Local Voices

Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark is being honored with a memorial service on Sunday. Climate and environmental experts at Oregon State University update the drought and wildfire status in the state. Former University of Oregon football player Keanon Lowe has written a book that details how he stopped a student armed with a gun at Parkrose High School in 2019.

The City of Portland marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous People's Day for the fifth year, and updates what the city is doing. Mental health professionals bring advice of parents on how to help their kids following the pandemic. Your backyard fire pit could be smoking out your neighbors and causing them health problems.

An organization in Portland is helping a growing number of under-represented entrepreneurs get their businesses started. The Portland Water Bureau adds a facility to help reduce lead in the water of some homes. The Portland Old Down Community Association is struggling to improve safety and attracted businesses and their customers to the area.

The Oregon Humane Society's Doggie Dash is back after being virtual for two years during the pandemic. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden explains his plan to make sure billionaires can't avoid income taxes. Oregon Health Authority Deputy Health Officer Dr. Tom Jeanne updates the pandemic and and how dealing with the virus is changing.

There are ways to protect yourself from rising interest rates. An Oregon Congressman explains how marijuana decriminalization will help. Oregon search and rescue teams have tips on how to stay safe when exploring the state.

Pride Industries has been helping people with disabilities find work for 55 years. The former director of the National Institute of Mental Health discusses what changes are needed to help people with mental health issues. Gas prices are taking a bite bout of budgets, but there are ways to ease impact.

The Multnomah Dental Society is helping to organize a free health fair for kids. The City of Portland is expanding Portland Street Response to the entire city and seven days a week.

You can help Ukrainian refugees when they arrive in the U.S. by helping Community Warehouse. Oregon State University professors discuss where the pandemic is going next. Tigard City Councilor John Goodhouse discusses issues important to America's mid-sized cities.

The Oregon Legislature has extended funding for a project that uses motels and turns them into shelters for people who are homeless. Frederick Law Olmsted played a pivotal role in developing the Portland parks system. Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty explains how a pilot project that uses traffic calming items has helped reduce gun violence.

Falls put 800,000 people into the hospital every year, and for elderly people they can often be prevented. Plus, Oregon's law banning real estate love letters is stopped by a judge.