Government agencies are asking Oregonians to prepare for the unusually high temperatures.

Doctors suggest minimizing or avoiding alcohol and staying inside if you can.

As the heat wave descends, arm yourself with knowledge.

TriMet will offer free rides to the three Portland area cooling centers starting at 10 a.m. on Friday.

The Minnesota-based hospital system recently signed an agreement with Zipline, the world’s largest commercial drone delivery company, with the goal that medications could be delivered directly to patients’ doorsteps beginning in 2025.

The man told officers he was flying to Manchester, New Hampshire, and had several whiskey and colas before boarding the flight and then more of them during a layover in Chicago and after boarding there.

“Heat is an underrated killer,” says Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California, Los Angeles, referring both in the short term to heat waves like this one and to the broader trends of global warming.

From 10 a.m. over Klamath Falls to 11:35 a.m. over The Dalles, fighter jets from two Oregon bases will fly over festivities.

The hottest day is expected to be Sunday at 104 degrees.

The FBI’s data, collected from nearly 12,000 law enforcement agencies representing about 77% of the country’s population, suggests violent crime dropped by 15% compared with the first quarter of 2023.

It all has to do with cost of living.

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