Willamette Valley

Family members of Moises Sotelo Casas say he will be deported this week. He was detained by immigration officials in June.

With temperatures reaching the high 90s, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Willamette Valley.

Temperatures are warming up across Portland with forecasters saying conditions could reach the mid-90s beginning Sunday. Temperatures are expected to get even hotter next week.

Much of the landscape around Blue River remains charred from the Holiday Farm Fire five years that leveled the town. More than half of the 500 homes destroyed still need to be rebuilt, and so does the local economy.

Elisha Young worked at the Weekly from 2018 until late 2023, according to the publication’s website. She’s now accused of stealing money from the paper, and failing to pay some of its business partners.

In February, there were rumblings from the Trump administration about privatizing the post office or possibly moving the USPS under the Commerce Department.

Body camera footage showed the alleged victim contradicting his claim of self-defense. It wasn’t released for two years.

The three-county system has not yet considered specific possibilities for its next move after possibly acquiring Santiam Hospital. But CEO Doug Boysen says ‘all options are on the table’ for Samaritan given the challenging financial landscape.

A mix of rain and snow is expected to hit much of the Portland metro area as snow levels dip this weekend.

Oregon is facing a significant housing shortage, needing to construct about 29,500 additional homes annually, primarily in the Portland region and Willamette Valley.