Oregon City News

19/08/2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield was in Oregon City yesterday to announce a lawsuit against the Trump Administration.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general nationwide filed a lawsuit Monday, Aug. 18 contesting the Trump Administration’s decision to withhold federal funds that go to victims services unless Oregon and other states comply with its immigration enforcement ...

18/08/2025

A body found in the Willamette River last week has been identified.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body of a man found in the Willamette River near the Abernethy Bridge in West Linn last week. The Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as Eric Charles Meszaros, 30, from Utah. Detectives do not suspect foul play. A...

15/08/2025

Oregon City is among the municipalities drawing water from the Clackamas — find out how you can help salmon.

Clackamas River Water Providers is asking residents to reduce or shut off outdoor watering to help chinook and coho salmon return to the Clackamas River and toward spawning grounds by the beginning of September. Lake Oswego, West Linn Oregon City and other communities receive water from the river. T...

14/08/2025

State Rep. Mark Gamba, D-Milwaukie, who sponsored the bill, said it died like many others in the Ways and Means committee: “Because there was no money.”

The bill would have provided $1 million in state funds to design a channel that could restore the Willamette River’s flow and stop the toxic algae blooms from forming The thick, green layer of toxin-producing algae currently growing on the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is not just a ...

12/08/2025

As a heat wave continues, DEQ has also issued an air quality warning in Clackamas County.

The air quality advisory is in effect for Clackamas and Multnomah counties until 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12.

11/08/2025

Long in the works, a new cultural center at West Linn's Historic City Hall is beginning to take shape.

The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area’s community cultural center isn’t meant to stand alone, but instead be the bowl that holds all of the adventures and sites along a 58-mile stretch of the river.

08/08/2025

Providence employs about 25,000 people in Oregon across 90 clinics and more than half a dozen hospitals in Portland, Medford, Milwaukie, Newberg, Seaside, Oregon City and Hood River.

Providence Health & Services will lay off 128 employees across Oregon as the state’s largest health system works to reduce expenses. The cuts affect both union and non-union positions, including nurses, researchers and administrators at Providence hospitals and clinics. Providence is the largest h...

07/08/2025

Funding for public access at Willamette Falls will move forward, as Gov. Tina Kotek opted against a veto. https://oregoncitynewsonline.com/2025/08/07/gov-kotek-opts-against-veto-signs-bill-allocating-funds-for-willamette-falls-trust/

05/08/2025

"Willamette Falls is the second-largest waterfall by volume in this nation, yet many people born and raised in Oregon have never seen it or even know it’s there." https://oregoncitynewsonline.com/2025/08/05/opinion-oregonians-must-seize-opportunity-to-return-public-access-to-willamette-falls/

04/08/2025

The fate of a $45 million allocation to the Willamette Falls Trust is up in the air. https://oregoncitynewsonline.com/2025/08/01/gov-kotek-may-veto-willamette-falls-trust-funding/

01/08/2025

Clackamas County is developing a new campus to help treat addiction.

Clackamas County is continuing to fine-tune a plan to build a recovery campus that would serve those suffering from addiction. The local government purchased a 6-acre former school site at 15301 SE 92nd Ave. from the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District in late 2024 and is now working to fi...

29/07/2025

The Oak Grove Garden Club summer wine tasting fundraiser is coming up. https://oregoncitynewsonline.com/2025/07/29/join-the-oak-grove-garden-club-for-a-summer-wine-tasting-by-the-river/