A lightning storm early Thursday knocked out power to thousands across rural western Washington County, sparked a fire at a ...

In 1976, Banks' Ann Marie Duyck married William Schmidt at Roy, the Banks High class of 1966 planned its 10-year reunion, and ...

A breakdown of June police calls by category and year-over-year statistics, as delivered to the Banks City Council meeting in ...

Engine 15 and four Banks firefighters joined a Washington County task force headed for the East Evans Creek Fire in Jackson County, the district's second wildfire deployment in five days.

People suspected of stealing from Washington County retailers will now be arrested and booked into the county jail rather than cited and released, under a new countywide policy announced July 16 by ...

In 1976, Banks' new community library planned a craft night with a Bicentennial cake as the prize, and Roy and Verboort ...

Banks will celebrate the Fourth of July on Saturday, July 4, with an afternoon of free carnival games, a talent show and a pie eating contest at Sunset Park, followed by a night of racing and a ...

Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time. In the Portland metro, the floor for ...

The year is 1976. Hagg Lake is brand new, and the water is rising. In Forest Grove, Poppio’s is still slinging slices, and over in Banks, the newly remodeled Brown Derby is serving breakfast until 2 a ...

This week: a special-edition column on Fourths of July past and a Goddess of Liberty from Manning, the July mayor's message, the Banks Fire District's June log, what Oregon added to America's 250th ...

Legendary Oregon journalist, author and teacher Grant McOmie died Thursday after a brief illness, KGW said. The longtime host of Grant’s Getaways was known across the state, and had close ties to the ...

We interrupt the regular '50 years ago today' column to bring you a special look at local celebrations from the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the 200th, and in ...