Author: Kale Williams PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With temperatures expected to reach above 100 degrees for the second straight day on Monday, electric utilities called on their customers to help conserve power to avoid outages. Demand for electricity is expected to spike ...
Author: Thomas Shults (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A summer heat wave two years ago was unlike anything many Oregon residents had ever seen. Temperatures reached 116 degrees, with nearly 100 people dying over three days of record-breaking heat. Now ...
Author: Maggie Vespa (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Months after a record-setting heat wave killed close to 100 Oregonians, lawmakers in Salem are taking up a pair of bills aimed at guaranteeing access to air conditioning. House Bill 4058 would ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — A local school has been having issues with their air conditioning but is bringing in reinforcements. The Ashland School District says Walker Elementary has spotty to little air conditioning. It says many of the buildings are historic ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Another day of scorching hot temperatures has some residents feeling the heat. “I left the house thinking oh, it’s gonna be nice and cool when I get back,” said Ashland resident Sam Whitridge. “I got home and ...
Grants Pass, Ore., — “We absolutely would love to have new h-vac units in every one of our schools.” Five schools in the Grants Pass School District don’t have air conditioning. With temperatures rising in to the high 90’s, the ...
Porterville, Calif. (KSEE) — California’s Tulare County District Attorney has found no criminal activity was committed by a Porterville Police Officer whose K9 was found dead after it had been left in the back of a hot car for over ...
Medford, Ore., — Another round of high temperatures is taking its toll on those who just can’t seem to cool off. While many of us are doing what we can, cooling off for some is not an easy task. Stores ...