Forest Grove News

Automotive students at St. Helens High School donated this 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 to their colleagues at Hillsboro High School to help save the Hillsboro auto shop program.

Selma kept hers, and after all these years Bernard is having them preserved on DVD.

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Paul, Minn., to Frank and Audrey Huggett. Wes graduated in 1953 from Forest Grove High School.

In this 2005 Oregonian file photo, a construction works on the roof of the then-new library on the Pacific University campus in Forest Grove.

Periscope Books & Tutoring announces three new creative writing classes. For more information or to register, call 503-746-5669 or visit 1. Creative Writing for Kids: Make a 'Zine! Tuesdays 4-5:30, February 28, March 6, 13, and 20 Fee: $50 includes materials For children in grades 3-6 Try different techniques of writing and printing: stencils, ... (more)

Transit riders in Washington County could experience a serious case of sticker shock September if a plan to rejigger TriMet's fare system is approved by its board.

Forest Grove Police Det. Matt Smith has spent a decade in law enforcement, but now he's learning the rules in a different sphere as he pushes lawmakers to increase the tools available to investigate and prosecute elder abuse.

The Washington County Citizen Action Network has announced key participants in its second annual Citizen Action Summit, to be held Saturday, Feb.

The Beaverton School District plans to close Terra Nova High School at the end of the school year.

Happy Groundhog Day, Washington County. Despite that sunshine it appears we're in for six more weeks of winter .

Suzanne Bonamici's resounding defeat of Rob Cornilles Tuesday night is good news for national Democratic Party leaders, but might be bad news for local voters, according to Jim Moore, director of the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation at Pacific University in Forest Grove.

Chris Higginbotham, Forest Grove High construction teacher, showed off the 2012 Viking House last Wednesday to developers who will build houses on adjacent lots as part of the Street of Affordable Dreams event in Forest Grove.

Chef Jeremy McMurtry and owner Christian Geffrard combine to make Stecchino an affordable fine dining experience in downtown Forest Grove.

Police say Jaime Eli Moya, 33, of Cornelius, was celebrating the New Year by firing a handgun in the direction of nearby homes on Yew Court in Forest Grove shortly after midnight on Jan.

27, 2012, at her home. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m., Feb. 3, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 475 SE Third Ave., in Hillsboro.

Police have arrested two men in the New Year's Eve shooting that injured a 7-year-old boy in Forest Grove.

Were I a young man looking to my future, would I be able to adequately plan my life using the... FOREST GROVE - Police have arrested a man in the New Year's Eve shooting that injured a 7-year-old boy in Forest Grove.

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Welcome to the weekend, Washington County . On this weekend's lineup, we have children's theater in Forest Grove, collectible glass on display in Hillsboro, and opera music in Tualatin.