Otto, a Dilley-area resident, took his oath, but Hammond, a Gales Creek resident, was unexpectedly absent. He’d joined a task ...

In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and ...

Banks' Independence Day celebrations, from a free event held on the grounds of Sunset Park, races at Sunset Speedway to ...

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be vigilant in the face of a National Terrorism ...

At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the ...

The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results from the May 20 special district election Tuesday, including precinct-level data on the election that saw just one ...

Two months of construction are coming to the Banks Road and Aerts Road intersection, marking the latest addition of construction that will snarl traffic for the foreseeable future as Banks prepares ...

Water is on the agenda for CPO 14's Thursday evening meeting, with guests lined up from the Oregon Water Resources Department, who will speak on groundwater in western Washington County.

The city of Banks says an uptick in pet poop in parks has prompted their plea to “please pick up after your pets.” Complaints about pet owners leaving behind their pet’s poop are on the rise, the city ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their “last big out-of-state resource push” until rains return this fall.

Banks Fire District Defensible Space Coordinator Capt. Scott Arlin will host the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Washington County Emergency Management, and federal agencies Thursday, June 5 from 6 to 8 ...

Helicopters, ambulances, and local fire agencies converged Saturday night on the scene of a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 26 near milepost 31, an area west of the Four County Point area.