LOS ANGELES - Dangerous heat wave and drought continue to impact the western United States, placing much of the region under extreme drought conditions and in jeopardy of breaking more records. More ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s no stranger to summer temperatures, but the heat dome that grew over the Pacific Northwest in June of 2021 quickly became deadly. Triple-digit heat kept a tight grip ...

From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a heavy toll on trees as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a deadly, record-breaking heat wave blanketed the Pacific Northwest in 2021, researchers at Portland State University have found anomalies when it comes to the ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Vines, lead health officer of the Portland metropolitan area, about lessons learned from the deadly 2021 Portland heat wave as a sweltering summer awaits. As ...

Extreme heat is suspected in at least seven deaths in Oregon as the Pacific Northwest continues to bake in a prolonged heat wave, which has exceeded triple digits in many parts of the region. The ...