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The foothills of Oregon’s Northern Blue Mountains, Southern Blue Mountains, North Central Oregon, and Central Oregon were all under the advisory. “The possibility of winds exceeding 45 mph has diminished, but highs of 30 mph will continue for the rest of the afternoon,” the National Weather Service said. Note: Every piece of content is rigorously … Read more
Strong winds produced a sequence of outages that left around 6,500 customers without power in Salem and the Portland metro area early Thursday afternoon. As of 1:40 p.m. Thursday, almost 6,440 people were without power, down from over 27,000 on Thursday morning. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported several fallen trees as a result of … Read more
UPDATED: Strong winds have been blowing through the area, bringing trees and limbs down on power lines, so if you wake up Thursday morning to a dark house, it’s probably because of this. For a large portion of the Willamette Valley, including Portland and Vancouver, the National Weather Service has issued a wind alert. The … Read more
Author Arthur Conan Doyle’s crime-solving characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, have spawned a variety of versions, ranging from television shows to motion pictures. However, Fogtown, which was produced in Portland, gives the pair a unique twist by portraying them as puppets. Austin Hillebrecht and Sean Parker were the creators and directors of Fogtown, which … Read more
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, which will be in force until Friday at 7 p.m. “Over 4500 feet, wet snow.” According to the weather service, snow accumulations of 5 to 9 inches are likely. “A period of rain … Read more
The Oregon Department of Agriculture reports that a house cat in Washington County died after consuming raw frozen pet food from Northwest Naturals and catching avian flu. On Christmas Eve, the state sent out a notice on the voluntary recall of Northwest Naturals’ two-pound feline turkey recipe by Portland-based Morasch Meats. The agricultural agency is … Read more
The National Weather Service issued a new winter weather advisory for Oregon’s Northern Blue Mountains on Thursday at 1:35 p.m., which is in effect from Friday at 1 a.m. to Saturday at 4 a.m. “Wet snow is expected above 4500 feet,” the weather agency said. Snow accumulations range from 6 to 12 inches overall. “Periods … Read more
The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory for Ochoco-John Day Highlands at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday. The advisory is in effect from Friday at 1 a.m. to Saturday at 4 a.m. “Wet snow expected above 4500 feet,” the weather agency warns. Snow accumulations range from 3 to 6 inches overall. The weather … Read more
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County at 12:46 p.m. on Thursday. The advisory was in force until 4 a.m. on Friday. “Snow. Snow accumulations are from 3 to 8 inches overall, with greater totals of 8 to 14 inches over 5000 feet. … Read more
The Portland Trail Blazers announced Thursday that coach Chauncey Billups will miss the next two games to spend time with his family after his grandmother passed away. Ninety was Mattie Billups’ age. When Billups gave his Hall of Fame induction speech in October, he acknowledged his grandma. He gave her remarks credit for motivating him … Read more