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Five arrested in mid-August gang attack
Portland’s Gang Enforcement Team has arrested five men and is looking for a sixth in connection with a mid-August attack of two people in Flavel Park. Police said three of the men were being held at the Multnomah County Jail on a variety of charges, including attempted murder, first-degree ...
Oregon Aero owners exercise adaptation to tackle health frontier
It was one of those quintessential lightbulb-over-the-head moments. Casey Dennis, under instruction from his brother, Mike Dennis, who owns Oregon Aero with his wife, Jude, was tasked with finding a new business venture for the manufacturer. The company is known for creating comfort and safety ...
Health board critical of DHS’ delayed hospital decision
The Columbia County Health District will have to wait another month for a decision from the Oregon Department of Health and Human Services regarding the district’s proposed hospital in St. Helens. Oregon DHS is still reviewing the district’s hospital application to determine whether it ...
Dual-fuel system is a real gas in St. Helens
One year after city officials in St. Helens decided to convert three of the city’s fleet vehicles to a compressed natural gas dual-fuel system — an untested-yet-costly gamble at the time — the pilot program continues to impress those closest to it. The program saves the city ...
Greener future
In today’s business world, green is red hot. Companies and corporations big and small are quick to pledge their commitment to sustainability. And, while for some these promises may be attempts to improve their public image, for others they represent an environmental consciousness that goes ...
Down, down, down
A true milestone for the Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Project begins Sunday when work starts on lowering Oswego Lake. The lake must go down 24 feet for the city’s old sewer system to be taken out and a new one put in for this all-important project, and the LOIS staff has been on a rapid ...
Gas tax won’t make fall ballot in Cornelius
Voters won’t get a chance to weigh in (again) on a two-cent-per gallon gas tax in Cornelius until 2012. A Monday ruling by Washington County Circuit Court Judge Charles Bailey spiked an effort by opponents of the tax to put a measure on the November 2010 ballot to repeal the tax. Bailey ...
Infection forces Bonnie L. Hays Shelter to suspend dog adoptions
A respiratory infection has forced the Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter to suspend its dog adoptions until next week. The shelter in Hillsboro said it will close its dog adoptions until Sept. 7 because of the infection. “It is not a serious illness,” said Deborah Wood, manger of ...
Men reach settlement with Boy Scouts in abuse cases
Six men who were abused by a Boy Scout leader in the 1980s reached a financial settlement with the Boy Scouts of America. The settlement includes a requirement that the Boy Scouts pay the state $2.25 million as 60 percent of the punitive damages in the case. The amount of the settlement was kept ...
Against the streetcar
Lake Oswego and Dunthorpe residents recently formed a licenced nonprofit corporation to oppose the streetcar alternative to the Portland to Lake Oswego transit project. The group, Keep Lake Oswego Liveable, hired Portland political consultant and lobbyist Len Bergstein of Northwest Strategies, to ...
Sources Say Kitz campaign spookin’ Dems
Although general election campaigns don’t traditionally kick into high gear until after Labor Day, some Democrats are worried that John Kitzhaber’s race for governor is not generating much excitement among rank-and-file party members. Because this is not a presidential election year, ...
Adams’ gun plan taking fire from all sides
Mayor Sam Adams’ plan to reduce gun violence is not just drawing objections from defenders of the Second Amendment – it also is generating opposition from the other end of the political spectrum, including civil rights advocates. On Aug. 20, Adams introduced his five-point proposal ...