A Washington County sheriff's deputy saved the life of a 38-year-old Banks man Friday when he rushed to offer his aid to the choking father and successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver.
Washington County Sheriff's Office officials on Wednesday night were investigating the disappearance of a 9-year-old boy who has been missing since about 3 p.m. Wednesday from a home in the 53200 block of Gheen Road in the Banks area.
Mayor Craig Dirksen, on the heels of a failed attempt to raise $20 million for new parks, said Wednesday that Tigard may return to citizens in 2010 for a second opinion.
Firefighters from Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Banks and Cornelius spent about 30 minutes suppressing the flames from a house fire last Thursday where grease and diesel burned extraordinarily hot.
Authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the "River Rat" suspect, who is believed to have robbed at least eight banks and seven other outlets in the Northwest.
Saturday's 'Times Are Tough' forum started with a modern version of 'The Good Samaritan,' staged to illustrate the dire effects housing insecurity, food scarcity and lack of health care have on the poor in Washington County.
Our schoolchildren should never be instructed by their teachers to quote Socialist propaganda -- even to repeat the eloquent words of President Barack Obama.
Construction work along sections of Oregon 47 will begin after the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to officials at the Oregon Department of Transportation.