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West Linn drowning victim left life jacket on dock, first responders say
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a man “flailing” in the water near the dock and boat ramp in Willamette Park.
2 Klamath Falls teenagers murdered, officials say; 20-year-old man arrested
A man has been indicted in their killings.
Some school summer programming paused in Portland area due to lack of air conditioning
Summer school is out — at least at non-air conditioned buildings at Portland Public Schools, until the current heat wave breaks.
Here’s how much every Clackamas County employee got paid last year
Department heads, medical directors, physicians and law enforcement officers were the highest earners.
Cooling centers in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties run Sunday
A variety of options exist for people seeking relief from the extended heat.
Broken Records: Mayoral emails, collision reports, body-cam footage -- Public records tell a wide range of tales
Here are a few of the other stories InvestigateWest stumbled across while testing the Pacific Northwest’s records’ systems.
Records fall as temperatures reach new highs in July 2024 heat wave
Several new high temperature records were set Friday and more are expected to fall in the coming days.
Broken Records: Citizens face growing obstacles to public records — and NW legislators are making them worse
We asked for government records from 15 Northwest cities, and Spokane was the slowest to provide them
Operator of unregistered Oregon farm labor camp ordered to pay worker more than $100,000
The Northwest Workers’ Justice Project represented the worker in court.
Are you in the boundaries of just-released hazardous heat map for Sunday?
Government agencies are asking Oregonians to prepare for the unusually high temperatures.
Military jets to conduct flyovers for July 4: schedule for western, southern Oregon
From 10 a.m. over Klamath Falls to 11:35 a.m. over The Dalles, fighter jets from two Oregon bases will fly over festivities.
Why does Oregon have 3 different minimum wages?
It all has to do with cost of living.