Features
Estacada hosts a ‘Festive Fourth’ with Independence Day parade
Annual outing draws thousands to cheer along Downtown streets Friday, July 4
Latest Local News
Business
Sandy Funeral Home, Estacada Funeral Chapel announce union
Partnership allows both businesses to better serve communities with compassion, professionalism
Government
Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall
Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in…
Government
Oregon, Washington sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement
Oregon and Washington’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration…
Business
Statewide minimum wage increases 35 cents, the lowest rise in ten years
The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to…
Features
Corbett, Sandy, Estacada plan night of fireworks on Fourth of July
Colorful displays, pancake breakfasts, live music, parades headline regional Independence Day showcases
News
Oregon’s first measles case of 2025 reported
Carrier likely contracted disease overseas; Possible spread at Portland International Airport
Business
Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears
The bill’s author told the Capital Chronicle after the vote that she would be reintroducing the bill next…
Government
Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation
The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…
Government
No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt…