Oregon State Police say a pedestrian on Highway 6 died after entering the roadway and being struck by a semi-truck on Highway 6 about three miles west of the Tillamook and Washington County line on Tuesday.
Oregon faces five major challenges, according to economist John Tapogna: a housing shortage; lousy K–12 schools; wildfires; overreliance on income taxes; and ambivalence about growth.
The 91st Verboort Sausage & Kraut Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, and the Visitation Parish is looking for volunteers at work days leading up to the event and on the day itself.
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.
Forest Grove's Rep. Susan McLain, a local resident, and the Joint Transportation Committee co-chair described the end of the 83rd Legislative Assembly as the “worst two weeks of my life,” after a bill she and colleagues had spent over three years developing collapsed.
Gales Creek Road will close near Thornburg Road starting Aug. 27 as county contractors begin work replacing one of two culverts carrying White Creek, a Gales Creek tributary.
