(CNN) The red-hot housing market in the US is cooling down a bit more. Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors reported home sales dropped in August for the seventh month in a row. Sales of existing homes were down 0.4% ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) WASHOUGAL, Wash. (KGW) — Several tenants at a Washougal, Washington apartment complex are facing a steep rent increase, leaving many scrambling for options. On Friday, residents at the Rockwood Terrace Apartments received a lease renewal offer ...
Author: KGW Staff, Chris McGinness PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon surpassed an electric vehicle (EV) milestone over the summer, with 50,000 registered electric vehicles on the road, according to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The state’s new goal is ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Railroad unions and companies reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike. The Biden administration announced the consensus Thursday morning. In a statement, President Biden said that the deal would guarantee better pay, improved working conditions, ...
SALEM, Ore. – For the first time since April 2020, Oregon saw its unemployment rate rise. The state’s unemployment rate went up to 3.7% in August from 3.5% in July. August saw the addition of 9,300 jobs. The largest growth ...
Author: Blair Best HILLSBORO, Ore. — A low-income tenant at an apartment building in Hillsboro says he’s facing a rent increase of more than $300 a month. He’s one of many at the Alma Gardens apartments who received a notice ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been tough for a lot of families this year, many of whom have struggled to absorb the costs of inflation at the grocery store and elsewhere. Now, with an impending nationwide ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden canceled $10,000 in federal student loans for millions of borrowers. The debt cancelation is a follow-through on his campaign promise to help ease the burden of student debt for people who earn less than ...
SALEM, Ore. – Several Southern Oregon organizations will benefit from cultural trust grant funds. This year, the Oregon Cultural Trust will distribute $3,422,748 to 138 arts, heritage and humanities organizations across the state. The following cultural organizations in Southern Oregon ...
(NBC) We’ve all heard travel horror stories this summer and it has many folks asking what we can do to avoid them. For starters, more people than ever are booking travel insurance. While travel may be roaring back, there are ...