Author: Chris McGinness (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — Blinkers, or turn signals, alert other drivers and pedestrians of your intentions, giving them the chance to react. Drivers are required to use them anytime they leave the lane they’re in. The problem? ...
Author: Bryant Clerkley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Drivers should expect the busiest roads since before the pandemic when traveling this Thanksgiving, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Don Hamilton with ODOT said that Thanksgiving is one of the ...
SALEM, Ore. – Starting November 1, Oregon and California drivers will be able to install studded tires on their vehicles. The Oregon Department of Transportation said that even though studded tires are allowed through March 31, the metal studs cause ...
(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 ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Travel spending in Oregon dropped dramatically in 2020 new data shows. According to the Oregon Tourism Commission, Oregon saw a 48.5% decrease in direct travel spending. In Jackson County alone there was a 42% decrease in spending from ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Inflation is making travel more expensive for everyone, but that doesn’t mean Oregonians have to skip a summer getaway. Although a “staycation” may be the most convenient and least expensive option this summer, ...
(NBC) Monday morning, millions of Americans are getting ready to fly home after the holiday weekend. But some never even made it to their destinations in the first place after thousands of flight were canceled or delayed. More than 3,000 ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration announced Friday that it’s ending a requirement for airplane travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S. White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz said that the U.S. would “end COVID-19 testing ...
(NBC) Monday morning, frustrated fliers are trying to get back home after thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations put a damper on the holiday weekend. Bad weather and staffing issues are to blame for the chaos, according to ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Drivers on the Interstate 5 corridor between Ashland and the California border should expect delays this holiday weekend. This is because of construction on the Siskiyou Summit. I-5 will be down to single-lane traffic in both directions for several ...