Portland’s air quality is currently comparable to Los Angeles, despite the ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters making up the Multnomah County strike teams returned home on Saturday morning. Crews arrived back in Portland just after 10 a.m. Oregon made history with its largest out-of-state firefighting deployment, showcasing the state's dedication to aiding others during crises, officials said Saturday.
Portland Fire & Rescue fire inspector Christine Pezzulo was riding in a convoy of five fire engines and a task support vehicle as firefighters pulled into the sprawling parking lot of a fire station on Saturday morning when she saw them: her wife and two kids.
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.
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.
Hitsujibungaku announced its first first U.S. tour, the Hitsujibungaku US West Coast Tour 2025, set to kick off April 10 in San Diego, California.
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More than 20 dogs and cats were flown to Portland from San Diego to help ease the burden of shelters in the Los Angeles area on Friday.
"It honestly looked like a warzone." Oregon firefighters reflect on the devastation they saw while working to contain the fires in Los Angeles.
Two people from Oregon were arrested for allegedly impersonating firefighters inside of the Palisades Fire Zone over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Stand-up comedian Ken Flores died on Tuesday at age 28. He was born in Chicago and moved to Aurora and then Los Angeles later in life.
Comedian Ken Flores died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner and a post on his Instagram page.