The Tillamook and Washington County lines at the Coast Range summit on Highway 6 on January 27, 2022. Photo: Chas Hundley Updated story here. Original story below. Two crashes were reported Thursday evening, with at least one of them resulting in the closure of the Wilson River Highway near the[Read More…]
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After year of deadly crashes, ODOT installs new safety signs on Highway 6
A series of 45 mph advisory signs near milepost 34 on Highway 6 on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that new safety signs on the Wilson River Highway—signed as Highway 6—had been installed between Banks and Tillamook in an effort to[Read More…]
Search for possible missing aircraft suspended
Banks Fire District’s Hornshuh Creek Station. Photo: Banks Fire District Update: At 2:30 p.m., the Banks Fire District announced that the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had officially suspended the search for a possible missing aircraft somewhere in the Tillamook Forest. “Ultimately there have been no reports of missing planes/pilots and[Read More…]
Highway 6 reopens after crash involving school bus and flatbed trailer two miles west of Agaard Rd
A school bus crashes on Highway 6 Friday, November 19. Photo: FGF&R Highway 6 was closed but reopened to one lane of traffic late Friday morning near mile marker 35 following a crash involving a school bus and a loose flatbed trailer, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said. According to[Read More…]
Tillamook resident killed in crash on Highway 6
A K-9 unit aided in locating Bradley Harris. Photo from Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office video A Tillamook resident died in a crash Sunday morning near milepost 8 on the Wilson River Highway. The driver of one vehicle involved in the crash fled the scene, according to Oregon State Police, but[Read More…]
Hit-and-run crash leads to search of Gales Creek home believed to be involved in drug trafficking
The staging area for law enforcement responding to the scene in Gales Creek on October 28, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Update, November 3: The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Damion Clowdus had been located. Update, 10:15 p.m. Thursday The Washington County Sherriff’s Office said in a press release issued[Read More…]
Oregon City resident killed in Highway 6 crash near summit
A Life Flight Network helicopter flies over Gales Creek toward the crash on Sunday, September 12. Photo: Chas Hundley An Oregon City resident is the latest person killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 6 between Banks and Tillamook this summer. According to the Oregon State Police, the crash occurred[Read More…]
Fatal crash near Coast Range summit closes Highway 6
Highway 6 closed A fatal crash near the Coast Range summit has resulted in the closure of Highway 6. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Tripcheck, the crash is located near mile post 33. A Life Flight helicopter is en route to the location. The Washington County Sherriff’s Office[Read More…]
Two people die over weekend on Highway 6
The junction of Highways 6 and 8 in Gales Creek on February 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Two people are the latest killed in a crash on the Wilson River Highway stretching from Banks to Tillamook after a collision on Saturday. The two-vehicle crash was located in Tillamook County near[Read More…]
Crash on Highway 6 results in The Dalles resident’s death
A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Highway 6 was closed for most of Monday morning following a fatal crash near the Coast Range summit west of Glenwood. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, the crash occurred near[Read More…]
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