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Ninety-two years ago on Aug. 14, 1933 a logging crew at the end of a railroad spur in the upper reaches of the Gales Creek Watershed sparked a wildfire. That spark became the Tillamook Burn. It ...

Oregon’s countryside comes alive during farm season. Tulips in the spring, berry-picking in the summer and pumpkin patches in the fall attract visitors to the bucolic farm stands that dot the ...

Oil in Buxton. Moonshiners in Gales Creek. Banks was freshly a legal town. Timber had a West Timber. Welcome to 1925 in far western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Hillsboro ...

A trailer was destroyed early Wednesday morning at a vineyard in Gales Creek, along with lumber being used to build a new home. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue spokesperson David Nemeyer, no ...

2:30 p.m. Update: Firefighters resumed putting out hot spots after Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, which serves as a regional Hazmat team when needed, deemed the area safe. “Our crews are treating the ...

An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on Tuesday evening according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), prompting a Tsunami Watch for the ...

Good evening, Gales Creek! We are working on stabilizing our newsletter schedule. There are some pretty significant backend changes happening at the Gales Creek Journal and our sister publication the ...

The annual Washington County Fair is set to return to Hillsboro, offering guests 10 days of free admission, family fun, live entertainment, animals, carnival rides and fair food. Opening on July 18 ...

Mid-90s temperatures, winds and a dry grass field near the intersection of NW Thatcher Road and NW Kemper Road needed just one thing to go up in flames: a spark. According to Forest Grove Fire & ...

Good evening, Gales Creek Journal readers! This newsletter contains this week’s news, and an important notice about some weather patterns coming this weekend. Please take care of your loved ones, ...

The Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch will host Washington County emergency preparedness staff at a community event Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Located in the Gales Creek Community Church Fellowship ...