This Healthcare with Heart features Sam, a Mercy Flights Paramedic. He shares how wildfire smoke can affect our drinking water. Watch to find out more. Sponsored by Mercy Flights ...
MEDFORD, Ore — Medford Water Commission says the Rogue River may fall into the category of water sources needing to be tested. However, the agency has yet to be notified by the Oregon Health Authority. Staff of the Medford Water ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Ashland’s water treatment plant has been around for 70 years. In that time it’s received a couple upgrades but workers say it’s current location could be a problem in the future. Now the city is considering whether to build ...
Gold Hill, Ore. – The City of Gold Hill said drinking water service has been interrupted for some users from 2nd Avenue to Riverside Avenue, between Tiffany Lane and Chavner Street. The city is advising residents not to consume public ...
Glendale, Ore. – The City of Glendale has experienced a water emergency after a water main break. City officials said the public drinking water service was temporarily shut down for repair. The city said the water has been restored, but ...
Ashland, Ore. — All faucets and drinking fountains are safe to drink from at Southern Oregon University. The school says they found two fountains in the Education/Psychology Building with higher levels of lead than acceptable. Now, the problem fixtures have ...
Medford, Ore. – Drinking water has been shut off at two Medford schools after tests showed elevated lead levels at a “majority” of water fixtures. The Medford School District said water fixtures that were tested at Jackson and Roosevelt Elementary ...
Portland, Ore. — The Portland Public School superintendent is retiring earlier than planned. Portland NBC affiliate KGW reports Carole Smith will retire in October instead of at the end of the upcoming school year. A national search is now underway. ...
(NBC News) — According to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, millions of Americans may be drinking water with toxic levels of lead. The report finds more than 5,300 water systems across the US in violation of ...