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20/07/2025

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17/07/2025

A civil deputy with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was arraigned in Clackamas County Circuit Court on s*x abuse charges Thursday.

A civil deputy who had served with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for most of the last 27 years was arraigned in Clackamas County Circuit Court on s*x abuse charges Thursday, July 17. Steven Woolcock was placed on paid administrative leave in February and will be on on unpaid administrative...

17/07/2025

ICYMI: A list of local cooling centers.

With temperatures expected to hover in the 90s Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16 in Clackamas County and Lake Oswego, it will be hard for local residents to stay comfortable outside and indoors without air conditioning this week. For those who are looking for a place to stay cool, the city of....

15/07/2025

Staying cool will be paramount over the next few days as a heat wave settles in. Here are some local options.

With temperatures expected to hover in the 90s Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16 in Clackamas County and Lake Oswego, it will be hard for local residents to stay comfortable outside and indoors without air conditioning this week. For those who are looking for a place to stay cool, the city of....

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.