West Linn News

A Canby man was charged today with the theft of a $29,000 Kubota tractor/excavator that disappeared last month from the Petes Mountain area south of West Linn.

Cindy Wells has been a checker at the grocery store that is now Bales Marketplace on Willamette Drive for 17 years.

Police arrested a man and seized cash, a gun and a large amount of drugs Tuesday morning.

West Linn Police arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after finding drugs, cash and a semi-automatic pistol in his car.

Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department.

Fire crews arrive at this morning's fire in West Linn. Despite the help of neighbors who helped firefighters stretch hose down the street, a two-alarm blaze early this morning caused extensive damage to a West Linn house owned by couple who were away for the holiday weekend.

Fia Ewing, 3, of Lake Oswego anxiously awaits the start of the parade down A Avenue at last year's festivities.

West Linn police are investigating the death of a 2009 West Linn High School graduate found dead in his bedroom Saturday afternoon.

From morning until dark this Saturday, Willamette Park will be filled with Fourth of July fun and entertainment that should not be missed.

Rosemarie and Dan Pifer talk about their desire to raise awareness of the need for kidney donors at their West Lilnn home.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, rolled out new legislation Tuesday targeted at business start-ups. Speaking to approximately 50 business people at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lake Oswego, Merkley announced the Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 to members of the Lake Oswego and West Linn chambers of commerce.

Police are investigating the death of a recent West Linn High School grad who was found unresponsive in his own bed Saturday afternoon.

Members of the Oregon House put on a show themselves today as they approved a bill that expands state-funded reimbursements for expenses to film companies.

I see that two more Republican leaders have proved that their party's family values must mean valuing the women in other people's families.

Allissa Meis, left, and Alyssa Johnson, both juniors to be at West Linn High School, are members of the city of West Linn's new Teen Advisory Board.

The West Linn City Council members unanimously approved a two-year budget that includes funding for a new police station.

Oregon's State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places during a one-day meeting Friday at the North Mall Office Building, 725 Summer St.

When 55 year old Zoreh Fannizadeh was arrested for stealing a purse from the LLoyd Center Macy's, police had no idea how busy she had been.

Highway 43, which connects Lake Oswego and West Linn, was closed both ways this afternoon in Lake Oswego following a one-vehicle crash.

This existing solar panel exists at the Interstate 5 and I-205 interchange just west of West Linn.