Local Voices

The United Way of the Columbia Willamette is assisting Portlanders and they need your help. Talk-A-Mile is a program helping new police officers in Portland connect with young Black leaders. Fire danger increases during the holidays and the Oregon State Fire Marshall has tips on how to stay safe.

The Safeway Providence Festival of Trees brings spectacular Christmas decorations to life. Research at OHSU finds a new way to deliver monoclonal antibodies to fight respiratory infections. Drought and wildfire are hurting the value of private timberland. Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez DeRemer is working to pass a bill that will help students learn about the dangers of fentanyl.

The Singing Christmas Tree prepares to put Portlandanders into the holiday spirit. The Grotto is ready to plug in its Festival of Lights. An Oregon Senator works to increase surveillance protections. The National Taxpayers Union monitors federal antitrust lawsuits against big tech. Tips to avoid gift card scams.

Portland City Council honors veterans. Oregon lawmakers hear about problems and risks facing county election offices. Junior Achievement opens a new Discovery Center in Hillsboro.

Vaccination rates are still lower than before the pandemic among Oregon healthcare workers. Also this week: helping Oregonian get tax credits they are qualified to receive, how Oregon can improve its response to domestic violence, bird flu is on the rise and ODFW has steps to avoid it, it's time to check the chimney, and how removing dams on the Klamath River will make a parasite less deadly to salmon.

The Northwest Hydrogen Hub will boost hydrogen use in Oregon. OHA has a new way to gauge virus levels in the community. SHIBA is ready to help with Medicare Open Enrollment. Portland marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Portland adds a liaison officer to schools. Also: White Cane Day, the Great ShakeOut, economics of arts and culture in Oregon, and asking coastal residents what they think about wind farms.

OHSU's Gun Violence Prevention Research Center holds a forum discussing what's being done and what progress has been made. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden discusses the Hamas attack on Israel and the U.S. Response.

Oregon has reviewed its response to the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires. Flood damaged vehicles are being sold across the country. ODOT want's your opinions about transportation goals. ODF&W expands testing for Chronic Wasting Disease. Herman the Sturgeon celebrates a big anniversary.

Vaccines will help protect you during virus season. Research is underway into the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Oregon checks retailers selling tobacco. EV sales are on the rise.