Local Voices

Portland Parks and Rec has a great program for kids that gives them fun things to do along with a lunch.  The Sunshine Division will soon have a permanent headquaters and warehouse.  The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute receives a $2 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight.

The Oregon State Fair will be a foody's delight this year.  Fire danger remains high in Oregon and the Oregon Department of Forestry has new air attack resources.  Oregon's Governor marked the signing of four bills to improve behavioral health in the state.

Oregon's mattress recycling program is growing.  Small watercraft in Oregon need a new permit next year.  PGE opens its network of wildfire monitoring cameras.  Rates are going up at Oregon State Parks.  Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signs several bills to increase housing affordability.

Oregon's 988 service is available to everyone in the state with mental health concerns.  Oregon's Student Loan Ombuds is ready to help guide students through complex issues of student loans.  Are you aware of the gold bar scam and how people are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars to it?  Oregon State Parks needs your advice on its future.

The Oregon Historical Society is helping to prepare for the American 250 celebration next year.  The Portland Fire officially unveiled the team's name and logo.  Can you identify an emerald ash borer?  OSU's Food Preservation Hotline is ready to help you safely save your food.

Community Warehouse is helping people in the Portland area who need help with basic home furnishings.  Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is expanding its book collections with bilingual selections.  Oregon OSHA is helping businesses keep employees safe in the heat.  Protecting your house or apartment from wildfire.

Hot sun, fireworks, swimming and other summer activities can put kids at risk, but there are steps you can take to keep your kids safe.  If you're moving, find out how you can protect yourself from an unscrupulous moving company.  Paddleboarders need special precautions.  The Oregon Recycling Modernization Act is taking effect and will change recycling in the state.  A Portland contractor has started a trade school to teach building skills.  OHA's Rethink the Drink campaign wants you think twice about how much alcohol you drink.

The Salvation Army's Camp Kuratli at Trestle Glen is giving children an opportunity to experience summer camp.  The ODFW is working to keep invasive mussels out of Oregon waters.  OHSU has selected a new CEO and President.

Toyota dealers are working together in a massive effort to collect food for local food banks.  Multnomah County health has heat warnings as summer weather begins to arrive.  It's wildfire season, is your home insured?  Elder abuse, especially financial, fraud is a growing problem and there are ways to help.

The Red Cross is focusing on sickle cell in their annual Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive.  PEMCO insurance asked drivers why they speed.  A bill is moving through the Oregon Legislature that would require schools to consider climate science and sustainability when reviewing educational materials.  Governor Tina Kotek discusses wildfire funding and the contempt order against the Oregon State Hospital.