The Tillamook Forest Center is home to a replica fire lookout tower. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – The Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust, an Oregon nonprofit organization that has spearheaded projects and initiatives in the Tillamook State Forest such as the Tillamook Forest Center, the Salmonberry Trail, and the[Read More…]
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Pihl Road lane closures and delays expected through October 11
The stretch of road that will be repaved. Image courtesy WC-Roads.com MANNING – For those who drive on Pihl Road, lane closures and delays stemming from a county project to repave the road have begun and will continue through October 11, according to a schedule of paving projects from Washington[Read More…]
Beaverton man dies in crash west of Buxton
Photo from the scene: Banks Fire District 13 BUXTON – Highway 26 was closed for three hours after a Beaverton man crashed on Friday afternoon, dying at the scene. According to a media release from the Oregon State Police, Ken Duong, 48, of Beaverton was driving east on Highway 26[Read More…]
Deadly crash closes Highway 26 at the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel
The Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel. Photo: Chas Hundley BUXTON – A deadly crash at the east end of the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel has closed Highway 26 in both directions, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). As of 3:25 p.m., the highway[Read More…]
ODF looking for more lightning caused wildfires in Columbia Co., asks for public assistance
A Douglas-fir tree struck by lightning in Columbia County. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry VERNONIA – Oregon Department of Forestry officials now say that the number of confirmed fires from lightning strikes early Thursday morning has grown to six, with crews investigating reports of three more smoke plumes. A storm[Read More…]
Oregon Dept. of Forestry mopping up four small Columbia Co. wildfires
Lightning strikes on Thursday, August 29. Image: ODF VERNONIA – A storm cell moved through the region overnight, with multiple lightning strikes recorded in Columbia County north of Vernonia around 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Thursday, August 29. At least four small fires ignited as a result, with crews[Read More…]
Banks Fire responds to vehicle crash, downed tree, vehicle fire, and brush fire – all at the same incident
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Photo: Chas Hundley BUXTON – Banks Fire District 13 and Metro Ambulance West responded to a vehicle crash, a vehicle fire, a downed tree, and a brush fire on Monday night. It was all tied to one incident, first called in at 11:31[Read More…]
Fire danger on the rise first part of this week
A burned area in a field at Finegan Farms. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue NW OREGON – While the fire season has been mild for most of the northwestern portion of Oregon, the next few days — including today — will bring heightened danger as temperatures spike into the[Read More…]
Suspect in shooting of two Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked into jail
Dante James Halling. Photo: MCSO PORTLAND – Dante James Halling, 55, the suspected shooter involved in a gunfight that left Halling and two deputies with gunshot wounds was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on Friday, August 23, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Halling was arrested on warrants from[Read More…]
Free Fishing Weekend to be held Saturday and Sunday August 17 & 18
Dorman Pond in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – A free fishing weekend will return to Oregon this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, August 17 & 18. On those days, fishing, crabbing, and clamming is free to all residents and non-residents, meaning no fishing licenses or tags, including a[Read More…]
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