KXL Everyday Hero Podcast
Saving Bunnies, One At A Time!
Rabbits are the third most popular pet in the United States and they...
Volunteers Needed to Drive Cancer Patients to the Doc
(Volunteer driver Janine, and Courtney Clark from the American Cancer Society) Hearing...
Vancouver Man’s Ashes Going into Space
23 year old Joshua Jensen will be going up in a rocket. It’s...
Portland Boy Stricken with Ultra Rare Disease
Raiden Pham was born in February 2020. He seemed normal for the first...
Portland 4th Grader All About Water Conservation
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hazel is a bright 4th grader at Alameda Elementary School...
Basketball Star Giving Back to NW Kids Through “DREAM” Project
TACOMA, Wash. — Corey Belser is the founder of DREAM. A non-profit serving...
She Doesn’t Want to Go Home Until She’s Helped
Those who work day after day with victims and survivors of sexual assaults...
Coach Nate Needs This Win
Coach Nate is facing a huge battle, not on the basketball court, but...
Saving Furry Friends: One Tail at a Time!
A group of volunteers from Portland are returning this week with a bunch...
Veterans Help with Fire Recovery in Lincoln County
Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, has returned to Otis, Oregon...
Healing: One Paddle At A Time
26 ladies from the Portland and Vancouver areas are heading to New Zealand. ...
Coach Luna Teaches More Than Just Wrestling
Coach Scott Luna has been volunteering at Gresham’s Barlow High School and at...
Pet Baskets Help Encourage Adoption
A Tigard high school student’s love of animals just may win her the...
VFW Honors Washougal Teacher
Listen here: Alice Yang never imagined she’d be teaching children as her career. ...
Incarcerated Students Get Hands-On Lessons About the Weather
Students who are incarcerated in Multnomah County are getting some real-life science skills...
Pairing At-Risk Teens and Veterans in the Artic
We know that military members who protect and serve often struggle when they...
Hero Vets Reconnect in Wilsonville!
Veteran’s Day is on November 11th and this story is about two Navy...
Portland Group Feeds Those Displaced by Nakia Creek Fire
The Nakia Creek Fire in Clark County has forced hundreds of people to...
Animal Blood Bank Saves Our Best Friends!
So imagine this: your best friend, of the four legged kind, gets hurt....
Behavior Problems? Head Out to the Farm!
There’s a non-profit just outside of Albany that believes in good old fashioned...
Tigard Business Owner Suffers Heart Attack But Friends Help Save His Life
TIGARD, Ore. — Longtime Tigard businessman Mark Houston is likely alive today thanks...
It’s All About the Beagles in Oregon and Washington!
By now you’ve likely seen the pictures of the cute pictures of the...
2022 Local Educators of the Year Get Free Rent for a Year!
3 local teachers have been selected as 2022 Educators of the Year. OnPoint...
Former Mayor Hangs Up the Tool Belt
Former Forest Grove Mayor Richard Kidd is hanging up the tool belt, reluctantly. ...
5 Staff Members Save Student at La Center High School!
Shortly after 8 AM on May 26, 2022, a 15-year-old student at La...
Take a Deep Breath, a KXL EVERYDAY HERO is Here to Help
If you’ve ever had to go to the emergency room you’ve seen how...
The Sound of Music Reaches Across Oregon
Over the years school districts have had to cut back on music programs...
Improving Mental Health, One Dog at a Time
Probie the Firedog has a mission: to help the fire fighters who dedicate...
Take a Soldier Fishing Day: Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed for an event honoring those who have served and protected....
Volunteers Make a Difference in Tualatin
Volunteers can really make a community! The city of Tualatin is...
LISTEN: Lane County Building Official Builds House for Wounded Iraq War Veteran
Cresswell, OR — We first told you about Iraq War hero Jayson Southmayd...
LISTEN: Dave Adelhart talks about being Commissioner for USA Softball of Oregon
GLADSTONE, Ore. — Dave Adelhart has been around the game of softball for...
KXL Everyday Hero: Busy Teen Volunteers at Hospital
Most people will agree that it’s nice to highlight uplifting stories about local...
Oregon’s Kid Governor Wants to Solve Problems
Emerie Martin is 11 years old. She goes to Pleasant Hill Elementary school,...
Two Woodland Teachers Go Above and Beyond for Students
Two teachers at Woodland Public Schools alternative TEAM High School have qualified to...
Nurse Faces COVID, and Wildfires to Help Others
Nurses are rethinking their career choices all across the country. The stress and...
8 Year Old Helps Home-bound Seniors
Older people who are home-bound could always use a hot meal or a...
Park Dedicated to Oregon Pearl Harbor Survivor
Ed Johann is a survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
Northwesteners by the Thousands Help Children Around the Globe
Thousands of people in the Pacific Northwest have teamed up to help children...
“Do Unto Others” is the Motto Of Ridgefield H.S Students
The old saying “Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Onto...
Community Policing at it’s Finest
Police officers face danger pretty much every day they’re on the job. They...
From Volunteering to a Career of Helping Others
Turning a passion for volunteering into a career. It happens to some people,...
3 Decades of Saving Lives
He’s spent over three decades saving lives. Mike Moffitt of Aurora clocked in...
Formerly Homeless Vet Now Helps Others
While we’re remembering those who have served in our military, it’s a good...
Food Pantries on the “Down-low”.
Schools across the Northwest work hard to make sure all of their students...
Portland Musicians Band Together for Suicide Prevention
This week’s KXL EVERYDAY HERO focuses on some local blues musicians who have...
Protecting Kids: 40 thousand at a Time
Rick Puente is the director and Chief of Police at the Beaverton School...
Saving Lives One Day at a Time
Kasey Edwards Snider works with people going through crisis every day. She is...
Everyday Hero Helps Families of Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Our KXL Everyday Hero is someone who’s spent the last three decades working...
LISTEN: KXL Everyday Hero Tumblewheel Studios Making Art Mobile
(Photo credits: Brett Reckamp from Art in the Pearl) SCAPPOSE, Ore. — Tumblewheel...
Leaving Cancer Behind for a Day
Nearly 4000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Oregon this year,...
LISTEN: KXL Everyday Hero – Salem Denny’s Restaurant Supporting Community
SALEM, Ore. — The General Manger of the Denny’s Restaurant on Market St....