Ashley Koch
Television News Producer, The Story at KGW-TV (Portland, OR)
Emmy-winning producer @TheStoryKGW and @KGWStraightTalk @KGWNews Lover of adventures and good stories Story ideas: [email protected] She/her
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Ashley Koch
SALEM, Ore. — Lawmakers have managed to make it through four months of the session without anyone walking out to try and stall voting on a bill they don't like, but one had some lawmakers thinking about it: Senate Bill 243. "I've received emails from both sides. The vast majority of the emails I received told me to walk out, don't let this bill be heard," said Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Ashley Koch
WALDPORT, Ore. — In a closed executive session Tuesday, the city council of Waldport unanimously voted to permanently reinstate mayor Heide Lambert to office, less than two months after they unanimously voted her out of office. In April, Lambert was accused of violating the city charter in a conflict with city staff over complaint letters sent to City Hall.
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2 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Ashley Koch
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Though Multnomah County leaders said they're meeting their goals under the Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) to get people into shelter and housing, more people are becoming homeless every month than they're able to help. In a meeting Friday, Ryan Deibert, deputy director of the Homelessness Response System, broke down the county's quarterly report.
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2 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Ashley Koch |Jamie Parfitt
PORTLAND, Ore. — By Wednesday evening, Portland City Council was many hours deep into a marathon meeting set to stretch from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — their first official chance to debate and amend Mayor Keith Wilson's budget proposal. Wilson submitted his $8 billion budget proposal earlier this month. He wants to provide more funding for public safety, homelessness and city cleanup, while eliminating some city staff positions and slashing park maintenance.
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4 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Ashley Koch
WALDPORT, Ore. — The mayor of Waldport has been temporarily reinstated while the legal case plays out against the decision to vote her out of office. Heide Lambert was removed from office in April after she was accused of ordering city staff to send complaint letters against city manager Dann Cutter directly to her.
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The other day we went to watch the swifts at Chapman, the way we have almost every September for 10 years. This time, there were... no birds. A small handful flew into the chimney and that was it. So I set out to find out where the birds went:
Vaux's swifts seem to be shunning the Chapman Elementary chimney this year https://t.co/rpDZtmTbd6
RT @ShawnReynolds_: Behind every person who works in tv news is an annoyed family member who refuses to watch news with them
Other parents: "What a great spot for a picnic!" Me: "Yeah but three people drowned here."
Many things suck about being a journalist, including being the most depressing person in many conversations. Meeting someone at a party: Q: What do you cover? A: culture wars, abortion Taking the kid on a college visit: Q: Have you been to Charlottesville before? A: Yes.
