Beaverton's Latest News
May 22, 2013
Jones' lead erodes in park district board race with Cody
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506-vote advantage narrows to 128 by Wednesday morning in heated campaign Calling his run for the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District board against Jerry Jones Jr. a “well-fought race,”…
May 22, 2013
Lower-than-expected contractor bid bolsters South Plaza project
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Mayor lauds hands-off process that led to Lanphere Construction proposal for The Round With Beaverton's Lanphere Construction & Development taking on primary contracting work after submitting a…
May 22, 2013
Voters select three new directors for School Board
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Degman, Larsen will return to district leadership roles Three new faces will join the Beaverton School Board. According to unofficial results in Tuesday’s special election, Susan Greenberg, Anne…
May 21, 2013
Early election results show support for school option levy
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Degman, Greenberg and Bryan pull ahead in School Board races Here are the unofficial results of the contested Beaverton School District races as of midnight: Local Option Levy: • Yes: 20,882 •…
May 21, 2013
Multnomah County vote carrying Metro levy
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Metro received a wake up call in the May 21 Special Election. Although voters approved its levy to maintain parks and natural lands, the results were split between the counties. With most of the…
May 21, 2013
Renovated Aloha Swim Center reopens
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Regular schedule to resume in June after some programs restart Following a three-month closure for structural upgrades and other maintenance improvements, the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation…
May 21, 2013
State ranks Canyon Road project a leading priority
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Beaverton applying for $10 million grant for transit, pedestrian improvements on corridor The Oregon Transportation Commission voted last week to designate the city's Canyon Road Safety and…
May 21, 2013
Bullet fired into townhouse injures resident
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Police have no suspects in early Tuesday morning incident A Beaverton man was injured early Tuesday morning when a bullet slammed into his Southwest Sparrow Loop townhouse. Responding to a…
May 20, 2013
EPA sponsors land-management workshops Thursday
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The Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Beaverton Urban Redevelopment Agency and the city of Beaverton, is sponsoring workshops to explore key issues and strategies related…
May 19, 2013
Mayor to share city update with West Slope neighbors
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Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle will attend the next West Slope Neighborhood Association Committee meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at West Sylvan Middle School Library, 8111 S.W. West Slope Drive.…
May 19, 2013
Groups encouraged to sign up for Celebration Parade
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Local businesses and organizations are invited to participate in Beaverton’s 2013 Celebration Parade, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. Attracting more than 1,000 people each year, the…
May 18, 2013
Deputies thwart bank robbery suspect in West Haven
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Bank employees call in suspicious BMW linked to two recent robberies Washington County sheriff's deputies arrested a man believed to be linked to two bank robberies in Washington County. He was…
May 16, 2013
Local teams tap creativity for Destination Imagination finals
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Like any great team, the Fiverbolts had their bumps in the beginning. The group of 8-year-olds at Southwest Portland’s Bridlemile Elementary formed two years ago to start their own school…
May 16, 2013
Judge: TriMet, union bargaining sessions not public
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Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Roberts ruled Thursday that bargaining sessions between TriMet and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 are not covered by the Oregon Public Meetings…
May 16, 2013
THPRD Board hopefuls spar over campaign spending
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Cody questions Jones' attendance at meetings Greg Cody says his opponent has a spotty attendance record for Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District meetings and is spending far too much…
May 16, 2013
OMSI pencils in ideas for eastside site
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New TriMet bridge could be a vital link to 'job magnet' area Twenty-one years ago, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry relocated from bustling Washington Park to a gritty, hard-to-reach…
May 16, 2013
TriMet hopes new ticket app clicks with bus, rail commuters
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Free mobile app is first step toward paperless ticketing TriMet will consider moving the transit system to paperless ticketing later this summer. The agency’s board is scheduled to take up the…
May 16, 2013
Street overlay projects will continue through June
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The city of Beaverton's Public Works Department will be busy with street overlay-paving projects this spring, with city crews working from through June to overlay 10 city streets. A street…
May 16, 2013
Beaverton libraries collect 4,000 pounds of food instead of…
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Beaverton library users donated 4,226 pounds of food in the library's “Food for Fines” food drive. The Beaverton City Library at 12375 S.W. Fifth Street collected 3,601 pounds of food, while the…
May 16, 2013
Loan keeps mall expansion moving
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Tenants for new buildings to be announced soon With an $11 million loan through U.S. Bank it just announced, the C.E. John Company is moving full steam ahead on an expansion of the Cedar Hills…
