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Estacada, Sandy farmers markets experience a season of growth
The communities of Estacada and Sandy have both in recent years been on the list of quickly growing cities to watch. So it only makes sense that with their population growth, their farmers markets grow with them. This season, both markets have experienced an influx of vendors, creating more variety of goods for shoppers. “The Estacada Farmer’s Market is experiencing its best year since before the COVID-19 pandemic shut it...
Tracking thunderstorm chances overnight, cooler Sunday
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - It was hot, but it’s possible some upper level smoke kept us a degree or two cooler than we initially anticipated in Portland. Our high at the Portland International Airport was 94 degrees. So far the radar has looked quiet, but some showers and a...
The Oregonian/OregonLive wins 37 awards in state contest
The Oregonian/OregonLive won 37 journalism awards in the 2024 annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest. Results were announced at the organization’s annual conference, held Thursday and Friday at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. The news organization swept two categories, best front page design and best feature/personality, where...
FIDO-Friday's Oregon Dog Rescue Featured Shelter Dog-MAX
Fido Friday Featured Shelter Dog From Oregon Dog Rescue. IMPORTANT INFO: Adoption appointments for Oregon Dog Rescue are now booked online through our website (please do NOT submit a pet finder inquiry)! We offer 1 hour appointments to view up to 2 of our available dogs. If you find the one that's the perfect match you will fill out our adoption contract and take the dog home with you that day!
Oregon Coast Visitors Association funds sustainable storytelling
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA)'s annual Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) is an annual program supporting Oregon coastal tourism partners. “The effort is to help the long-term resiliency of tourism on the coast by responding to destination development or management projects in critical moments of need,” Oregon Coast Visitors Association Industry Communications Coordinator Lynnee Jacks said. The 2023 funds are focused on Sustainable Storytelling on the Oregon Coast. According to...
Heat, smoke disproportionately affect minority people, rural residents, older people: report
Low-income people, rural residents, older Oregonians and people of color are bearing the brunt of extreme climate effects such as wildfires, drought and heat waves in Oregon, according to a new Oregon Health Authority report released Friday. The report shows emergency department and urgent care visits, hospitalizations and deaths linked...
Burns Street near West Linn library to close for 11 days
After an initial postponement, the city of West Linn is now planning to close a portion of Burns Street near the West Linn Public Library and West Linn Central Village between July 22 and Aug. 2. Burns Street will be closed between Hood Street and Cascade Street while crews perform utility work, excavate the existing road and subgrade and rebuild the road, according to a notice from the city. The city asks drivers to detour around the closure via Hood Street, Holly Street and River Street.
Suspect in shooting found and booked in jail
On Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:36 a.m., Portland Police Officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a report of shots fired inside an apartment in the 4200 block of Northeast Cully Boulevard. When the arrived they learned that an adult male was alone in the apartment, had fired shots, and had access to multiple guns. Officers surrounded the apartment and began a dialogue with the man. He refused to come out of the apartment and began throwing objects out of windows, including household items and small furniture.
Aufführungspraxis: Makrokosmos Project turns X
On June 27, the Makrokosmos Project hosted their tenth anniversary show at the Salmon on Redd. Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia, along with half a dozen local pianists and members of the Portland Percussion Group, tackled the entire Makrokosmos cycle by American avant-garde composer George Crumb, along with two premieres of music by Juri Seo.
Kitten Yoga event offers exercise, chance to adopt a cat in Northeast Portland
KOIN 6 News visited a kitten yoga event at the Northeast Community Center in Portland, where attendees could exercise with cute kittens meandering around the floor area, while also offering the opportunity to adopt the 21 participating kittens for $10.
WW Scores Five National Awards for Outstanding Journalism
From the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: WW took home five prizes, two of them first-place honors, in the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Awards, a national contest for alternative newspapers. Anthony Effinger won first prize for exploratory reporting for his feature on black-market psilocybin therapy (“The Mushroom Underground,” April 26, 2023)....
Motorcyclist killed in Gresham collision Saturday, July 20
A Gresham motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday morning, July 20. At 10 a.m. Gresham Police officers and medical personnel responded to a collision involving a motorcycle and pickup truck at the intersection of Southeast 190th Drive and Southeast Cheldelin Road. The motorcyclist was killed in the collision. The driver of the pickup stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. The East Metro Vehicular Crimes Team is leading the investigation. Police say the motorcycle may have been traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the fatal crash. Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not already spoken with an officer is asked to call the Gresham Police tip-line at 503-618-2719.
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