Forest Grove codified its status as a sanctuary city Monday under Oregon's Sanctuary Promise Act, becoming only the second city in the state after Portland to adopt such a measure, according to the city manager.
Balm Grove sold, a 1926 map of Washington County, a 10-year fishing ban announced, a man falls off a train near Timber and more in the news of a century ago.
Leo Gabonia has been sentenced—again—after his first trial was thrown out, and will serve more than 30 years in prison after a Forest Grove police investigation that began in 2017 led to his first conviction.
Forest Grove codified its status as a sanctuary city Monday under Oregon's Sanctuary Promise Act, becoming only the second city in the state after Portland to adopt such a measure, according to the city manager.
Highway 6 is back to two lanes after nearly a month of emergency repairs following December's landslide and sunken grade. Flaggers remain on site, with guardrail work scheduled for Monday.
In the same rainstorm that led to a closure of Highway 6, localized flooding in Gales Creek prompted Washington County to plan a third culvert at a two-culvert project completed last year near Thornburg Road.
