Local Voices

Papa Murphy's is asking customer to help Our Giving Table support foster children and kids in need.  The Red Cross has tips on preparing for wildfire season.  Oregon's Senior Loneliness Line is ready with companionship for older Oregonians.

Grow to Donate is helping food banks with leftover produce from gardens.  Planning to dig? Plan to call 811.  The Oregon DMV is making it easier to file crash reports.  TripCheck turns 25.  Oregon legislators look for ways to keep homeowners insurance in high fire risk areas.

This is the 45th anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption which is a good time to prepare for another eruption and any disaster.  Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is celebrating a major milestone in Oregon.

Utilities are taking steps to prevent wildfires during the summer and there are several things you can do.  Don't fall for the Toll Text Scam.  Addressing maternal health disparities.

Pacific Office Automation is offering a free community safety event this week where you can learn more about youth substance abuse and fentanyl awareness.  IRL Social Skills is helping people with Autism and their families.  ODOT's High School to Highways program offers on-the-job training for high school graduates.

The Oregon Humane Society needs you to sign up for Doggie Dash to help them raise money to care for animals.  Portland's Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Portland's Sister City Guadalajara.  April is Alcohol Awareness Month and it's time to Rethink the Drink.

AntFarm Youth Services helps to build communities and support young people.  A Kaiser Permanente Northwest pediatrician has advice for parents with young kids who have allergies.  Oregon is losing BRIC grants and it will hurt disaster preparedness.  There's bipartisan support in the Oregon Legislature for a bill to ban cell phones in schools.

Parkinson's Resources of Oregon is supporting people with Parkinson's Disease, their families and caregivers.  The REAL ID deadline is approaching.  Oregon DEQ investigates a cyberattack.  This is Distracted Driver Awareness Month.  A bill in the Oregon Legislature would make it illegal to impersonate a union respresentative.

SOLVE's annual Spring Clean up is almost here, it's time to register.  This is Food Waste Prevention Week, and it can save you a lot of money.  The Oregon Legislature considers a bill to prohibit discrimination as a reason to ban a book from a school.  Auto thefts in Oregon drop 30%.

A bill in the Oregon Legislature would improve the Emergency Medical System.  Empty nesters need help and can help their children who are leaving.  Banning the use of cell phones in schools.  Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Portland.

The Red Cross Cascades Region continues to be busy helping survivors of disasters.  Abby's Closet is available to help students during prom season.  A new survey finds why people in the Northwest are buying EVs.  The REAL ID deadline is approaching, do you need one?  This is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and doctors want you to know it's one of the most preventable cancers.

A proposed change to Oregon's sex offender registry program is drawing criticism.  OHSU research finds a connection between dense breast tissue and an increase risk of break cancer.  The Oregon Construction Contractors Board is ready to help you find a contactor for your project.  Beward of the DMV text message scam.

Multnomah County's drug deflection program is showing results.  The ALS Northwest 50/50 challenge is working to raise funds for patients, families and research.  OSU's Big Fish Lab wants you to put a shark on your car.

Many Oregonians are living paycheck-to-paycheck.  The Oregon Legislature considers a bill for reparations to African Americans in the state.  Clackamas Community College's president plans a 1,500 mile run to bring attention to the needs of students.  Oregon's Unclaimed Property Fund could have some of your money.

ALS Northwest is working to help ALS patietns, caregivers and researchers.  Democratic leadership in the Oregon Legislature has asked two Republicans to review ODOT's budget.

The best kind of recycling is reuse, and that's what SCRAP Creative Reuse does.  How you can make your community Firewise.  The future of Oregon's EV charging stations

Fishing and hunting play key roles in the environment of the Northwest.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show to talk about Oregon's variety  of fishing and hunting.  Hear from Bryan Knudsen, co-founder of Next Adventure Outdoor Gear and Apparel, and their wide variety of kayaks.  Jarod Higginbotham discusses Yakima Bait and how they got thei...

The CEO of the Oregon Food Bank details hunger in Oregon.  How to get the Earned Income Tax Credit.  OHA updates the Oregon Health Plan and the Marketplace.  Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown and former State Senator Tim Knopp remember the late Senate President Pete Courtney.

Portland General Electric and the Oregon Clean Fuels Program have created a website called Oregoin Electric to answer your questions about owning an electric vehicle.  Radon is a colorless and ordorless gas that could be in your home, but there's a way to detect it.  The deadline to get REAL ID is only a few months away, and you don't want to wait. Another cat in Oregon got bird flu, there are pre...

Taking Ownership PDX is working to stop gentrification in Portland.  Red Cross volunteers are helping survivors of the southern California wildfires.  Oregon has a new Wildfire Hazards Map.  OSU research finds connections between climate change and wildfires.

Oregon Republican U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz details some of what President-elect Trump's spending bill could mean for Oregon.  A Right to Repair law is now in effect in Oregon.  Flu season in Oregon is reaching its peak.

Portland has a new form of government.  Learn how it works.  Multnomah County released a report that shows homeless deaths are up significantly.  Portland used ranked choice voting for the first time in 2024 and elections officials want to know how it can work better.

Legislation in Congress to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands made surprising progress before Congress ended the 2024 session.  Oregon's threat tipline Safe Oregon is receiving an increasing number of tips.  The Oregon Department of Revenue has tips to help you get ready for tax season.

Oregon Health Authority sets a goal to eliminate health inequities by 2030.  Changes at PDX. The Red Cross helps reduce holiday fire risks.  How to avoid flu, COVID and RSV.

You can give back to people in need this holiday season through the Light the World Giving Machines.  Big changes are coming to the way Oregonians recycle.