Public Safety
Villa Road Trestle Catches Fire Early Sunday; Cause Under Investigation
A trestle fire over Villa Road on Sunday, June 29th was controlled by a rapid response from first responders. The…
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ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs
The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to lay off up to 700 employees as soon as the week of July…
Public Safety
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Enacts Burn Ban Ahead of Independence Day
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue enacted a burn ban June 23 to reduce the risk of residential and wildfires in…
Government
Oregon Legislature wraps for 2025 after eleventh-hour strife, historic funding shortfall
Oregon lawmakers closed the 2025 legislative period with an ill-fated race to finish a gutted major transportation package
Government
City of Newberg Releases 2024 Water Quality Report
The City of Newberg Public Works Department has released its 2024 water quality report, detailing the city's public water supply…
City Council
City Council Recap | June 16, 2025
Newberg City Council met at 6 p.m. on June 16 to discuss the street tree list, CET allocation, a supplemental…
Government
Gallery: June 14 “No Kings” Protest
Hundreds of people gathered around the flagpole in Newberg in what organizers and city officials say was one of the…
Public Safety
NDPD Confirms ICE Presence in Newberg
Newberg-Dundee Police Department Capt. Ryan Simmons confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was present in Newberg on Thursday,…
City Council
Newberg City Council Approves City’s First Biennial Budget
Newberg is preparing to adopt its first biennial budget—a two-year financial cycle—after spending more than 7,000 staff hours planning and…
City Council
City Council Recap | June 2, 2025
Grant funding for Transportation System Plan, Newberg's first biennium budget adopted, vacation rental code is amended, and more.