Tag: Oregon
Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out
The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several...
Not guilty plea entered for police officer in assault case
PORTLAND, Ore. — An attorney for a Portland police officer has entered a not guilty plea on the officer’s behalf to a fourth-degree assault...
Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states
LOS ANGELES — Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in...
Oregon heat wave victims older, lived alone, had no AC
PORTLAND, Ore. — Most people who perished in last month’s record-smashing heat wave in Oregon’s most populous county were white, male, older and socially...
Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
TURNER, Ore. — The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields...
Washington state is latest to pass heat rules for workers
SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state on Friday became the second state in the Pacific Northwest in as many days to announce emergency rules that...
Behind the numbers: Heat wave victim was WA Capitol regular
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Among the hundreds of people who died from heat-related issues during the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave last week, one man...
Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to...
Death toll from record-breaking heat wave hits 116 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s death toll from last weekend’s record-smashing Pacific Northwest heat wave has risen to 116.
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Death toll from record-breaking heat wave hits 116 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s death toll from last weekend’s record-smashing Pacific Northwest heat wave has risen to 116.
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