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Community focus: Residents share concerns over roadway, pedestrian infrastructure
With Clark County and Woodland’s population on the rise, are roadway and pedestrian infrastructure keeping up with the increased travel in the region? Area residents expressed their
Celebration and relief at Portland Pride Parade as national political landscape shifts
Scarlet Passmore stood at Southwest Pine Street in front of Tom McCall Waterfront Park when she got the notification that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election. A welcome banner for the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival hung behind her. Passmore’s phone started blowing up with texts reacting to the news Sunday.
Lake Oswego School District releases annual healthy and safe schools plan
During the 2023-24 school year, the Lake Oswego School District spent $136,350 to remediate failed radon tests and remove asbestos from existing facilities. The Lake Oswego School District’s operations team released the annual report that shares the status of the district’s compliance with the Oregon Department of Education’s Healthy and Safe Schools Program. Executive Director of Project Management Tony Vandenberg presented the annual Healthy and Safe Schools statement to the...
3 dead in 1 weekend after separate motorcycle crashes in Gresham, McMinnville, Clark County
Three people are dead after separate motorcycle crashes in Gresham, McMinnville and Clark County over the weekend, police reported. Gresham police responded to reports of a crash at Southeast 190th Drive and Cheldelin Road around 10:00 a.m. Saturday. They arrived to find a pickup truck and a motorcycle had collided.
Driver seriously hurt in crash between car, TriMet MAX train in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A person is seriously injured after a crash between a car and a TriMet MAX train in northeast Portland on Sunday afternoon, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. At about 3 p.m., crews responded to Northeast 108th Avenue and East Burnside Street after reports of the...
10 to Watch in Paris Olympics: Gymnast Jordan Chiles
PARIS, France — Vancouver native Jordan Chiles is headed to her second Olympic games after filling in at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when Simone Biles stepped down. Chiles was born in Tualatin, Ore. and grew up in Vancouver, Wash. She will partake in her second straight Olympic Games after spending the past years at UCLA.
Arts at the Creek, Star Party, Concert in the Park and lots more fun in Estacada
Have an event you’d like to see in the newspaper? Send a description with relevant information to ballen@pamplinmedia.com by noon Thursday for inclusion in the following week’s paper. Include any relevant photos. Events Summer Storytime: 10:30 to noon, Thursday July 25, Aug. 1, and following Thursdays, Community Building behind the library, 915 N.W. Wade St. Drop-in, all ages. Storytime followed by some outdoor play. ...
Newberg Graphic’s Gary Allen wins statewide award
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association has bestowed a major award on Newberg Graphic editor Gary Allen. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association presented the awards in its Better Newspaper Contest on Thursday, July 18, at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. The association recognized reporters and editors across the Portland region and the Graphic’s sister publications for their outstanding coverage. Allen was honored with first place in Business or Economic Issue coverage...
Parents Blast City for Dawson Park Violence
Violence erupted in Dawson Park again last Friday afternoon, after a shooter opened fire in the picturesque Eliot neighborhood park that’s long been a gathering place for the city’s Black community. The shooter fired at least 70 times. Two people were hospitalized. WW wrote nearly two years ago...
Beaverton's Dennis Connors has turned tragedy into triumph in his life beyond the armed forces
Beaverton’s Dennis Connors has a unique story, but at the same time he doesn’t. The former Marine and war veteran has lingering effects from his time defending our country, and further effects from a stroke he suffered four years ago. But while still coping with the sadly common residuals from an experience many can’t relate, along with the tragic results of a compromising health scare, the 39-year-old has made the most of his circumstances, much of which he attributes to a sport that’s now taking...
Mayor Wheeler addresses crime concerns after Dawson Park shooting near preschool
Portland leaders are addressing crime concerns after a shooting at Dawson Park left two people injured, with Portland Police Bureau increasing visibility and patrols in the area and the mayor and police chief vowing to continue efforts to increase community outreach.
Winterhawks announce coaching change; Johnston to remain in front office
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Winterhawks announced Monday that longtime assistant Kyle Gustafson will become the sixth head coach in franchise history, while Mike Johnston has signed an extension to remain the team’s president and general manager. Gustafson, a Portland native, has been an assistant coach for the...
‘Breaks my heart’: Portland church searching for temporary home after vandalization
Leaders at the Bethel Baptist Church of St. Johns are looking for a new place to worship after they say a weekend vandal broke in and sprayed fire extinguishers throughout all three floors of the church, leaving behind thick dust and chemicals on every open surface.
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