How One Interior Designer Is Helping The Homeless With Her One Percent Project
Oregon's One Percent Project has home and housing businesses including a 1% line item on every invoice, funding state homeless charities.
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Healthcare Workers Stuck in Snowy Traffic With Expiring COVID Vaccines Go Car to Car Offering Them to Drivers
These Oregon healthcare workers were stuck in a snowstorm with expiring COVID-19 vaccines. So they doled them out to people in the jam.
Don't Worry, Birds Won't Become Dependent on You Feeding Them, Says Study
A new study has found that, contrary to belief, feeding birds won't make them dependent on human help.
Premature Baby Becomes a Prodigy at 3, Joining Mensa After They Run Out of Questions For the Toddler
Lawson Lundberg was born prematurely and barely spoke for two years before joining Mensa as a prodigy genius.
A Talking Crow Befriending a School Has a Foul-Mouth But is Still Beloved by Kids in Oregon
A talking crow, with a large, often foul vocabulary, lit up the town of Grant's Pass with its lively chatter, having escaped its home.
Portlanders Gather to Remember Iconic Street Performer Who Died
Portlanders are remembering a man who for five years played music, did magic tricks and smiled at cars from a sidewalk corner bordering the city's Hawthorne Bridge. Rain or shine, and always dressed in a white tuxedo and Mickey Mouse ears, Kirk Reeves could be seen entertaining passers by. The city came together for a memorial under the bridge Sunday and fans are raising money to place a marker on the spot where he performed daily.
Passserby Hero Catches Baby Dropped from Burning Building
A woman trapped inside a burning apartment trusted a stranger with her child's life Saturday morning when she dropped the infant from a second-story window and into the sure and steady hands of a man who happened to be there only because he'd been called into work early.
Mystery Philanthropist Hides $100 Bills All Over City
An anonymous philanthropist has triggered a wave of people paying it forward by leaving $55,000 hidden for strangers to find, one $100 bill at a time.
Literature Professor Bikes Straight to the Homeless, Offering a Weekly Street Library (WATCH)
A professor began a library on wheels to make sure people on society's fringes have access to literature and stimulating conversation—even chats about Chomsky.
Domino's Pizza Shop Follows Hunch, Sends Life-Saving Delivery
When a pizza parlor's staff didn't hear from a regular customer in almost two weeks, they stopped by to check up on the man - and ended up saving his life.
Intern Solves Dog's Paralysis Problem Moments Before He is Euthanized
After doctors couldn't find the cause of a collie's sudden paralysis, an intern found the problem minutes before the dog was scheduled to be put down.
These Anarchists Are Fixing Portland's Pothole Problem
Instead of waiting on the city government to fix their problems, these Portland, Oregon anarchists are taking matters into their own hands.
Muslim Groups Raise $500K for Victims of the Portland Attacks
Islamic groups came together this week to raise money for the three men who intervened when young Muslim women were being harassed.
Every Week Boy Packs 100 Bags w/ Food and Hope for the Homeless
When his local soup kitchen told him he was too young to volunteer, this fourth-grader started delivering 100 bagged lunches every week to the homeless.
Pet Me! Therapy Dog Refuses to Give Up on Hospice Patient
This golden retriever insisted on extra attention from a dying woman, as if to urge her to have one last enjoyable experience.
Search for Cat Litter Led Woman to Fateful Encounter With Stranger Who Adopted Her Beloved Persian
This woman never knew what happened to her beloved cat after she was forced to put it up for adoption. Years later, she fatefully met the woman who cared for the feline.
City is Using $300,000 in Marijuana Tax Revenue to Fund Safe Streets Program
The program has already put a huge dent in traffic violations and led to the construction of safer streets.
Deliveryman is So Kind, Community Gets Batmobile to Throw Him a Parade and Buys Him $54,000 Gift
Every day for the last 20 years, Todd Kirnan has worked for hours to make sure that the people and businesses of Gresham are happy.
Dad Builds Halloween Costumes Around Wheelchairs as a Nonprofit
Kids in wheelchairs can rejoice when they go trick-or-treating this year because this organization is building the coolest costumes for disabled children.
Accidental Encounter Results in Tiny U.S. Town Becoming 14th Ever Location for a World Peace Flame
An accidental encounter with a glass-enclosed monument in Wales on vacation leads to tiny Ashland, Oregon installing the 14th eternal World Peace Flame.
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