Multnomah County may open cooling shelters Friday amid excess heat warning

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the Portland area stares down the prospect of entering triple digits this weekend, local government officials said they are putting plans in place to prepare for the worst.

KOIN 6 News spoke with Multnomah County Health officials on Monday, who at that time said they didn't anticipate opening cooling centers this week. However, with an updated forecast and an excessive heat warning in effect beginning Thursday from the National Weather Service for this weekend...