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Culturally competent care benefits: Reducing health disparities and patient-centered care examples
AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public health officials, hear from the experts in medicine on COVID-19, medical education, advocacy issues, burnout, vaccines and more. Featured topic...
After facing backlash and making updates, Oregon takes another shot at property wildfire risk maps
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has released a new version of a set of maps that show wildfire risk for every property in the state. The maps, which are still in draft form, will be used to determine which properties meet the criteria for future regulations that could create mandates for defensible space around homes and stricter building codes in fire-prone areas.
Five on 5 – Sheila Clough – CEO, Mercy Flights
On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by CEO of Mercy Flights Sheila Clough to discuss their anniversary and plans for the future. The Five on5 interview series is sponsored by AARP Oregon. © 2024 KOBI-TV NBC5. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated.
Feds say new investments in Oregon sage grouse habitat paying off, but conservationists disagree
Work to restore imperiled sage grouse habitat in southeast Oregon is moving faster than Tracy Stone-Manning had imagined a year into massive federal investments in landscape restoration. Stone-Manning, director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, recently visited the agency’s Lakeview, Oregon, field office and federal land near burns to see a spring and a […] The post Feds say new investments in Oregon sage grouse habitat paying off, but conservationists disagree appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
After months of roadblocks, Multnomah County chair will allow vote on critic’s ambulance staffing plan
A Multnomah County commissioner’s long-anticipated proposal to address the county’s dangerously slow ambulance response times will finally receive a public hearing this week — five months after she first tried to bring it before her commission colleagues. Commissioner Sharon Meieran sought in February to have the commission...
FBI Issues Jugging Warning: Video All Washingtonians Need to See
The FBI has issued a warning of an increasing crime trend called "jugging." Jugging is when a criminal suspect or group targets a customer leaving a bank ATM, or building with a significant amount of cash. Thieves approach victims as they get into their vehicles, or in some cases actually follow the victim as they drive off, to rob them at another location.
Salem teen arrested in May homicide of man found dead along I-5
Oregon State Police have arrested a teenager who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Salem man whose body was found in May along the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Clackamas County. Police found the body of Oscar Lizardo Chaidez, 42, on May 29 on the shoulder...
Threat leads Springfield hospital to issue lockdown Sunday night
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Threats made on social media led Springfield’s largest hospital to lock down on Sunday night while law enforcement made sure there was no danger, Springfield Police Department said. Messages to employees at Peacehealth Riverbend Hospital that were shared on social media on the night of...
‘I don’t know who we’ve irritated’: Portland church deals with large amounts of vandalism
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A north Portland church says they’ve been dealing with an increasing amount of vandalism over the past couple of months. Most recently, the Bethel Baptist Church said the damage was so bad they had to cancel their Sunday service and are unsure of when they’ll be able to re-open their doors.
See all homes sold in NW Portland, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in NW Portland reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 5 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,280-square-foot home on Northwest Westover Road in Portland that sold for $575,000.
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