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Washington County provides no-turn-away shelters for heat wave
Washington County has activated inclement weather shelters that will open their doors to anyone seeking shelter during the heat wave expected to last from the Fourth of July through the middle of next week. These beds supplement the Washington County emergency shelter program for homeless residents, which currently offers 440 beds or rooms to meet a variety of household needs including families with children, veterans, youth and medically fragile individuals. ...
Metro burn bans now include Multnomah, Washington, Clark, Clackamas counties
As dangerously hot weather approaches, most Portland metro-area cities and counties have issued burn bans prohibiting certain types of outdoor burning in an effort to stem the spread of wildfires. Washington County notified residents of its burn ban on Monday. Multnomah County’s more restrictive ban began Tuesday and includes recreational...
Housing subsidies for affordable projects? Metro to discuss July 9
Metro, the elected regional government, is suddenly facing the complicated financial decisions in three of its program areas – affordable housing, visitor and spectator facilities, and the performing arts. Up soonest will be whether to ask voters to approve spending funds to keep people housed to increase the supply of affordable housing. The Metro Council is consider the choice at a Tuesday, July 9, work session. Chief Operating Officer Marissa Madrigal will make a recommendation, which has not yet been released. ...
Detectives suspect decades-old disappearance, murder are intertwined
Washington County Cold Case detectives believe the disappearance of a man and an unsolved murder could be linked — and they’re seeking help from the public to find the missing piece. A convoluted web entangled with aliases shrouds the case of Paul Evers St. Claire, a 52-year-old who vanished in 1996. During an investigation into the disappearance, detectives uncovered how St. Claire was born Lloyd Adam Buzzard and lived under...
Brace for the Independence Day heat: Here's where to head in Washington County
Residents across the Portland metro area bracing for a heat wave slated to send temperatures into the triple digits, starting Thursday, July 4, through Sunday, July 7. The National Weather Service is urging people throughout northwest and west Central Oregon — including the Portland area — and Southwest Washington to take precautions. Across Washington Counties, libraries are opening their doors to help people beat the heat, outside of the holiday. ...
Carlton man dies unsafely turning on to Highway 47
A Carlton man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, July 3, in rural Washington County. Oregon State Police reported that Elvis Jay Harden, 81, was on Spring Hill Road, south of Forest Grove, when he attempted to make a left turn onto Highway 47. Harden turned into the path of a 41-year-old driver from Corvallis, and who struck Harden's vehicle on the driver's side door. Authorities...
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