Highway 6 has closed again after a new crack formed in the only lane still in operation near milepost 35. The highway is ...

"Whether it's supporting our local events, caring for our community, or simply checking in on a neighbor, every small act ...

Last year’s legislative session saw a historic number of bills — more than 3,400 — introduced in at least two decades. Some ...

L. J. Creps dies, poetry rings in the new year, and more snippets of life from western Washington County a century ago.

"Whether it's supporting our local events, caring for our community, or simply checking in on a neighbor, every small act makes a big difference here," writes Banks Mayor Marsha Kirk in this month's ...

A Christmas Eve windstorm with gusts of up to 45 mph are expected on Christmas Eve, weather agencies, utility companies, and ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested 807 people in Oregon between Sept. 1, 2023 and Oct. 15, 2025, with nearly 660 people of those arrested in the first 10 months of 2025 alone, ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation tradition of offering a free guided hike to ring in the new year at Stub Stewart and other ...

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions, one over food insecurity and the other over a sharp increase in ICE ...

The front of the building and parking lot at at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Crafted with locally-milled logs on the exterior, the new Hornshuh Creek Fire ...

The first day of the Banks BBQ is underway, and the day's flagship event, a Texas hold 'em tournament, is bigger than it has ever been. Just after 7 p.m., 75 people sat down in Schlegel Hall, each ...