St. Vincent de Paul's Portland council transformed a school bus into a rolling restaurant.

A 1987 Toyota 4-Runner driven by Estacada resident Matthew Ingle collided with a 2005 Toyota Corolla driven by Eagle Creek resident Pamela Benson on Highway 26 west of Sandy on April 25.

A group of churchwomen, from left, including Deann Fenster, Sophie Waltz, KariKai Beck, Nataly Garrett, Patricia Novotny and Kathy Strickland, chatter away on phones during a scene from 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.' Nataly Garrett, who grew up in Sandy and now lives in Gresham, is very familiar with the play "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," ...

Before he joins a Sandy police training officer for the graveyard shift last week, newly sworn officer Sam Craven stands beside a local police car.

Sarah Pinnock of Portland and Linda Harrington of Hillsboro make their way down the bank to the Nehalem River behind the Coastal Mountain Sport Haus to watch chinook spawning.

Matthew Daniel Ingle checked himself into psychiatric wards three times in the 28 days before his fatal encounter with a Eagle Creek mother and daughter.

The Best Western Sandy/Mt. Hood Inn in Sandy has received the Best Western Director's Award for outstanding quality standards.

Bid Date/Time: Jan. 22, 2010, 5 p.m. Several years ago the city of Sandy acquired a grass lot in the downtown area, across from city hall and adjacent to the new Sandy Historic Museum, for use as a public plaza.

In a meeting at the state capitol, Mr. Nguyen Van Kinh, President and CEO of KVN Investments, LLC, a Vietnamese firm with offices in Hanoi and California, affirmed his commitment to invest in the Oregon housing market utilizing state-of-the-art green and solar panel technology.

This is a list of coming and current fundraisers for the Hands of Hope team going to Uganda next month.

District 52 State Rep. Suzanne VanOrman has opened an office at 39110 Proctor Blvd.

Leaders of the city of Sandy are considering whether they want to re-hire Fred Punzel to serve as police chief from the time Chief Harold Skelton leaves until a new chief is hired.

Search and rescue crews suspended their search Sunday for a fisherman who fell into the Sandy River.

The following is a press release from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, American Medical Response and Sandy Fire Rescue personnel have responded to the Sandy River for a reported water rescue.

Evidence at the scene suggests a 71-year-old man may have been struck by hit-and-run Thursday morning at Northeast 201st and Sandy.

Joggers and bicyclists share the sidewalk during a morning commute on the Sellwood Bridge in 2007.

Johnson RV has opened a new store on a seven-acre site in Sandy, Ore. The new facility offers a comprehensive new and pre-owned RV sales operation, RV rentals, 12 state-of-the-art service bays, full paint and body shop and retail parts and accessories store.

Here's good news if you're: A) Completely convinced that Salem's problems would be fixed if all "the illegals" were sent packing; B) Blame the Obama administration for everything; C) Get all of your information from local talk radio jocks who peddle fear and hate; D) Are an unabashed racist; or E) All of the above.

A huge return of hatchery coho in Cedar Creek appeared after the recent rains. The fish are literally jamming the little creek that feeds the Sandy River, forcing fishery managers to quickly assemble workers to harvest the surplus fish that will be processed and donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

Suggestions that Randy Leonard will run for mayor someday seem overblown. Why bother? He's already built a city-within-a-city inside the Portland Water Bureau.