Troy Brynelson
Troy Brynelson is OPB’s reporter in Southwest Washington. Previously, he’s covered everything from wildfires and a mass shooting in rural Oregon to tech and housing in Vancouver. He most recently reported on the homeless crisis in the Mid-Willamette Valley.
Troy grew up in Southeast Portland, graduated Franklin High School and is a lifelong Blazer fan. Ball don’t lie!
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Latest Stories
‘Huge chasm’ in Clark County GOP headlines primary elections
Washington state’s primary elections are Tuesday. In Clark County, staunchly right ideals – backed by the local GOP – will be facing off against a right-of-center ethos that moderate Republicans say is best for the county’s purple districts.
8 SW Washington school districts likely to start fall classes remotely
Several school districts are expected to say Wednesday afternoon they are starting the fall with remote learning.
$1 million in pandemic relief heading to Cowlitz County, Washington, businesses
The pandemic hasn’t closed the Cowlitz County’s largest employers — its three paper mills and a hospital — but local officials said the relief is welcomed by smaller firms that have been hit hard by closures.
Customers gone, stimulus out of reach: Pandemic takes toll on Vancouver’s international district
Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor is a constellation of multicultural businesses. Residents and businesses have fought gentrification for years. Now they're barely weathering the pandemic.
Systemic racism proclamation spurs cultural rift in rural Yacolt, Washington
A councilor proposed denouncing systemic racism in the town of Yacolt. That idea was rejected, and spawned fliers warning against outside groups and calls for the councilor's resignation.
Teachers unions in SW Washington call for classes to remain online in fall
Citing the rise in COVID-19, unions representing more than 6,000 teachers and school staff in Southwest Washington are urging district officials to keep classes online this fall.
GOP Candidates For Governor Visit SW Washington Despite Public Health Orders
A sold-out soiree in Camas last Thursday included several Republican candidates for Washington governor, who downplayed the pandemic and criticized "cherry-picking" public health mandates.
Prosecutors Found Search of Black Vancouver Man Unlawful, But Police Call It 'Reasonable'
The search and arrest of a Black man last March is the subject of a federal lawsuit in Vancouver. Yet, as far as the Vancouver Police Department are concerned, nothing wrong occurred.
Burgerville, Union Near Agreement During Strike Over Covid-19 Conditions
Plans to reopen a Burgerville restaurant in Northeast Portland stalled Monday as workers strike over conditions related to the novel coronavirus, but sides appear to be nearing an agreement.
Federal Lawsuit Says Vancouver Police Illegally Searched, Arrested Black Resident
A pair of Vancouver police officers illegally searched a 27-year-old Black man’s home last year and arrested him for breaking a television in his home, according to a new federal lawsuit against the city.