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Canby High School launched "Check It Out," a program that allows students to borrow laptops and wireless modems for free Internet access. The new program comes at a time when some are pushing for expanded home Internet access, especially for low-income students. Full story »

Residents are invited to stop by City Hall, 380 A Ave., to apply for a passport at this year's event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full story »

Brian Scott Maloy is charged with assault and strangulation in a Friday incident.  Full story »

The collection accounted for nearly a third of the total garments gathered at similar events nationwide. Full story »

Dorothy Ryan is a licensed esthetician and makeup artist. Full story »

Appointments are required for the tax services for taxpayers who have special needs, are on low or fixed incomes, or are elderly. Full story »

That number is up from last year's total of 492 bags of clothing, toys and household items. Full story »

Principal Ginger Redlinger says the high school, which opens next fall, will prepare students for full-time jobs. The school will also require students to meet state academic standards. Full story »

Crews will place logs, boulders and other items along the creek as an aid to threatened fish species. Workers will also remove invasive plants and replant with native species Full story »

The county will keep 100 percent of the fines and use the money to improve traffic safety. Full story »

Looking for ways to give back to your community. These opportunities in Clackamas County offer ways to help seniors, families, pets and more. Full story »

Larry Thompson envisions the day when farms are classified as an urban economic use akin to commercial or industrial activity. Full story »

As the City Commission continues discussions about buying the former Eastham School for the library, it faces a May 31 deadline to move out of Danielson's Hilltop Mall. And other interim locations may not be ready by then Full story »

Detective Jim Strovink, a Clackamas County sheriff's spokesman, said officers pulled over a car driven by Dearmond Lynch, 62, and found meth, marijuana, prescription drugs and a handgun. Full story »

Under a new law, the $120 million plan needs to be approved by other jurisdictions with a taxing stake. Full story »

Clackamas High and Linwood Elementary students talk about why they've been collecting items from home, neighbors and congregations.  Full story »

Alternating between the U.S. and Mongolia, he competes in events in whitewater kayaking, cliff rappelling, forest running, mountain biking, orienteering, snowshoeing and such relative oddities as spelunking and inline skating.  Full story »

Oregon Department of Transportation officials expect the 5-acre installation to generate enough power for 80 homes annually. The project would delay a similar "solar highway" in West Linn.  Full story »

In Lake Grove, Arabian Nights Restaurant serves Middle Eastern cuisine both day and night.  Full story »

Erin Gray and Mo Wilcox have worked for three months with wild horses from southeastern Oregon. After the competition, the mustangs will go up for adoption.  Full story »

After former Welches principal Michael McKinney announced he would pursue a Ph.D. after this year, he was reassigned to be a district tutor and translator. The subsequent search brought West Linn-Wilsonville administrator Tim Fields to the job. Full story »

Five Clackamas County sheriff's deputies converged on Damascus Middle School, 14151 S.E., 242nd Ave., after receiving a 3:17 p.m. report of a belligerent man creating a ruckus and directing profanity at staff members.  Full story »

U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones sentenced Paul Cameron Klick, 44, to six years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation. Klick earlier pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge.  Full story »

Photographer Geoffrey Hiller will lead a discussion about Bangladesh at the Wilsonville Library. Full story »