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…]
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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…]
Driver involved in fatal crash on Highway 6 arrested on six charges
Photo: OSP BANKS – The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash on Wednesday evening west of Banks on Highway 6 has been arrested on six charges stemming from the crash. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, emergency response agencies and the Oregon State Police responded to[Read More…]
Fatal crash closes Highway 6 just west of Banks
A photo from the scene, courtesy Tim Townley. Photo has been cropped to remove identifying features of vehicle involved. BANKS – A crash on Highway 6 near mile post 48, roughly 1 mile west of Banks, has halted traffic near a construction zone, with a vehicle severely damaged after it[Read More…]
Emergency crews mount two hour rescue for dirt bike rider seriously injured in the Tillamook State Forest
Photo from the scene: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue BROWNS CAMP – A dirt bike rider crashed at Browns Camp on Monday afternoon, requiring an extensive rescue to extract the patient, who was eventually transported via air ambulance to a Portland-area hospital. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue (FGF&R),[Read More…]
Wires, fires, and screeching tires: A busy afternoon for Banks Fire District
Photo: TVF&R BANKS – In less than two hours on Saturday, April 27, Banks Fire District #13 responded to a large bark dust pile near Highway 26 on Dersham Road, wires down on Highway 47 near the 26 interchange, and a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 26 at Fisher Road, near[Read More…]
Deputy Frank Ward injured in head on collision near North Plains
Photo: OSP NORTH PLAINS – A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy and another driver were injured in a two vehicle collision around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Glencoe Road and Wren Road between Forest Grove and North Plains, according to the Oregon State Police (OSP). The officer, deputy Frank[Read More…]
Suspect arrested in Gales Creek pursuit and crash
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office PORTLAND – The alleged driver in Friday’s pursuit and crash into Gales Creek was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Portland by members of the North Plains Police Department with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau, according to a press release issued by the Washington County Sheriff’s[Read More…]
Police pursuit ends with vehicle crashing into Gales Creek near Shell station
The vehicle, with a passenger still inside, is pulled from Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – A police pursuit that started Friday morning near North Plains on Highway 26 ended when the driver struck a spike strip near the Gales Creek Shell station on Highway 6, lost control,[Read More…]