Milwaukie Review

14/07/2025

Arrests have been made related to the ATM burglary involving a stolen excavator in Clackamas.

A man accused of destroying two ATMs with a stolen excavator to steal cash at a U.S. Bank in Clackamas in late June was arraigned in Clackamas County Circuit Court Monday, July 14. Matthew Evan Armour, 32, faces charges including first-degree aggravated theft, criminal conspiracy, first-degree crimi...

11/07/2025

“I was shocked by the Legislature.”
Agencies like Clackamas Women’s Services and Safety Compass are conducting layoffs and reducing the scope of their services due to federal and state funding cuts.

While she’s braved crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturns, Clackamas Women’s Services Executive Director Melissa Erlbaum said the current funding landscape is the most precarious she’s faced in her 30 years in the nonprofit field. Along with roughly 150 victims services organ...

09/07/2025

A SWAT team arrested a man yesterday after a report of shots fired in a home near Milwaukie.

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Rian Keith Pittman, 35, following a standoff with SWAT officers near Milwaukie on Southeast Monroe Street on Tuesday, July 8.

08/07/2025

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office will have its finances more closely monitored after budget issues arose earlier this year.

After the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office went over budget during the 2024-25 fiscal year, the county government has begun to monitor its finances more closely. The board of commissioners approved of staff’s monitoring plan during a meeting Tuesday, July 8. The plan includes the county’s fin...

07/07/2025

Oregon lawmakers passed at least a dozen bills meant to address the state’s housing crisis during the recently wrapped, six-month legislative session.
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The state Legislature passed at least a dozen bills meant to protect renter security deposits, boost housing production and ensure access to homeless shelters statewide Oregon lawmakers passed at least a dozen bills meant to address the state’s housing crisis during the recently wrapped, six-month...

02/07/2025

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding.

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding. The title funding provided by the United States Department of Education is supposed to be released at the beginning of the new fiscal year, on July 1, and is incorporated into the budget of the Oregon Departm...

01/07/2025

The Willamette Falls Trust's efforts to acquire land at the falls for the Inter-Tribal Public Access Project took a big step forward last week. https://milwaukiereview.com/2025/06/27/legislature-earmarks-45m-for-willamette-falls-trust-inter-tribal-project/

01/07/2025

The consequences of the Legislature’s inaction go beyond staffing cuts, according to transportation advocates and local transit agencies.

The consequences of the Legislature’s inaction go beyond staffing cuts, as staff try to maintain aging infrastructure.

25/06/2025

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office may face layoffs as funding issues persist.

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners agreed to allocate $1 million from a public safety levy, as well as $5.5 million in general funds, to help fill the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2024-25. The commissioners, as well as fellow budget committee member...

23/06/2025

An excavator was stolen and used to smash ATMs at a U.S. Bank in Clackamas.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for leads to a suspect after someone stole an excavator from a construction site, drove it to a U.S. Bank and used it to demolish two ATMs. The theft occurred at the U.S. Bank at 11531 SE Sunnyside Road in Clackamas early in the morning Monday, June...

20/06/2025

Milwaukie Police are searching for a man named Loony Toon after he allegedly led officers on a chase and fired shots at them.

Portland resident Loony John Franklin Toon is wanted after allegedly fleeing a Milwaukie traffic stop, leading police on a high-speed chase, and firing multiple shots at officers before escaping on foot in Portland on Friday, June 20.

19/06/2025

Learn about, celebrate and eat the 400 million-year-old lamprey next Thursday at Clackamette Park! https://milwaukiereview.com/2025/06/19/yakama-nation-hosting-lamprey-celebration-june-26-in-oregon-city/