Clark County (WA) Fire District Seeks $15.2M to to Replace 60-Year-Old Station
Tyler Brown – The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Jul. 31—Clark County Fire District 10 is asking voters to approve a $15.2 million bond measure to replace the Amboy fire station. If the measure on Tuesday’s primary ballot passes, homeowners would pay 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value....
Portland Residents Face 100% Insurance Loss
There are two insurance questions about the wildfires near Portland. The first is whether people are insured now. The other is whether insurance companies will almost certainly leave because of losses.
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Portland metro, multiple Oregon counties
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - An air quality advisory has been issued for much of Oregon due to wildfire smoke. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued the advisory Monday for the Portland metro area, as well as Baker, eastern Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake
Mikiko Mochi Donuts Bridgeport Village Will Open This Summer
Recently, Mikiko Mochi Donuts teased a story about a possible new location for this popular gluten-free donut shop. I asked them what was going on, and that led to a conversation with Alex McGillivray, one of company’s founders, about the new Mikiko Mochi Donuts Bridgeport Village. Here is what I learned.
‘Coming soon’: Raising Cane’s to open new location in Gresham
With these new openings, Raising Cane's is inching closer to having 1,000 restaurants throughout the U.S.
Wildfires near Spokane destroy hundreds of structures, force residents to evacuate
Wildfires are devastating the community around Spokane, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate to shelter.
Portland to consider banning right turns at red lights in certain areas
Portland councilors are scheduled to discuss a new ordinance this Thursday that would authorize the implementation of "no right on red" restrictions at specific high-crash intersections to improve road safety.
Vacant Centennial Mills warehouse burns, at risk of total collapse in NW Portland
The building’s on Naito Parkway near the Fremont bridge.
Northwest wildfire smoke to hit Seattle, Portland with unhealthy air
Wildfires have burned for weeks in Oregon and Washington. Now winds will bring that smoke west of the Cascades to the heavily-populated Interstate 5 corridor.
DTNA to shutter Portland manufacturing plant at end of October
Daimler Truck North America will close Freightliner’s Swan Island plant in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 30, ending local truck manufacturing that began in 1947. The closure affects about 375 jobs, or 387 layoffs per a state notice, as production shifts to North Carolina and South Carolina. Union bargaining over...
