An early morning crash on Highway 6 in Glenwood resulted in a Life Flight ride to a hospital Saturday morning.
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Oregon counties plan new recovery programs amid funding concerns
Washington County officials plan to start a new diversion program to combat the state’s fentanyl crisis in September. But officials say state funding does not pay for enough outreach workers to respond every time police interact with a person with illicit drugs.
CrowdStrike causes global, and local, tech outage
Planes were grounded, hospitals cancelled surgeries, Starbucks mobile ordering was hit, and Washington County is dealing with the fallout. A global tech outage hit everyone on Friday.
Four month Stringtown Road closure to begin July 29
After years of delays, and after more than tripling in estimated costs, a bridge project that will result in a four month road closure of Stringtown Road is scheduled to begin July 29.
Gov. Kotek proposes changes to Oregon school funding and half billion dollar boost in next budget
The proposal aims to narrow district funding gaps caused by rising costs and an end of extra federal funding in September.
What’s going on in Gales Creek this weekend, July 19
What live music is coming to Gales Creek this weekend and next? Find out here.
New Oregon water boss targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws
Ivan Gall is taking over the Oregon Water Resources Department at a time when the state’s water supply is lower than ever and demand has never been higher.
Fire crews extinguish field fire near Stringtown Road
A quarter-acre field fire off of Stringtown Road near Carpenter Creek Road was extinguished Wednesday morning, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 17, 1924
One hundred years ago, the Wilson, Nehalem and Salmonberry Rivers were examined as potential power sources. This and more in the news of a century ago.
Red Flag Warning issued for Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning over possible thunderstorms
A Red Flag Warning issued Tuesday afternoon will be effective starting 5 p.m. Tuesday and extending through 8 a.m. Wednesday due to a chance of thunderstorms in much of Oregon east of the Coast Range.
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