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Oregon Humane Society launches Foster-to-Adopt program for dogs in Salem
Are you looking for a new furry family member? The Oregon Humane Society is launching a new Foster-to-Adopt program for dogs at its Salem campus. It’s called Diamond in the Ruff. The dogs featured in the program have been at the shelters for months and may be struggling with...
Dan Lanning Has West Coasters Shook!
Dan Lanning, you absolute king. You must have noticed that Oregon is absolutely dominating on the recruiting trail right now. It is disgusting. Sad to see for the other West coast schools if we are being honest. But as an Oregon fan it is delicious. Lanning has never been a...
Jetty Etty: Homeless told ‘just go to the tracks, and we’ll find you housing’
Jetty Etty says a Community Court program connects unhoused neighbors with housing services. "But the truth is, there isn't housing available. So they get added to a waitlist for housing. And then a lot of organizations here, ones that are, like, paid by the city, are telling them, 'Just go to the tracks and we'll find you housing.' "
Homelessness advocates are struggling to help after recent encampment sweeps and court rulings
EUGENE, Ore. - Some local advocates for homelessness said it’s been a rough week after the Grants Pass v. Supreme Court ruling and a recent encampment sweep that’s removed several dozen tents and homeless people along what’s known as the Seneca Strip in Eugene. “Jetty“ is an...
PAC 12 Scrubs Affiliation With Former Members Offering Sad Online Visual
The PAC-12 is now the PAC-2 as former league members officially join their new conferences. Now, just Oregon State and Washington State remain. Once a prominent piece of the college sports landscape, the league now finds itself lost in a sea of uncertainty. Television revenue was at the center of the movement as schools searched […] The post PAC 12 Scrubs Affiliation With Former Members Offering Sad Online Visual appeared first on BroBible.
Multnomah County enacts 2024 summer burn ban
With hot and dry conditions, Multnomah County has enacted a burn ban Tuesday, July 2, for all areas of the county. The ban includes backyard burning, recreational campfires and fire pits, and agricultural burning (including agriculture wastes, crops, field burning; as well as permitted open burning for land clearing, slash, stump, debris, or controlled burning). The burn ban, announced by the Multnomah County Fire Defense Board, which comprises local fire...
"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.
Multnomah County Initiative to Move People From the Streets Into Housing Meets Its Benchmark
One year after the fizzle of her ambitious initiative to move people directly from the streets into apartments, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson can claim a victory: The program appears to have at last met its initial goal. The Joint Office of Homeless Services, which Vega Pederson oversees, announced...
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.
"The Korean Mama" duo Jane and Ed Kim share their last meal
The charismatic mother-son duo behind the viral TikTok account @TheKoreanMama, Jane and Ed Kim, take viewers along with them as they try both hole-in-the-wall and critically acclaimed restaurants around Portland. Zoom in: With over 740,000 followers, the Kims introduce the city's diverse culinary scene to a global audience, highlighting spots...
Customers ransacked Portland furniture warehouse after a ‘free’ sign was erected. Then the owner found out
Portland residents thought they'd stumbled onto the deal of a lifetime on Sunday - an entire warehouse of items, all free for the taking. At least that's what a painted piece of plywood outside the warehouse's entrance, and a note asking volunteers to hand out items to anyone who wanted or needed them, led them to believe.
U.S. Marshals arrest suspect following high-speed chase on Sandy Blvd
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force arrested a suspect on an outstanding warrant following a high-speed chase on NE Sandy Boulevard on Monday. A federal arrest warrant was issued for 37-year-old Tyler Louis Henderson on May 18, the fifth federal warrant...
Celebrate safely this Fourth of July: Rethink the Drink, drive sober
As Oregonians gear up to celebrate the busy months of summer – from Fourth of July and barbecues to weddings and river outings – the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) Excessive Alcohol Use Prevention Program and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Impaired Driving Program are partnering to remind everyone about the importance of driving sober and drinking less. Excessive drinking impairs a person’s judgment, slows reaction times and increases the likelihood of making fatal decisions. This Fourth of July, OHA and ODOT are encouraging people...
Oregon follows in New York’s footsteps with massive healthcare expansion plan
The Oregon Health Authority is expanding Medicaid coverage to those who earn more than the federal limits. Currently, the state grants Medicaid for 1.4 million citizens who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level, but now the new OHP Bridge Plan will be expanded to benefits who earn up to 200% of the […]
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