Local Voices

Home title fraud is real, and there are ways to protect your property.  Michael Allen Harrison's 10 Grands performances will help raise funds for Play It Forward.  A report examines fentanyl deaths in Multnomah County and shows ways to handle the crisis.

The City of Portland honors Juneteenth with a proclamation.  The Oregon Historical Society has a new exhibit on Portland.  The State of Oregon works to increase meat processing in the state.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is making it easy to get out and learn to fish.  The City of Portland issues a proclamation for Pride Month.  Reseachers at OHSU are developing computers with machine learning to help diagnose mental health conditions.

Demand is changing for trade workers and Madden Industrial Craftsmen works to connect tradespeople with jobs.  Oregon Senator Ron Wyden discusses top issues he's working on in the Nation's Capitol.  Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt explains a new program to help victims of domestic violence who are charged with crimes for attacking their aggressors.

Northwest Toyota dealers need your help collecting food for local food banks in the Fill the Truck Food Drive.  A solo cyclist is riding a tandem bike across the country to raise awareness of human trafficking.  Rose City Self Defense is helping girls, women and Portland's LGBTQ+ community.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Portland marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day. May is Wildfire Awareness Month.  Why it's important to keep melatonin out of the reach of children.

Oregon is reviewing all 1.5 million people on the Oregon Health Plan and Medicaid.  Multnomah County is teaching kids about the danger of fentanyl.  You have less than a year to get REAL ID.  The Portland Rose Festival needs your help.

The Oregon Individual Development Account program is helping Oregonians grow generational wealth.  A Kaiser Permanente study finds women have higher risk of heart disease from drinking alcohol.  Portland's 90-day Fentanyl State of Emergency is over.  How did it work and what's next?

The Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp is preparing for a summer of fun for kids.  OHSU study finds improved benefits of the COVID vaccine.  There's a new guide to help you determine whether it makes sense to put solar panels on your house.

Kids have an opportunity to learn about animals and agriculture at the Oregon Ag Fest.  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is working to boost mass timber production.  OSU researchers learn where hypoxia is worst off the Oregon Coast.