Beaverton News

Potted plants need a platform to keep water off floors and decks. It takes no time at all for water -- or even the moisture from the bottom of a pot -- to mar the surface permanently.

Recently, the city of Beaverton began working on utility improvements in the area near Denney Road, Duchess Way and King Boulevard.

Work is under way on a project to extend Southwest Dawson Way to connect with Southwest Hocken Avenue near Cedar Hills Boulevard at Cedar Hills Crossing mall.

Cousins' Closet, a non-profit infant and children's consignment entity, will hold its spring sale at Beaverton Christian Church, 13600 S.W. Allen Blvd., on June 8-9. A portion of the proceeds and unsold items will be donated to Northwest Children's Outreach for the children in Haiti.

Karen Sempert waits while her car window is replaced after someone shot at it and it shattered while she was driving Tuesday morning.

A Hillsboro stretch of Tualatin Valley Highway remains closed Wednesday morning as police investigate a collision between a car and a man on a two-wheeled scooter.

Unity of Beaverton church volunteers Willa Fox and Pat Wolter dig native sword ferns to replant in a natural area at A.M. Kennedy Park.

An open house for neighbors and other concerned citizens to learn about the latest design and cost information related to the proposed Fanno Creek Trail crossing project at Hall Boulevard in Beaverton will take place Tuesday, May 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Elsie Stuhr Center's Willow Room, 5550 S.W. Hall Blvd.

The Barnes Elementary School SHINE program will showcase student artwork at their annual SHINE Fiesta and Art Show on Friday, June 8, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at 13730 SW Walker Rd., Beaverton.

Recently, work began to extend SW Dawson Way approximately 200 feet to the west to connect with SW Hocken Avenue.

Think you have what it takes to compete on "The Amazing Race" ? Here's your chance to find out.

School mascots prohibited under Oregon's new rule includes Banks'. The rule allows the name "Warriors" but not "Braves" or "Indians." Good morning, Washington County .

Reece Hallock, 6, of Vancouver runs to her parents after learning to drive an excavator during Dozer Days, a fundraiser for the Nutter Foundation which aids children's charities, on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Cemex/Fisher Quarry in Vancouver, WA.

Green Century on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Oak Hills Elementary School, 2625 NW 153rd Ave., Beaverton.

If you don't have any plans this weekend, perhaps it's time to get out and meet someone - someone of the furry and four-legged variety, that is.

Free bowling for kids all summer: School is winding down, and soon parents will be looking for something fun to do with the kids that won't break the bank.

Mothers of Pre-Schoolers, or MOPS , as it is commonly known, is an international organization which is dedicated to helping mothers navigate one of the most difficult transitions they will make in their lives.

Eight Beaverton area high school seniors are the recipients of $500 scholarships in the 24th annual Herzog-Meier Senior Art Scholarship Awards competition.

Neighbors and other interested citizens are invited to attend an open house and learn about the latest design and cost information related to potential crossing options for the Fanno Creek Trail at Hall Boulevard in Beaverton.

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested on several charges after she allegedly fired several gunshots in her Beaverton apartment.