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.
1926: A dream of a highway connecting Forest Grove to Tillamook continued. Dilley and Gales Creek feuded over flowers. Bacona, north of Buxton, still had a post office. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of newspaper archives of the day.
In the month of December 2025, the Forest Grove Police Department serviced 1,805 calls total. This and more in the stats for the final month of the year.
Following the U.S. attack on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, local elected officials and Forest Grove activists responded by saying the attack was illegal.
Resignation, probation, diversion: A Forest Grove police officer pled guilty to official misconduct and will resign from the city's police department by court order.
A windstorm swept through the region overnight, knocking out power for thousands, littering roadways with debris, and closing schools in Gales Creek and Dilley.
Pacific University and Willamette University are pursuing a merger. News in the Grove spoke with the presidents of each university to see what could be next.
1925: Moonshiners roamed the hills outside Forest Grove. Oil in Buxton. Now-lost silent films played at the Star Theater. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of
Little information about threats to students and staff at the Forest Grove High School allegedly made by other students has come to light after three weeks.
Heavy rain could cause flooding and landslides, and high winds could add to the morass by toppling rain-soaked trees into power lines and across roads, local officials warned Monday.
