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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes 17 death sentences, ending death row

Brown has made clemency a main focus of her governorship, issuing pardons or commutations for nearly 50,000 people

By Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 13 Dec 2022

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commutes 17 death sentences, ending death row

Forest Grove School District hosts flu, COVID vaccine clinic for district families Wednesday

The Forest Grove School District will host a flu and COVID vaccine and booster clinic Wednesday in Forest Grove at Tom McCall East.

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Dec 2022

Forest Grove School District hosts flu, COVID vaccine clinic for district families Wednesday

Timber Road reduced to one lane after landslide

A landslide has blocked one lane of Timber Road north of Strassel Road, Washington County said in a social media post.

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Dec 2022

Timber Road reduced to one lane after landslide

Oregon hospitals face dire situation involving large numbers of sick children and adults

Gov. Kate Brown expanded an executive order to give hospitals more flexibility in caring for the high numbers of very ill patients

By Lynne Terry and Ben Botkin - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 9 Dec 2022

Oregon hospitals face dire situation involving large numbers of sick children and adults

Oregon Department of Justice asks Oregon Supreme Court to immediately review firearm law ruling

Measure 114, which bans the sale of high-capacity firearms magazines, is scheduled to go into effect on Thursday

By Ben Botkin

/ 7 Dec 2022

Oregon Department of Justice asks Oregon Supreme Court to immediately review firearm law ruling

Oregons home-schooling surge during pandemic starting to cool

Oregons pandemic home-schooling boom is beginning to cool off, new state data shows.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 5 Dec 2022

Oregons home-schooling surge during pandemic starting to cool

County says staff shortage may slow snowplow response times

Washington County Land Use and Transportation said the departments road crew staff was down by about 25%, which could delay plow times in the Gales Creek area and beyond.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Dec 2022

County says staff shortage may slow snowplow response times

Washington County Commissioners will host final 2022 town hall December 6

The Washington County Board of Commissioners will host the final of four county Town Halls this year Tuesday, December 6 at 6 p.m., focusing on the work of each of the elected commissioners and their work in 2022.�

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Dec 2022

Washington County Commissioners will host final 2022 town hall December 6

Gales Creek, Dilley schools to see improvements, upgrades

With the passage of measure 34-320, a Forest Grove School District bond to replace Cornelius Elementary School and fund a number of other projects, some of those dollars raised will make their way to schools in Gales Creek and Dilley.�

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Dec 2022

Gales Creek, Dilley schools to see improvements, upgrades

Sick children and adult patients jam Oregons hospitals

The number of patients needing hospital care for the flu is rising, fueling the demand for beds by hundreds of children with a respiratory illness and adults suffering from COVID-19.

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 1 Dec 2022

Sick children and adult patients jam Oregons hospitals

Free Fishing Weekend is here

Free Fishing Weekend is back today and Saturday, the final of three such Free Fishing Weekends to be held in 2022.

By Chas Hundley

/ 25 Nov 2022

Burn ban lifted

A burn ban instituted county-wide over weather conditions that led to the escape of several burn piles was lifted Tuesday afternoon.�

By Chas Hundley

/ 22 Nov 2022