Lifestyles
Clothing made of seaweed earns Beaverton girl top 10 finalists spot in 3M Young Young Scientist Challenge
Clothing made of seaweed earns Beaverton girl top 10 finalists spot in 3M Young Young Scientist Challenge with ...
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Lifestyles
Washington County to require passport appointments most days, citing rising demand
Washington County to require passport appointments most days, citing rising demand with Wednesday being the only walk-in day
Business
FROM THE INTERN DESK: Despite the saying, this was my first rodeo
The following account was written by journalist Fox Perez, a student at Oregon State University working as an ...
Environment
Free Sherwood music, beer festival to support outdoor education, wildlife access
Sherwood families can enjoy live music and local craft beer while supporting outdoor education and habitat restoration during ...
Sports
Portland Timbers lock in $25M, 13-acre deal for Beaverton performance center expansion
Portland’s professional soccer club is expanding its training footprint in Beaverton. The Portland Timbers have signed the dotted ...
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Be Free From Flab
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the day in 1776 when the American colonies ...
Business
Celebrating The 4th in Hillsboro
Happy Independence Day! Celebrate our freedom and have fun at these events in western Washington county. Watch the ...
Business
Comcast Launches Simpler, Transparent Internet Plans—What It Means for Oregon Households
Comcast has unveiled a new national pricing structure for its Xfinity Internet service, designed to simplify how customers ...
Lifestyle
Pedal to the mettle: Beaverton cyclist to conquer Tour de France route in support of leukemia research
Beaverton cyclist Joe Dominey is set on an extraordinary journey. From June 28 to July 20, the Beaverton ...
Opinion
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Don’t shoot
I had just seen the optometrist. Eyes were doing great. Put anything in front of me and I ...
Government
Measure expanding foster youth rights passes Oregon Senate again, overriding Kotek veto
The bill’s author said she had never heard from the governor about the bill prior to her Tuesday ...
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 ...
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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. ...
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 ...