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Cooling center set to open in Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA – (News release from the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health) The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Walla Walla County and surrounding areas beginning Friday, July 5, 2024, and continuing through 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Dangerously hot conditions, including triple digit temperatures with little overnight relief are.
EPA, DOJ sues several Lower Yakima Valley dairies for alleged nitrate contamination
GRANGER, Wash. - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Lower Yakima Valley dairies for manure practices endangering neighboring well-users.
Celebrate the Fourth All Day Long in Boardman
Kickstart your day with a scrumptious country breakfast at 7 a.m. hosted by FFA students at the picturesque Boardman Marina Pavilion. At 11 a.m., witness the town burst into life with a colorful community parade up South Main Street, Soutwest Wilson Road, down Southwest Locust Road and Southwest Kinkade Road.
Irrigon Celebrates 40 Years of the Watermelon Festival
On July 27, take a short drive from almost anywhere in the Mid-Columbia to Irrigon, Ore. Bring the family and find something for everyone to enjoy at the Irrigon Watermelon Festival. In 1984 a group of local ladies wanted to celebrate their community and one of its strongest attributes —...
"He is just as good as me; he just doesn't know how to play the game" - Ex-Bull recalls Michael Jordan insulting Clyde Drexler's intelligence
Hodges recalled MJ telling him that Drexler was just as good as him but lacked the fundamental knowledge on and off the court to reach the same heights of greatness.
Burn on the Fourth of July? Caution urged as temps remain high through weekend
Meteorologists urge caution: Make sure the things sizzling this weekend are on our barbecues, not dry grasses around misplaced fireworks, or the fair skins of Oregonians eager for a little sun. High temperatures are expected to hover in the upper eighties for Independence Day, but should climb into the upper 90s on Friday, July 5. The heat could stick around through the middle of week. Some parts of the metro...
Safe Routes to School aims to make getting to class an enjoyable experience for Oregon students
This past school year, three Salem-Keizer students were struck by vehicles before or after school. Two more were hit the year before. Pedestrian and cyclist safety is an issue across the state, and country, everywhere from urban to rural settings. Safety can be even worse in poorer communities that have less access to public transportation, sidewalks and other protective infrastructure.
Oregon poll: At what temperature do you set your AC thermostat?
Summer is in full swing and heatwaves are coming for much of the U.S., including Oregon. Air conditioning hasn’t been a staple in buildings across the Pacific Northwest thanks to a historically mild climate but after recent years involving summer heat domes, more folks are turning to AC to seek relief from the heat.
American Airlines flight diverted after Oregon man, 25, 'exposes himself and urinates in aisle'
A flight bound for Manchester, New Hampshire, was forced to divert on Wednesday after a man allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the plane. The 25-year-old man from Oregon was arrested and charged with indecent exposure once the flight landed at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. He was later released after making his initial appearance in federal court in Buffalo, as per a statement from the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York.
'It affected two countries': Man sentenced to 30 days for poisoning 18K salmon at southern Oregon hatchery
REEDSPORT, Ore. — One man's crime, led to hundreds of hours worth of labor down the drain. On April 21, Joshua Heckathorn broke into a fish hatchery, the Gardiner Reedpsort Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP). He poisoned 18,000 young salmon with bleach. "They were all dead," said...
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