Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley A man died while swimming in Hagg Lake Saturday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. The agency said deputies were dispatched at 3:35 p.m. to reports that a swimmer had gone under water. Marine deputies, already on[Read More…]
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Body of woman missing near Hagg Lake discovered by boater
Photo from the scene courtesy Washington County Sheriff’s Office A woman last known to be near Hagg Lake was found dead Friday afternoon more than a month after she disappeared there on February 5. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a boater found a woman’s body in Henry Hagg[Read More…]
Deputies search for woman missing at Hagg Lake
Tara Callahan. Photo courtesy WCSO The Washington County Sheriff’s Office spent the weekend searching the Hagg Lake area for Tara Callahan, age 38, of Aloha after she reportedly expressed her intention to kill herself. Her vehicle was found at Hagg Lake. According to a press release from the Washington County[Read More…]
Powerline Fire is ‘well secured’; all evacuations to lift at 7 p.m.
Smoke from the Powerline Fire rises near Hagg Lake on Tuesday, September 8. Photo: Chas Hundley The final update, barring an unforeseen change in conditions, from the Oregon Department of Forestry on the 126 acre Powerline Fire near Cherry Grove was issued Sunday afternoon. According to the update, “the Powerline[Read More…]
Updates from the Powerline Fire: 50% contained, helicopter suffers mechanical failure
A helicopter made an emergency landing at Hagg Lake after experiencing a mechanical failure on Wednesday, September 9. Photo: WCSO The Powerline Fire south of Hagg Lake is roughly 50% contained, according to the Gaston Rural Fire District. In a series of updates posted throughout the day on their Facebook[Read More…]
Fire burning south of Hagg Lake prompts evacuations
Smoke from the Powerline Fire drifts into more smoke from other Oregon wildfires. Photo: Chas Hundley The active fire burning south of Hagg Lake is largely uncontained, Forest Grove Fire and Rescue public information officer Matt Johnston said, speaking to members of the press at the parking lot of the[Read More…]
One year after shooting, Wash. Co. Sheriff’s Officer Cpl. Braun shares recovery update
Joy Braun, Jeremy Braun, and Sheriff Pat Garrett. Photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal HILLSBORO – One year ago today, law enforcement agencies descended on a home near Hagg Lake on reports of theft of a firearm. In the ensuing gunfight, two Washington County Sheriff’s Officers were shot; Cpl. Jeremy Braun[Read More…]
Column | Shall I walk or drive? Drive said pleasure. Walk, joy replied
Stimson Lumber, as seen from the Scoggins Dam at Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Have you ridden a bike down the same road you often drive? Have you then walked down that same road? If you do this, you will learn the same place can become[Read More…]
Cpl. Jeremy Braun looks toward returning to work after being shot in line of duty
Joy Braun, Jeremy Braun, and Sheriff Pat Garrett. Photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal HILLSBORO – “The valley of the shadow of death is very small, very narrow, and you have to go through it alone,” said Corporal Jeremy Braun of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. After being shot at close[Read More…]
School bus driver involved in earlier crash arrested on DUI charge
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office. HAGG LAKE AREA – After a school bus with ten Forest Grove School District students on board crashed near Hagg Lake today, deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office have arrested the bus driver and charged him with a DUI. According to a press release[Read More…]