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'Cold temperatures can be really dangerous': Oregon AMR River Rescue Team prepares for a hot and crowded 4th of July weekend
TROUTDALE, Ore. — The Portland metro area is gearing up for a hot Fourth of July weekend. The AMR River Rescue Team said warmer weather means higher water levels, unexpected debris and fast currents. But while the temperatures are hot, the water can still be very cold. "Cold temperatures...
Democrats, homeless advocates disappointed in U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness
Democratic lawmakers, homeless advocates and legal experts in Oregon expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Grants Pass homeless case, while conservatives welcomed the decision. In a 6-3 decision split along partisan lines, the court sided with the southern Oregon city in its prohibitions against homeless people using blankets, pillows or cardboard to protect themselves in severe weather while sleeping in public places. The court said that the city’s ordinances against homeless camping did not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition...
Map: Track high temps in Portland, cities across Oregon with this map as heat wave descends
Tigard’s high temperature is expected to peak at 101 degrees Friday. In the southern Oregon town of Central Point, temps could rise to 110 degrees. National Weather Service predictions are holding steady for a string of 100-degree days in Portland and elsewhere across the state as a Fourth of July heat wave charges through the region.
It’s county fair season: Oregon Health Authority shares farm animal safety tips amid bird flu concerns
Amid county fair season, Oregon health officials issued safety tips to prevent the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu, and other diseases that can be spread by farm animals.
Temperatures up to 110 degrees expected until Thursday night in eastern Columbia River Gorge
On Friday at 5:58 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning valid from noon until Thursday 10 p.m. for Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and North Central Oregon.
CFTLC briefed on HCP revenue replacement schemes
Following ten months of negotiations with the governor’s office, members of the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties were briefed on three proposed solutions for revenue reductions projected to be caused by the habitat conservation plan for western Oregon state forests on June 28. A group of five county representatives worked with three representatives from the governor’s office to hammer out the options, landing on reducing contributions to either the counties and special districts or Oregon Department of Forestry, or moving school districts in the...
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