Public Safety
Firefighters contain 3-alarm brush fire in unincorporated Washington County
With rising temperatures and dry summer conditions settling in, fire safety is once again top of mind in ...
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Sports
Slideshow: 2025 Les Schwab Bowl
Check out this photo gallery of the best images from Team Columbia's win over Team Willamette in the ...
High School
Metro League baseball & softball: Jesuit’s Santiago, Blachly, and Sunset’s Schoolcraft, Arnold highlight all-league teams
With the 2024-25 school year behind us, it’s now time to celebrate the best of the best from ...
Government
Washington County DEI policy stands despite federal funding concerns
Washington County commissioners are back to square one in their attempt to balance a need for federal funding ...
Sports
Another loss to Spokane runs Hops’ losing streak to nine games
In another chapter of what’s becoming an increasingly sad story, the Hops dropped another game to Spokane — ...
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Business
Oregon House introduces scaled-down transportation bill with days left in session
The latest proposal is unpopular with Republicans and some rank-and-file Democrats who said they’ve not had enough time ...
Business
Lawmakers, Secretary of State back delaying 2024 Oregon campaign finance law from taking effect
An unremarkable, technical fix bill could be used to delay the state’s 2024 campaign finance law limiting contributions ...
Business
Oregon lawmakers tuck $1 billion into late-session ‘Christmas tree’ spending bill
House Bill 5006 includes money for natural disasters, raises, museums and more Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday approved $1 ...
Lifestyle
Forest Grove’s Concours d’Elegance gears up to roll into town for 51st celebration
Gleaming chrome, whitewall tires and the roar of meticulously restored engines will take center stage next month as ...
Business
Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears
The bill’s author told the Capital Chronicle after the vote that she would be reintroducing the bill next ...
Government
Clean Water Services adopt 3% rate increase amid spending scandal
The Clean Water Services Board of Directors voted unanimously June 17 to adopt the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, ...
Government
No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt ...
Government
Washington County considers 19-cent public safety levy increase for November ballot
The Washington County Board of Commissioners are considering whether to ask voters to increase the public safety levy ...
Climate
Washington County fire agencies enact burn ban ahead of wildfire season
Washington County has enacted a high-fire danger burn ban across all fire agencies in the area starting Monday, ...
News
Washington County proposes higher library levy to sustain countywide services
The Washington County Board of Commissioners is poised to ask voters this fall to approve higher library levy. ...
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News
Concerts in the Round returns to Beaverton after COVID pause
A much-loved Beaverton tradition will resume this summer after being stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerts in the ...
Letters To The Editor
OPINION: Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS from the brink
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the ...
Lifestyle
No color in these skies: Winds ground hot air balloons at Tigard festival amid safety concerns
The skies above Tigard were meant to be awash with color Friday morning, June 20, as the city ...
Opinion
OPINION: Washington County caving to Trump’s DEI demands erodes democracy, local power
In his bestseller “On Tyranny” detailing historical patterns in how democracies have slid into authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder provides ...
Lifestyle
Prepare for more big fair fun: Washington County Fair returns to Hillsboro next month
The Washington County Fair is making its annual return to Hillsboro, with all the deep fried goodness one ...
Opinion
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Chaotic garden of color and life
I held you in my hand. Tossed and turned, smooshed and smooshed again, the fragrance’s healing powers eased ...
Business
Intel plans to lay off thousands of factory workers. Will Washington County be affected?
Rumor has it that Oregon’s largest chipmaker plans to trim a chunk of its global factory workforce next ...
Government
Water rates ready to climb in the city of Beaverton
Come July 1, water users in the city of Beaverton will see their water bills increase. The Beaverton ...
Business
Cutting the mustard: Beaverton Foods earns 6 accolades at 2025 World-Wide Mustard Competition
In this year’s annual World-Wide Mustard Competition — one of the most prestigious tastings in the condiment world ...
Government
Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal
The Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal from Compassus, a home health provider, to acquire ...