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Lake Oswego woman wins $1 million in Oregon Lottery Raffle
The city of Lake Oswego came up big once again, when the winning ticket for the St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, announced Wednesday, March 17, was sold by a Lake Oswego Lottery retailer. Sandy Hendricks of Lake Oswego presented her winning $1 million Raffle ticket at the Lottery office in Salem on ...
Oregon City man killed in I-5 accident
An Oregon City man is dead after apparently trying to cross Interstate 5 north of Salem and was hit by five cars. Police said Dale Allen Underwood was trying to cross the freeway on foot from west to east at 5:44 a.m. Thursday near milepost 259 in the Keizer area. A 2000 GMC Yukon driven by Larry ...
Washington County centers help with 2010 Census form
Washington County opens nearly two dozen Census 2010 questionnaire assistance centers Friday to help people complete and return their Census forms. The centers will be open until April 19. More than 120 million households across the state will receive 10-question census forms this month, complete ...
Streetcar project work will close Broadway Bridge Sunday
Work by Multnomah County will close the Broadway Bridge nearly all day Sunday, March 21. The bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. so county crews can measure structural steel components that will be replaced during the Portland Streetcar Loop Project. The lift span will be in the open ...
Kohn to lead state Public Health Division
Dr. Mel Kohn has been appointed as the head of the Oregon Public Health Division. Kohn had been the acting public health director and state health officer since September 2008. His appointment comes after a national search for a director. “Dr. Kohn, with his dedication and years of ...
Juggle Boogie
The man sometimes known as Bobarino Gravittini believes in the mystical power of big underwear — the notion that beneath the outward ego of all people, undergarments represent true human identity. If it sounds like jingoistic cult-speak, congratulations, you’ve played right into Brady ...
Student works will fly high for festival
When it comes to third-graders, rocket ships, hot-air balloons, blimps, submarines and dragon boats definitely count as modes of transportation. So do the more mundane ways of traveling across, above and below Portland’s bridges: by helicopter, ship, bike, skateboard, scooter and car. About ...
Catlin Gabel team wins third Mock Trial contest
Catlin Gabel School claimed its third state Mock Trial title when it defeated Grant High School in the championship round March 13 at the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland. The private school won the title in 2001 and 2004. Portland’s Grant High School finished second and two ...
OC hires David Frasher as new city manager
Oregon City has hired David Frasher as its new city manager, with current City Manager Larry Patterson set to retire at the end of the month. “I think this is so important in the life of the community and I think it was important to us that we have a seamless transition,” Mayor Alice ...
The brawl for Beaverton City Hall starts now
The Beaverton City Council race is looking to be more competitive than usual. Every position up for vote in the May primary election has multiple candidates, and if there’s an apparent theme among last-minute candidates, it’s this: They are unhappy with Beaverton’s current ...
Cornelius’ voter-approved gas tax heads to court
Less than a week after voters in Cornelius approved a new two-cent-per-gallon gas tax, the issue is already heading to court. True to his word, Paul Romain, a veteran lobbyist and executive director of the Oregon Petroleum Association, filed a lawsuit in Washington County Circuit Court on behalf ...
Missing man’s body found in Willamette River
The body of a 22-year-old Portland man who had been missing since Feb. 18 was found Wednesday afternoon in the Willamette River. A volunteer with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry found the body of Tyler Brady at about 1 p.m. floating in the river near OMSI’s USS Blueback submarine ...