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Women in HVACR Board Shows Commitment to Advancing Women in the Trades
Women in HVACR (WHVACR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration trades, wants to lead by example, and its 13-member board of directors showcases how women have advanced in the skilled trades industry since the group’s inception in 2002. “This board...
Power restored after outage in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Over 3,000 customers lost power Monday morning in the Rose City Park neighborhood. Just after 6:30 a.m., Pacific Power was reporting 3,208 customers were without power. Power was restored by 10 a.m. The cause of the outage is still under investigation.
Celebrating Community and Respecting Our Home in Happy Valley
Watch Matt’s latest video to get a glimpse of the action! Grove build-out by Nicolas Barrome, an artist from Paris. Special thanks to our stage sponsor Wacom and the build team led by Pete Rust. Scroll below to read a letter from Pickathon Founder. Celebrating Community and Respecting Our...
Campfires temporarily banned at Oregon State Parks due to wildfire risk | See list
PORTLAND, Ore. — Campfires have been temporarily banned at most Oregon State Parks as firefighting resources are strained across the state in fighting wildfires. Campfires and open flames are banned at all parks east of the Cascades and in the Willamette Valley due to dry conditions and risk of wildfires, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said.
New plays from an old place: Northwest Theatre Workshop’s ‘Fragments’
The party was as much about relief and gratitude as celebration. Last fall, Northwest Theatre Workshop hosted a bash at the home of one of its directors to thank all the playwrights and artists that had rallied around the Portland-based theater company during the Covid pandemic. The past three years had been turbulent for NWTW, as for every other arts organization, but despite cancellations, postponements and drop outs, the company had still managed to produce an online season, workshops and more. It was time to celebrate — and say thank you.
Harefest: Where the past meets the present - and it rocks
Arms raised to the sky, eyes closed, hips slowly swaying side to side, there was a nice vibe emanating from Sherry Hempstead as music filled the warm evening. The Portlander traveled to Canby with two of her 50-something girlfriends over the weekend to get lost in the music that defined their youth. At this year’s Harefest at the Clackamas County fairgrounds in Canby, this trio of ladies weren’t the only...
Portland Winterhawks coach steps down after 13 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Winterhawks announced a pair of big organizational moves on Monday. Head coach Mike Johnston stepped down from his position after 13 years at the helm and will focus on his roles as the Winterhawks Team President and General Manager, signing a four-year extension for both positions. Johnston plans to […]
Parents plead for change after shooting leaves 80+ shell casings at park near N Portland preschool
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - While the Portland Police Bureau continues to insist gun violence across the city is declining, residents in neighborhoods such as Eliot and Boise continue to insist not enough is being done to protect those communities. On Monday, PPB along with Mayor Ted Wheeler and other city...
Ducklings rescued from storm drain near Pringle Creek
A Salem Health employee and a Salem wastewater flow monitoring crew came to the rescue of six ducklings Monday morning. Jodi Luckenbill, a patient access specialist for Salem Health, was taking a walk on her morning break when she spotted a "frantic" Mallard duck and a duckling circling a storm drain on Bellevue...
Milwaukie police welcome new Electronic Storage Device detection, emotional support K9
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) - The Milwaukie Police Department has introduced a new Electronic Storage Device detection and emotional support K9. K9 Flora, a 2-year-old fox red Lab/Golden Retriever mix, is one of only a few ESD certified dogs in the state of Oregon. The police department says she is trained...
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