A 21-year-old Beaverton man with Down syndrome returned home late Saturday night after wandering away several hours earlier from his Southwest Hall Boulevard apartment.
Police said Jose Juan Diaz-Gutierrez, known as Johnny, apparently boarded a MAX train and ended up in downtown Portland, where he ...
Citizens are invited to review preliminary design ideas and provide feedback for the Broadway Festival Streetscape Improvement Project at an open house on Monday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Beaverton History Center, 12412 S.W. Broadway St.
The public may review and prioritize preliminary ...
A father and son helped police nab a 26-year-old man who was reportedly trying the steal their vehicle Thursday afternoon while they were working out at the 24-Hour Fitness located at The Round at Beaverton Central.
Chase Perrine was lodged in the Washington County Jail on unauthorized use of a ...
An Oregon state trooper arrested an Aloha man Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 84 near Ontario after allegedly discovering more than 10 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle the man was driving.
An Oregon State Police senior trooper stopped a 1996 Cadillac headed eastbound around 2 p.m. near ...
His fans have known for years that Justin Hopkins has the voice of a superstar.
But next week he will have to prove it to America.
Hopkins, a Tigard-native turned-LA singer/songwriter, is one of dozens of performers who will appear on the NBC singing competition “The Voice” in its ...
A 51-year-old woman has died after being struck by a pickup Wednesday night as she was crossing Southwest Scholls Ferry Road just east of 125th Avenue in South Beaverton.
Beaverton police said Debra Compton of Beaverton died Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the accident happened at about ...
Portland-area home sale prices in December were 2.4 percent lower than a year earlier, and they were 3.4 percent lower in November than the prior November, according to CoreLogic, a Santa Ana, Calif., real estate information company.
Sales of foreclosed homes and other distressed property helped ...
Cats may have nine lives, but there’s a certain group of dogs in Tualatin that have their own new lease on life.
After operating out of a pet store for more than four years, Oregon Dog Rescue now has its own, permanent home at 6700 S.W. Nyberg St. in Tualatin, where the founders are busy ...
It’s often said an unjust, metaphorical “glass ceiling” prevents women from advancing upward beyond a certain point in the historically male-dominated workplace.
On Saturday morning, however, a female gang of Habitat for Humanity volunteers were too busy raising a wood-framed ...
As a federal government employee for 20 years, Wendy Castineira is no stranger to processing differing viewpoints regarding financial decisions that affect a range of constituents.
“I have a passion about how money is spent and where it goes,” she told the Beaverton School ...
Ryan Lee Johnson’s father looked out into a sea of faces lit by flickering candles Saturday and knew his family was not alone in its grief.
“He was deeply loved, and it shows,” a tearful Tim Davis told members of the community who gathered in the Aloha High School football ...
A memorial service will be held Saturday for 22-year-old Ryan Lee Johnson, who was fatally shot Jan. 26 outside the Bales Thriftway in Aloha.
The service will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Life Church, 5585 S.W. 209th Ave. in Aloha. It will be followed by a reception. The community is invited ...
The luckiest person at the 2012 Portland International Auto Show was Tualatin resident Mark Edstrom. He won a new Honda Accord at the New Car Giveaway on Sunday, the final day of the show.
“I’m just so happy. This is the first new car I’ve ever owned. I’ve only had a used ...
Beaverton Democrat Suzanne Bonamici is headed to Congress after taking a commanding lead in the 1st Congressional District special election.
About 50 percent of the district’s registered voters cast ballots, according to the Oregon secretary of state’s office.
She defeated Republican ...
Portland Community College and Portland State University have renewed a streamlined co-admission agreement that makes it easier for students to take classes at both institutions, live in PSU residence halls and complete their degrees, officials say.
The two institutions started co-admitting ...
Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler is drumming up support for a plan to consolidate state business assistance programs, giving the state what he calls an “economic development powerhouse.”
The goal is to promote more job creation by helping get capital to promising young businesses, he ...
Beaverton School District officials have announced that Terra Nova High School will be closing at the end of this school year.
Letters were sent out to parents Jan. 25 to inform them of a meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the district office, 16550 S.W. Merlo Road, to discuss plans for the 2012-13 ...