Local Voices

Mountainwood Homes has tips on how to protect the value in your home.  Portland voters get their ranked choice voting questions answered.  Sickle Cell Anemia month was marked in Portland to help you understand the impacts of the disease.

Mattress World Northwest is helping to support Furniture Share as they provide furniture and other items to people in need.  Multnomah County elections has advice on ranked choice voting that Portlanders will use in November.  This is National Recovery Month and we'll look at what resources are available.  Auto and homeowners insurance rates are up, and there might be things you can do about it.

Portlanders face ranked choice voting for the first time in the General Election, and here's how it works.  Is your home's roof ready for fall and winter weather?  HER Roofing has tips on how to spot problems.  ODFW is giving hunters an incentive to have deer and elk tested for chronic wasting disease.

The FOX 12 Hunger Free Project needs your help to raise food donations for the Sunshine Division.  SOLVE's Beach & Riverside Cleanup starts September 20th and they need your help.  Portland Fire & Rescue is warning about the danger of lithium ion batteries catching fire.

Portland Neighborhood Response Teams ready to help when disaster strikes.  OHA's goal for health equity.  Building a better database to prevent wildfires.

The Oregon Health Authority is working to get more children vaccinated against measles to stop an increase in the disease.  The Oregon Consumer Protect Act can help you.  Oregon Community Colleges are working to get adults to finish their education.  OSU research is underway to prevent wind turbine bird deaths.

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson explains their plans for a deflection center.  Aaron Corvin, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, explains new rules for farmer worker housing.  Oregon Student Loan Ombuds Lane Thompson offers help for people with large amounts of student debt.

Green Century Recycling in Northwest Portland has recycling options that can help you with items you can't recycle at the curb.  Madden Industrial Craftsmen explores ways manufacturing businesses can attract and keep employees.  Portland International Airport's new main terminal opened this week.

The Toyota Fill the Truck Food Drive was a major benefit for the Oregon Food Bank.  Multnomah County has a special program this summer to keep kids fed.  The I-5 Interstate Bridge Project has received a large portion of the funding it needs to move forward.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will increase efforts to detect chronic wasting disease.

Oregon leads the nation in Medicaid renewals.  OSU engineers attempt to set a motorcycle speed record.  Wildfire smoke can reduce the success rate of invitro fertilization.  College students who fly to school should consider getting REAL ID now.