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As Wildfires Across Oregon Intensify, OHA Warns of Smoke Impacts (opens the original)
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After thousands of lightning strikes across the state over the past two days, the Oregon Department of Forestry on Friday reported 30 large active wildfires and more than 80 in total. Ten thousand-plus personnel have been deployed to the largest fires, according to the agency. More than 1,000 alone were fighting the Akawa Butte Fire in Central Oregon, which officials said was the highest priority fire for resource allocation in the nation. As of Friday, authorities said the blaze, ignited outsid
Metro Passes $26 Million in Parks Funding (opens the original)
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The Metro Council this week approved $26 million in public funds for 51 different parks and nature projects across the region. The projects are funded through the regional governmentâs parks and nature bond, passed by voters in 2019, and its parks and nature levy, renewed by voters in 2022. The $26 million in grants flow through five different funding programs. Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants distributed $3 million in funds, Large-Scale Community Visions allocated $8 million, N
Portland Suddenly Hits 100 Degrees as Officials Rush to Respond (opens the original)
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Portland temperatures abruptly hit 100 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, as Multnomah County officials opened a daytime cooling center in Bud Clark Commons and urged residents to seek relief from the conditions in public, air-conditioned spaces. Shortly after 5 pm today, the temperature at Portland International Airport was recorded at 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures could crest to 100 degrees again Wednesday, the National Weather Service says. The heat spike sur
Lyle Cherry Orchard Closes Indefinitely Following June Wildfire (opens the original)
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A wildfire season that had simmered across Oregon for weeks erupted suddenly last week after lightning strikes ignited more than 140 wildfires in a dry landscape. The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed an incident team to fires burning near Prineville and Sisters. âThis is the third and last ODF-staffed team the department has available,â the agency warned in a statement. âThe deployment is necessary due to the unusual early season âresistance to controlâ nature of these lightning-
Maryâs Club Dancers Object to âNo Parkingâ Signs (opens the original)
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Liv Osthus, a dancer at the oldest strip club in Portland, was driving to her job at Maryâs Club last week when she noticed newly placed street cleaning signs in her usual parking spot, between 4th and 5th avenues on West Burnside Street. But compared to the cityâs typical street cleaning signs, which usually restrict parking along blocks every few months or once a week, Osthus noticed that these signs seemed unusually restrictive. They blocked parking from 7 pm to 8 am seven days a week unt
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