A federal funding freeze, now temporarily blocked by a judge, left some local officials uncertain as to what the impact would ...

Oregon leaders were scrambling Tuesday morning after an announcement from the Trump administration that it was at least ...

Most of Oregon's fire crews sent earlier this month to California, including four Banks firefighters, are returning after two ...

Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr., 83, settled a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations he treated his ...

After many twists and turns, the Banks City Council is back to a full board, selecting former Mayor Stephanie Jones from a slate of four candidates who had submitted themselves for consideration to ...

Banks High School math teacher Wymon Smith has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse in the second degree and luring a minor. According to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff’s ...

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times, published January 15, 1925. These news clips ...

Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday, noting his last day would be Jan. 23. “This email is a notice that I am resigning my ...

5:30 p.m. Update: OSFM deployed an additional three strike teams Wednesday evening, bringing their total to 15 strike teams. Original story below: “The Oregon Department of Forestry is sending six ...

On Tuesday, January 14, the Banks City Council will meet for a regular city council meeting. During the work session and city council meeting, it’s expected that the council will interview and select ...