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Check out the West Linn Old Time Fair music schedule

This year’s music lineup brings back some old favorites and some new faces. On Saturday, July 12, Youth…

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Old Time Fair and Parade returns to celebrate ‘Hometown Heroes’ in 2025

We all know what time of year it is.  It’s time for the 2025 Old Time Fair and…

Crime & Justice

Oregon police erred in use of aerial surveillance camera for marijuana bust, appeals court says

The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the…

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What to know about using fireworks in West Linn on the Fourth of July

As Fourth of July weekend approaches, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and the Oregon State Fire Marshal hope…

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Kotek responds to Trump administration’s withholding of federal education funding

Oregon’s governor has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding. The title funding provided by the…

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‘Long overdue justice’: West Linn Police Department identifies suspect in 1978 murder case

Through investigation and modern technology, the West Linn Police Department closed a 46-year-old cold case on Tuesday, July…

Columnists

WRITERS ON THE RANGE: The slippery slope of e-bike access

When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say…

Government

Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall

Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in…

Government

Oregon, Washington sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement

Oregon and Washington’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration…

Business

Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction

The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting…