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Business strategies and housing are key to ending homelessness, Washington County leaders say
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:21:01 -0800

Philip Mangano, an advocate for using business practices to end homelessness, spoke about the strategy of "housing first" in Washington County instead of relying on emergency shelters.

Oregon budget co-chair asks for budget help; Washington's death penalty; and Latinos in Oregon: Oregon Politics Roundup
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:15 -0800

The Oregon Legislature's February session starts next week and a budget writer wants your ideas on how to keep spending in line. Also, we have some news from Olympia.

High water inundates Western Oregon streams
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:17 -0800

PORTLAND – The National Weather Service Wednesday issued a Flood Watch through Friday morning for rivers and creeks in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Lane County sheriff's office advised all residents of the Mapleton area at 6 a.m. to leave their homes and gather at the Florence Events Center before high water from the Siuslaw River blocks roads later Thursday morning. KMTR reported that a ...

Representatives tour flood damage in county
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:48:29 -0800

Reps for Oregon’s congressional leaders see flood aftermath

Stormy weather continues to wallop Oregon, Washington
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:18:52 -0800

Hundreds of homes remained without power Sunday in the Columbia River Gorge while a storm system continued to ice roads and stir up strong winds in parts of Oregon and Washington.

Winds slam Oregon Coast, add chill in Western Washington
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:24:51 -0800

Some parts of Oregon saw gusts of nearly 100 mph early Wednesday. Winds were lower — but still concerning — in Western Washington.

Washington County to celebrate MLK Day
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:02:09 -0800

The public is invited to Washington County's 11th annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration at 4 p.m. Sunday at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 12250 Southwest Denney Road, in Beaverton. This free event is presented by the Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington...

Washington County Weekend: Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, Lego League championships
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:07:16 -0800

Welcome to the weekend, Washington County, where celebrations in Beaverton and Forest Grove honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra performs, and "The Phantom Tollbooth" takes to the stage in Hillsboro.

Oregon police: Washington man hit deer and drove for 7 miles, had 23 pounds of marijuana
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:49:15 -0800

A Washington man hit a deer along Interstate 5 in Oregon on Monday but kept driving for seven miles and was arrested after police found 23 pounds of marijuana in the man’s car, the Oregon State Patrol said.   The trooper was in the middle of a traffic stop on northbound I-5 at around 9 p.m. when he heard a vehicle collide with a deer just south of the stop, the State Patrol said. The car, a 1998 ...

Washington County district attorney, defense attorney respond to complaints of ethics violations, misconduct
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:12:31 -0800

In letters to the Oregon State Bar, District Attorney Bob Hermann and defense attorney Robert Axford defend the "mental illness magistrate hold" meant to send Donn Thomas Spinosa to the state hospital indefinitely and deny knowingly violating the law.