brink Drafted in Seventh Round by Miami
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots pitcher Nick Brink was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft by the Miami Marlins on Monday. Brink was the 215th overall pick and is the ninth Pilot to be drafted since Portland head coach Geoff Loomis took the reins in 2016.
PGE Customer Actions Resulted in the Largest Electricity Demand-Shift in Company History During Multi-Day Heat Wave
PORTLAND, Oregon , July 12 -- Portland General Electric. , an electric utility company, issued the following news release:. Small energy conservation efforts added up to big results. * * *. Portland General Electric. (PGE) customers worked together this week to reduce energy use during. Portland's. first heat wave of...
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