The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions at a Nov. 4 board meeting, one over SNAP funding and the other over a ...

A breakdown of April police calls by category and year-over-year statistics, as delivered to the Banks City Council meeting ...

Banks Fire Department 13 and the Gaston Rural Fire Protection District are among 180 local fire agencies awarded 2026 Wildfire Season Staffing Grants by the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

Short items from around the area — community happenings, quick updates, and notes that didn't make a full story.

RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday to ride along on Thursday's Tillamook State Forest tour leaving from Forest Grove. The committee then ...

Forecasters expect an earlier, hotter wildfire season after a record-low snowpack, and state agencies and utilities are ...

Running in a crowded field of six candidates for Washington County Commissioner District 4, Anthony Martin, a former ...

Running in a crowded field of six candidates for Washington County Commissioner District 4, Steve Callaway, a former Hillsboro mayor, highlighted his experience as an elected official and familiarity ...

Banks, including Banks Baseball home games vs. Amity and a Senior Night doubleheader vs. Rainier, a Banks Track & Field ...

Running in a crowded field of six candidates for Washington County Commissioner District 4, Paul Schaefer, a longtime ...