Clackamas County

Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook ran nearly 1,500 miles to all 17 state community colleges in 52 days, raising over $130,000 for students in financial need.

If selected, applicants will be put on a waitlist for the county's project based housing voucher program.

A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges deputies at the jail used excessive force in a 2023 incident and a sergeant tried to keep it quiet

Instead of opening cooling areas, Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties point to local libraries and pools as spots to cool off.

Metro, the regional government agency for Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah counties, decided to hold off on asking voters for a renewal of the homeless services tax on the November ballot.

Former Mayor Diana Helm will fill the seat left vacant by Melissa Fireside, who resigned in March amid felony charges of theft and forgery. Fireside has pleaded not guilty.

The four-term House member is likely to be a leading candidate to replace the late senator as party officials prepare to meet.

The county said it will consider five finalists: Metro Councilor Christine Lewis, former Lake Oswego City Councilors Jeff Gudman and Jackie Manz; former Damascus Mayor Diana Helm and Happy Valley Mayor Tom Ellis.

The Clackamas County Employees’ Association, which represents more than 1,300 county workers, had authorized a strike earlier this month.

The records allege Melissa Fireside accessed Arthur Petrone’s accounts after she took her mother to visits at the assisted living facility in Lake Oswego where Petrone lived.