Alex Jensen
Digital Content Producer at KGW-TV (Portland, OR)
Digital Content Producer for KGW
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Alex Jensen |Stephanie Domurat
PORTLAND, Ore. — What happens when a city's restaurant scene reaches the pinnacle of culinary recognition — yet the chefs behind the accolades can barely keep their doors open? Portland's food scene is experiencing a golden moment. The city that once parodied on "Portlandia" for obsessing over farm-to-table dining is now earning serious national respect.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Alex Jensen
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for an approximately 470-acre wildfire burning in southern Oregon. The Upper Applegate Fire was first reported on Wednesday in Applegate, an unincorporated community in Jackson County. The fire quickly grew to around 350 acres that same day. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuations were issued for several parts in the area.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Alex Jensen
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland WNBA team could soon be getting a name. Based on trademark applications filed Wednesday, the Women's National Basketball Association is potentially looking to reprise the "Portland Fire" as the league's 15th team. Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report first shared the news on social media Thursday morning that the expansion team appears to be returning to the name the Portland WNBA franchise used from 2000 to 2002.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Alex Jensen
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland WNBA could soon be getting a name. Based on trademark applications filed Wednesday, the Women's National Basketball Association is potentially looking to reprise the "Portland Fire" as the league's 15th team. Sean Highkin first reported the news on social media Thursday morning that the expansion team appears to be returning to the name the Portland WNBA franchise used from 2000 to 2002.
Man arrested outside Portland ICE facility, accused of pointing 'powerful' laser at federal officers
1 week ago |
kgw.com | Alex Jensen
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was arrested for pointing a "powerful laser" at federal officers Wednesday night outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland. Surveillance image shows the man, 22, wearing a ballistic vest and gas mask, shining a green laser. This occurred around 8:24 p.m., and police took him into custody about three hours later without incident, Portland police said.
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The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is coming back to Portland sooner than expected. @KGWNews https://t.co/96cgiX4uE8
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