Cornelius News

For twisting the intent of a law meant to protect victims of domestic violence, we're naming the Washington County District Attorney's Office this week's Rogue.

Firefighters from Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Banks and Cornelius spent about 30 minutes suppressing the flames from a house fire last Thursday where grease and diesel burned extraordinarily hot.

Wal-Mart won't open here for nearly a year, but a few weeks ago, the city manager sent out an enthused e-mail: "I think you can tell all your friends now that they can shop for the Christmas holidays at Wal-Mart Supercenter in 2010!" Wal-Mart doesn't usually get that kind of greeting from Oregon cities.

CORNELIUS, Ore. - It was a combination of things that drew Grace Dinsdale back to the family farm 28 years ago, where she transformed a struggling dairy into a profitable plant nursery.

The normally quiet neighborhood around Steamboat Park turned into the scene of a homicide when a body was discovered in the park Friday night.

CORNELIUS, Ore. - Police say a man and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested following a killing at Steamboat Park in Cornelius.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a body found in a Cornelius park on Friday night.

The Cornelius Police Department together with the Washington County Sheriff's Office was investigating after a body was found at Steam Boat Park in Cornelius on Friday night.

Saturday's 'Times Are Tough' forum started with a modern version of 'The Good Samaritan,' staged to illustrate the dire effects housing insecurity, food scarcity and lack of health care have on the poor in Washington County.

A recent commentary by officials from the city of Cornelius implied that it can be a great little city only if it's allowed to expand its urban growth boundary .

The helicopter was owned by Hillsboro Aviation and was used to train new pilots.

Dale Robinson stands outside the Church of Christ at 18th and Long, where he recently arrived to serve as pastor.

Two men died Sunday afternoon when their helicopter crashed into a field in rural Washington County and burst into flames.

Washington County officials want to set aside more than 34,000 acres of undeveloped land as future urban reserves.

Oregon Sen. Bruce Starr will hold the first in a series of 2010 Campaign Kick Off events from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Jessie Mays Community Center, 30955 N.W. Hillcrest .

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued civil penalties to five Willamette Valley growers totaling $8,405 in connection with the misuse of a zinc phosphide product during the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons.

Forest Grove teacher Lourdes Medina watched two of her third-grade students break into tears of frustration as they tried to complete the state assessment test in reading last spring.

Lately, it feels like just about every issue out there is a "hot button" one. Just the other day, I argued with a co-worker about how to make a hot chocolate correctly.

POSTED: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 03:47 PM PT BY: Tyler Graf Tags: Cornelius , Wal-Mart , Washington County This vacant field will soon be Washington County's first Wal-Mart. Many in Cornelius thought it wouldna t happen, but this fall it will: Ground will be broken on a Wal-Mart Supercenter on 12 acres of land at the west end of the city.

The Oregonian's Elizabeth Suh, who has been tracking talk about future high-tech growth in Washington County , passes on this bit.