As the region barrels toward a 90 plus degree Independence Day, a local state forestry official said that five wildfires of note have already burned in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) region.
An open house at the Balm Grove property along Gales Creek will be held Thursday July 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. to showcase restoration efforts following the removal of the Balm Grove Dam last fall.
Timber Road, closed since March 6 thanks to a portion of the road between Glenwood and Timber crumbling due to a slow-moving landslide, may not see construction begin on a fix for two more years.
Oregonians may soon have the right to pump gas into their vehicles on their own throughout the state, under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday with approval in the Senate.�
Dozens of Gales Creek residents past and present dropped by an open house to commemorate 50 years of firefighting in Gales Creek Saturday, filling the station with memories and learning as visitors flipped through documents, viewed photographs, and reminisced.
The personal information of 3.5 million Oregonians with drivers licenses and state identification cards could be affected by an international data breach.
Oregon Senate leaders on Thursday reached a deal that brought a handful of Republicans back to the floor, ending the longest walkout in state history and clearing the way for the Legislature to pass a budget and start working through hundreds of backlogged bills.�
An open house to commemorate the 50+ years volunteer firefighters have served Gales Creek will be held Saturday at the Gales Creek Fire Station from 1 to 4 p.m.
Federal prosecutors are seeking a wide range of records related to former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and the marijuana moonlighting that cost Fagan her political career.
At least four people are dead in Washington County in the last five days. "Users are warned that there may be a batch of fentanyl circulating the street that is particularly dangerous to use," the sheriff's office said.
