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Clackamas County under fire for proposed road construction on Lake Oswego park property regulated by charter amendment
The city of Lake Oswego and Clackamas County face the possibility of litigation over the countyโs planned improvements to Stafford Road and Childs Road that would impact the charter-protected and city-owned Stevens Meadow. The county has completed designs on a project to add a roundabout at Childs Road, realign an intersection at Johnson Road and Stafford Road, add a southbound left-turn lane at Johnson Road and add bike lanes along Stafford Road. Through that process, the county seeks to construct improvements on a portion of...
Sheriff's office seeks help identifying 7 people who may be connected to shooting at Clackamas mall
PORTLAND, Ore. โ The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is asking the public to help them identify seven people who are possibly connected to a shooting outside the Cheesecake Factory at Clackamas Town Center on April 7. Around 6 p.m. on April 7, deputies responded to reports of an...
Gresham teen in custody after kidnapping girlfriend, shooting at her family
A 17-year-old Gresham resident was arrested Tuesday evening, April 9, for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend and shooting at concerned members of her family. The incident began just after 7:30 p.m. A 911 caller reported that a teen had taken his girlfriend from her workplace against her will. When members of the victimโs family tried to stop the kidnapping, the suspect shot at them and drove away. Gresham Police began tracking...
Events and equestrian facility Mt. Hood Center closed indefinitely by Clackamas County for alleged code violations
UPDATE: The Post attempted to contact Mt. Hood Center and no one was available to comment. A new but likely not unexpected development in the storied history of Boring's Mt. Hood Center was announced today by Clackamas County. The revived equestrian and event center, which allegedly has a long record of various county code violations โ including hosting events that reportedly far exceeded the building's capacity โ was issued a...
'Fentanyl blocks the pain': Plans for 24/7 Portland sobering center released as people addicted to fentanyl fight through another day
PORTLAND, Ore. โ As a woman living on the streets of Portland, Breanna is always on guard and has one thing that gets her through each day: fentanyl. "Fentanyl blocks the pain away," said Breanna, who spends her money from collecting and returning cans on fentanyl instead of food.
Oregon River Sees Best Steelhead Run in 20 Years
Anglers in the Pacific Northwest have reason for optimism after biologists in Oregon recored the best return of sea-run rainbow trout to the Upper Willamette Basin in two decades. The news comes just seven years after fishery managers counted the lowest run ever on the Willamette, with roughly 820 fish returning to spawn in 2017. Reports from earlier this month say that some 7,700 steelhead climbed a fish ladder at the Willamette Falls near Oregon City this year, and that number has likely grown since then.
Four Retail Theft Suspects Arrested
Four people are facing charges after Tigard Police interrupted suspected Organized Retail Theft at a local shopping center and recovered nearly $10,000 in stolen merchandise. On April 15, 2024 at 1:54PM, loss prevention employees at a store on SW Washington Square Road contacted detectives with the Tigard Police Departmentโs Commercial Crimes Unit, to say a person was stealing merchandise.
New business to open at former Nordstrom location at Clackamas Town Center
CLACKAMAS, Ore. โ On Tuesday, indoor trampoline park chain Sky Zone announced it will open a new location in Oregon. The chain said its new location will be at the Clackamas Town Center Mall, housed where luxury department store chain Nordstrom was before its closure in 2020. The new...
Clackamas CC offers free summer camps for county high-schoolers
Students attending high school in 2024 can get a jumpstart on their college degrees through Clackamas Community Collegeโs career technical education (CTE) summer camps โ tuition-free. These CTE camps run Aug. 12-16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. An information session will be held May 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the Wacheno Welcome Center on the Oregon City campus. CTE summer camps are open to Clackamas County students who will...
Sleep Overnight in a Luxury Yurt Thatโs on Your Own Private Forest Island in Oregon
Are you looking for an escape from the constant commotion of city life? Do you love the peace and tranquility of being in the forest? Do you like goats?!? If you said yes to any of these questions, then youโve got to check out the Forest Island Yurt in Estacada for glamping at its best. Here, youโll feel like youโre on a tiny island of your own since the yurt is encircled by a babbling creek.
Military memorabilia: Oregon City man quietly built huge collection
When Mark Togni walked the Oregon City property he and his business partner were interested in buying recently, the depth and breadth of the military history stored there wasnโt all that clear. But once the deal was made, Togni said that a more thorough exploration revealed something incredibly unique and special. And itโs something he wants to share with people before itโs gone. Turns out, an 81-year-old Oregon City man...
Find a hidden wildflower paradise at Camassia Natural Area in West Linn
It doesnโt look like much at first โ a small, gravel parking area at the end of a neighborhood street in West Linn, a couple of signs in the trees โ but soon the splendor of Camassia comes alive. Officially known as the Camassia Natural Area, a...
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