Gaston News

After a nearly 15-hour dragnet search in rural Washington County, wanted fugitive Josh David Nicholas was arrested near Gaston Monday.

The home of an elderly woman was destroyed by fire early this morning but she managed to escape without injury before fire crews arrived.

Forest Grove police say the target of a manhunt Monday in Washington County is a person of interest in a homicide.

After a nearly 15-hour dragnet search in rural Washington County, wanted fugitive 36-year-old Josh David Nicholas is in custody.

The family of a missing Washington County man won't give up their search. And they're not the only ones.

HILLSBORO, Ore. A Washington County family sent out a call for volunteers Thursday night to help them find their missing loved one.

All but one Yamhill Valley public school - Sheridan High - rated "satisfactory" or "outstanding" on report cards issued Tuesday by the state Department of Education.

Jesus Delgado, an 11-year employee of Fisher Farms near Gaston, doesn't see many workers from other racial or ethnic groups laboring alongside him.

Residents in the 1200 block of Spring Garden Way got quite a surprise Wednesday if they happened to look out their window at 6:52 p.m. That's when a single-engine bi-plane was driving - not flying - down their street.

Sheriff's Deputies responded to a crash after reports of a vehicle crashing into a field in the community of Patton Valley west of the city of Gaston.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Oregon winemaking during the 'Behind the Bottle' tours at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays during October at Patton Valley Vineyard, 9449 Old Highway 47 in Gaston.

A beautiful dahlia late in the blooming season at Alpen Gardens. Driving north out of Carlton on Sunday after a weekend of wining and dining, I chanced on a colorful spot in Yamhill County, just south of the Washington County line.

Despite Democratic victories in 2008, the Oregon Legislature was a little less friendly to the environment this year according to a leading green group.

A pair of construction workers and a neighbor helped save a home from being consumed by fire Wednesday morning.

Smoke from a roadside field fire forced officials to partially close Highway 47 Wednesday afternoon at Roosevelt Drive, just north of Cove Orchard.

Fire personnel from Gaston assisted Washington County Sheriff's deputies at the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident Sunday.

Washington County authorities say one motorcyclist was killed and another injured in a crash Sunday on Southwest Scoggins Valley Road near Hagg Lake.

Richard Kidd is closing one political door in hopes that he can open another. The longtime Forest Grove mayor told the News-Times on Wednesday that he will step down from his city post in October and plans to run for the Washington County Board of Commissioners.

Richard Kidd is closing one political door in hopes that he can open another. The longtime Forest Grove mayor told the News-Times on Wednesday that he will step down from his city post in October and plans to run for the Washington County Board of Commissioners.

Richard Kidd is closing one political door in hopes that he can open another. The longtime Forest Grove mayor told the News-Times on Wednesday that he will step down from his city post in October and plans to run for the Washington County Board of Commissioners.