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Officials consider banning swimming at Oregon's Blue Pool as cliff jumping injuries rise

Blue Pool is an increasingly popular but dangerous swimming and cliff jumping spot tucked away in the Cascades. Amid rising injuries, state officials may close...

Meet Oregon's new wildfire map. Will it be the same as the old wildfire map?

The state and Oregon State University are making changes to the wildfire risk assessment map that made a splash last summer before being withdrawn. ...

Hazel Dell RV park residents face more than 50% rent hike: 'Sickened & saddened'

Renters are worried how they are going to come up with an extra $200, after new owners announced a rate hike. HAZEL DELL, Wash....

Dry, windy week jumpstarts wildfire season in Oregon

It's not even summer, and we're already seeing crews starting to fight wildfires in Oregon. There's also a burn ban in effect in Washington County....

Portland Fire and Rescue are going green, as they unveil its first electric fire engine

The truck is the city's first all electric fire engine and only the second "Pierce Volterra" on service in the country. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

Couple who lost everything in 2020 wildfires thankful for new home from nonprofit

The Echo Mountain Fire near Lincoln City tore through Scott and Barb Benedict's neighborhood, but now they have a new modular home right where the...

'I'm concerned for my kids': Mother of 2 worried after crossbow darts found in her yard

For the third time in a year, a Troutdale woman has found more crossbow bolts in her yard. She's been told there's nothing officials can...

12-story building getting cleaned up from graffiti in downtown Portland

A crew is going to be working on removing graffiti from the 12 story building over the next two days. PORTLAND, Oregon —...

Detroit, still building back after 2020 wildfires, open for business thanks to Detroit Lake's high water levels

Just a month ago, lake levels at Detroit Lake were so low, no boats could even float. Now thanks to snowmelt, the levels are allowing...

'I would do it all over again': Portland rescue crews reflect one year after saving two dozen people from fire

Firefighters reunited with the people they helped save from a large at a Southeast Portland adult care facility last year. PORTLAND, Ore. — One...

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