Rosemarie Stein

6 days ago | oregonlive.com | Rosemarie Stein

Late-night drivers will see detours through the Portland downtown area beginning late Sunday night as the Oregon Department of Transportation conducts biennial bridge inspections on the Marquam. Southbound drivers on Interstate 5 will be detoured onto Interstate 405 as all southbound lanes close from 10 p.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Monday, April 20-21. The full closures are scheduled for the same time each night through 5 a.m. Friday, April 24.

6 days ago | oregonlive.com | Rosemarie Stein

A serious crash has closed U.S. 26 in both directions about five miles west of Government Camp early Friday. The Oregon Department of Transportation provided few details, but said in a recent release that there was no local detour around the crash near milepost 48 that happened before 6:30 a.m.The crash is about 25 miles east of Sandy and the closure may last several hours. Travelers should expect long delays, or choose an alternate route including Interstate 84 to get around the closure.

6 days ago | oregonlive.com | Rosemarie Stein

Have you been enjoying all the warm, sunny weather? Soak it in on Friday because the weekend promises a series of damp weather systems that will lower daytime highs back down to average and bring chances of light showers, according to the National Weather Service. Portland gets one more sunny day Friday with a high temp reaching about 77 degrees. Current chances of temps warming to more than 75 in the metro area stand at 40-70%. The rest of the Willamette Valley has a 10-40% of mid-70s or greater.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Rosemarie Stein

It’s certainly been feeling like “spring” this week with mostly clear skies and temps warming into the 70s. Thursday will be no exception as the National Weather Service gives the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington a 50-80% chance of warming to more than 70 degrees. At the coast, temperatures will stay closer to the low-to-mid 60s. Portland will see sunny skies all day and a high of about 72 degrees with winds blowing to about 7 mph.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Rosemarie Stein

Dance takes center stage in this week’s event roundup with two family-friendly pre-professional student performances. There will also be a few classical music concerts, a spring tea event, and a tribute night to the band RUSH. The Jefferson Dancers For nearly 50 years The Jefferson Dancers have embodied the excellence of the nationally renowned dance department at Jefferson High School.