After a two-week battle with the deadly wildfires burning in the greater Los Angeles area, Oregon’s firefighters are returning home.
Portland’s air quality is currently comparable to Los Angeles, despite the ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
Greathouse founded Safe Indoor Air For Oregon Schools, a parent group that advocates for better ventilation in PPS classrooms and analyzes district air quality data, in 2022. The group advocated for the district to request more purifiers from OHA. But after the donation, Greathouse says, the district complicated its distribution process.
California's explosive and destructive wildfires are teaching Oregon how to respond to a similar event happening in the Pacific Northwest.
KATU News has been made aware of a post on a social media site claiming that the 60 fire engines from Oregon would not be allowed in California.
As catastrophic fires continue to rage in Southern California, destroying homes and prompting evacuation orders, animal shelters in the area are struggling with a wave of new arrivals, forcing many of them to seek help from sister shelters and rescues outside the region.
For a limited time, Pendleton Woolen Mills is donating all sales of its Wildland Heroes Blanket to Red Cross. People can also drop off supplies at The Sports Bra.
Seaside Fire & Rescue Operations Chief Dave Rankin said he’s been in Los Angeles a few times. But he had a hard time believing his eyes as he arrived to help battle the ongoing
Oregon firefighters deployed to help battle the Los Angeles area wildfires rescued an injured man Friday as they worked to put out hotspots in areas unreachable by fire trucks.
A Portland rabbi has spent the second week of January sharing stories of the heroism his family and friends have encountered across Los Angeles amid the heartbreaking wildfires.
In the wake of catastrophic fires in L.A., the Los Angeles Unified School District put out a call for more portable air purifiers. An unlikely district will answer: Portland Public Schools stands ready to donate a majority of its stock.
LOS ANGELES — The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced. Leading the way is Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, with 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar.