Scappoose News

Energy company Kinder Morgan announced last week that it is ditching plans to export 30 million tons of coal through the Port of St.

Recent emergency repairs on Northwest Cornelius Pass Road proves motorists are creating their own version of the Westside Bypass, the name given a proposed freeway project through the county that was killed by environmentalists and mass transit advocates in the 1990s.

A 32-year-old man is incarcerated at the Columbia County Jail after police say he allegedly ran his vehicle into a female and left the area of Wikstrom Road and Highway 30.

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. A 32-year-old registered sex offender was arrested for attempted murder and the kidnapping of a woman Sunday night.

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. Columbia County sheriff's deputies arrested a man who they said tried to rape and kill a woman on Sunday.

The 33-acre tract of forest in the Gourlay Creek watershed, recently approved to be clear-cut, is home to a diverse community of Douglas fir, red cedar, western hemlock, red alder and Oregon maple.

The Scappoose Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4362 announced Friday its plans to hold a dedication ceremony May 18 - Armed Forces Day - for the new Armed Forces Memorial at Scappoose's Veterans Park.

Nothing is what it seems: an open space bounded only by railings will become a wall.

A black Mitsubishi crashed into a ditch in Warren May 3 after a high-speed chase with Oregon State Troopers.

A 27-year-old St. Helens man was shot to death Friday evening after leading Oregon State Police on a high-speed chase through the back roads of South Columbia County.

Terraced patios are placed to draw the eye across the garden's longest visual line.

The Scappoose Democrat plays a key role in developing the state budget, and in her absence, Democrats have lost their slim majority in the Senate.

One fork takes the high ground, bound by the officers sworn oath to "protect" and the US Constitution, which mandates police behavior.

WARREN, Ore. At least one Oregon State Police trooper shot and killed a woman Friday night after a chase from the Scappoose area, police said.

An Oregon State Police trooper opened fire and shot a woman Friday night during a vehicle pursuit near Scappoose.

Over the winter, harsh weather caused sediment to build up behind the dams on Gourlay, Lacey and South Fork Scappoose creeks.