07/14/11 The controversy swirling around Portland's replacement 9-1-1 dispatch system is raising concerns about another larger and more expensive city emergency communications project: replacement of the regional public safety emergency radio system. Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard recently called ...
07/14/11 Here's a look at news headlines from around the Clackamas County area including details about how to apply for two volunteer positions in Wilsonville and a Dog Romp in Damascus.
07/14/11 The Old Time West Linn Fair; a garden party in Eagle Creek; an Oregon Trail Quilt Show in Rhododendron; free outdoor concerts in Happy Valley, Lake Oswego and Sandy; and even an appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog in Happy Valley highlight Vickie's Friday list of things to do.
07/13/11 Mark Gersh breaks down the new congressional maps in North Carolina, Michigan and Oregon in this week's Redistricting Journal
07/13/11 County chairwoman Charlotte Lehan said the idea would be to hold three or four meetings by the end of the year to discuss possible districting.
07/13/11 LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- The wife of actor Daniel Baldwin was arrested Wednesday, according to Lake Oswego Police. Joanne Clare Baldwin, 39, was arrested on a probation violation in connection with a prior conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Don Forman of the Lake Oswego Police. Actor Daniel Baldwin moved to the Portland area in 2010 and started his own local ...
07/13/11 "My wife has claimed over 10 times in the last two months that she will stab me, slash me or slit my throat in my sleep," Daniel Baldwin wrote in seeking a restraining order.
07/13/11 Two Democratic legislators have expressed interest in running for Oregon labor commissioner. The seat will become open next year since incumbent Commissioner Brad Avakian is running for Congress.
07/02/11 OREGON CITY, Ore. -- A Portland man was downgraded from fair to serious condition after an Amtrak train hit the SUV he was driving in Oregon City. There were no injuries aboard the train, according to Amtrak Spokesman Steve Kulm. He said the crash happened just before 5:30. Kulm said there were 307 passengers on board at the time. The Coast Starlight train was headed from Los Angeles to Seattle ...
07/02/11 Dave Mowry has never shot anyone. His family has never called 9-1-1 on him. The police have never come to his house. Like millions of others, he suffers invisibly.
07/01/11 Rose Johnson writes: "The Gladstone City Council is attempting to create an urban renewal district to fund a $10 million new library. ... Gladstone citizens have the right to decide this issue by an election."
07/01/11 Help Sandy celebrate its centennial next week during the Mountain Festival and the Music, Fair and Feast. The annual events draw an average of 50,000 to 60,000 people to Sandy every year.
07/01/11 Adam Robert VanVactor, 17, hit a tree in a filbert orchard. Authorities say high speed contributed to the crash.
07/01/11 New details have been released in the June 25 murder of a 50-year-old Tigard man, whose body was found on Sunday at a residence in Lincoln City. Suspect Joseph Anthony Marsala, who is in custody in Lincoln County, appeared Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Pro-Tem Paulette Sanders.
06/27/11 Construction of the 7.3-mile Portland-to-Milwaukie light-rail line begins Thursday morning when ground is broken for a transit bridge across the Willamette River between South Waterfront and the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry. The 10 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony is expected to attract a ...
06/27/11 A Salem man was injured near Aurora when he was hit while driving his motorcycle; Newsweek ranked West Linn High School as No. 324 on its list of 500 best high schools.
06/27/11 LINCOLN CITY -- A 17-year-old from Milwaukie has been arrested for murder for the death of a man found in a Lincoln City home The unidentified man's body was found Sunday at a home on Reef Avenue near Lincoln City. The News Guard reported the home was owned by a Tigard couple. A car registered in the victim's name was later found by Portland police, said Lincoln City Police Lt. Jerry Parker ...
06/27/11 Mike Lostritto says he left the boat and trailer unattended to scout out the river, and found them gone when he returned.
06/27/11 A five-day Independence Day celebration; a rodeo; summer programs and entertainment for kids and teens; First Friday events in Milwaukie and Oregon City; and concerts, dances and classes are included in Vickie's Monday events roundup.
06/26/11 Bill Monroe Simi Waage of Woodburn, a middle school teacher and volunteer at Woodburn United Methodist Church's vacation bible school, helps place paper mache fish in a net over the side of students' recyclable rendition of a fishing boat from Jesus' time on the Sea of Galilee. | 
