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Red light for everyone is now default at one Portland intersection
The City of Portland is testing a new traffic signal technology that makes red lights the default. (Don’t worry, it’s only during late night and early morning hours.) Last month, the Portland Bureau of Transportation flipped the switch on their first intersection with “rest on red” signal timing. Traffic signals on SE Powell Boulevard at 28th Avenue now display red lights in all directions during late night and early morning hours (10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays or 7 a.m. on weekends) when no drivers are approaching. Previously, this intersection displayed green lights during late-night hours.
Things to do around Portland for Juneteenth
PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate and reflect on Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The name stems from combining the words, nineteenth and June together.
Minimum wage set to rise July 1 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's minimum wage is set to rise on July 1, following the automatic annual schedule put in place by the state legislature in 2016. The increase for 2024 is 50 cents statewide, although the state will continue to have three separate minimum wages: a standard wage, a higher wage for the Portland metro area and a lower wage for non-urban counties.
City of Portland forecloses on Gordon’s Fireplace building, other ‘nuisance’ properties
The Portland City Council unanimously foreclosed upon four blighted properties on June 12, including Gordon’s Fireplace Shop, the graffiti-covered eyesore that has sat vacant along I-84 since 2016.
Multnomah County should pay for tent sweeps in Portland, powerful lawyer argues
The powerful lawyer behind a legal settlement last year that forced Portland to clear more tents from city sidewalks is pressuring the City Council to stick Multnomah County with the bill for encampment sweeps. Attorney John DiLorenzo, in public testimony Wednesday, said the county’s continued funding of tents and tarps...
First-of-its-kind program helps parents bond with newborn babies sooner at OHSU
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - OHSU has a new program in their neonatal intensive care unit that helps parents hold and bond with their NICU baby sooner. It’s been in the works for over a year and is the first of its kind in Oregon. In January, Stephanie Dewes went...
9 p.m. sunsets starting in Portland metro
PORTLAND, Ore. — The longest days of the year are about to hit the Portland metro with 9 p.m. sunsets. The sun will set at 9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 12 until around July 8 when it will begin dipping earlier. The official longest day of the year in Portland will be summer solstice on June 20, when the sun will rise at 5:21 a.m. and set at 9:03 p.m., bringing 15.5 hours of daylight.
Portland will receive more than 100 airlifted shelter cats
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, more than 100 shelter cats will be airlifted to Portland, Oregon to be adopted into their forever homes. This event is made possible by organizations including Greater Good Charities, Petfinder.com powered by Purina and The Animal Rescue Site. Greater Good Charities works to responsibly...
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