Chris McGinness
KGW News
Portland, OR, United States
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The Hand Up Project, a Portland nonprofit that helps the LGBTQ community with food assistance, seeks support
The Hand Up Project focuses on the LGBTQ community, whose need of food assistance is double that of other groups. → Read More
In the race to store renewable energy, a Washington lab is inching closer
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a pioneer in renewable energy storage research. A new aluminum salt battery shows promise to be scaled up by industry. → Read More
Portland applies for federal grant to ease freight train crossing delays in southeast
Freight trains are getting longer, and Southeast Portland drivers often have no escape options when a crossing is blocked. PBOT hopes federal grant money can help. → Read More
Portland sportswear company makes sustainable clothing
Showers Pass produces high-quality sportswear from recycled materials. → Read More
Triple-A's mobile charging service helps stranded electric vehicle drivers
Run out of charge on the road? Triple-A can help, and the process is going greener quickly. → Read More
Oregon State chemist hopes to revolutionize how we make batteries
Oregon State University was the recipient of a $3 million grant for anion battery research. The raw materials to make anion batteries are more sustainable. → Read More
Many American drivers fail to properly use turn signals, study shows
One of the only comprehensive studies conducted on turn signal usage found that most American drivers don't use their blinkers. → Read More
TriMet warns of MAX service disruption in Hillsboro Nov. 12-19
Blue Line service will be interrupted for eight days as the Better Red project goes into high gear in Hillsboro. Riders will use shuttles between six MAX stations. → Read More
Ridwell adds campaign yard signs to growing list of recyclables
The subscription-based recycling service, which started in Seattle in 2018, now operates in six states with 75,000 customers, including 20,000 in the Portland area. → Read More
Earn a CDL in 4 weeks, for free, at Chemeketa Community College in Salem
A state grant is paying for at least 30 students to pass the Chemeketa's CDL program, with the promise of a family wage job immediately upon completion. → Read More
Native salmon population on the rise in Sandy River Basin
The native salmon population has more than tripled in the Sandy Basin, thanks to a decade of restoration by The Freshwater Trust. → Read More
Oregon wants to boost number of electric vehicles on roads
Both the state and the federal government have a number of cost-saving programs to try to entice people to go electric. → Read More
How to make sure wildfire smoke stays outside
Building scientists who studied air quality in Portland during the 2020 wildfires offer tips to help keep indoor air clean and safe when faced with smoke outside. → Read More
Scientists engineer a greener air conditioner for warming Northwest summers
A Washington lab has engineered a technology called "sorbent cooling" that removes the biggest energy hog from central air conditioners: the compressor. → Read More
How to get paid to plant and care for your trees while helping the environment
Cascadia Carbon connects the trees in people's yards to the lucrative carbon offset market while fighting climate change. → Read More
ODOT activates bilingual rapid flash pedestrian beacon in Cornelius
About 50 beacons are in use across the region. The new beacon on TV-Highway is one of the first to address pedestrians in both English and Spanish. → Read More
Atmospheric river will bring more heavy rain to Portland
Despite drier skies in the past few days, and incoming atmospheric river means this year's festival will likely be bookended by rain on both weekends. → Read More
Here's how the Rose Festival's Starlight Run and parade will impact traffic
The run starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the parade around 7:30. Drivers in downtown Portland can expect some road and ramp closures. → Read More
ODOT expands electric vehicle charging statewide
Oregon wants 90% of new vehicle sales to be zero emission vehicles by 2035. An increase in electric vehicle charging stations is coming to seven corridors statewide. → Read More
Many Oregon drivers with expired tags
A viewer wrote online claiming many Oregonians are driving with expired tags. → Read More