Public meeting scheduled on Troutdale power plant

24 January 2012, 5:28 pm

East County residents can learn more about a proposed natural gas-powered generating plant that could be built at the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, the former Reynolds Metals site. An informational meeting on the project will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Visual Arts ...... Read More »

Oregon Educators Feel Brunt Of Government Layoffs

23 January 2012, 5:21 pm

In Oregon, the downsizing of the public sector does not mean there are fewer state employees. In fact, if you include the university system, there are more state employees now than ever before. However, that's not the case in public schools.... Read More »

Gresham police nab three in suspected retail theft operation

20 January 2012, 5:35 pm

Only the FOX 12 investigators were with officers from the Gresham Police Department on Thursday morning when they raided an apartment in connection with a suspected retail theft operation.... Read More »

Glacier Swim Club boasts Extreme medal swimmers

19 January 2012, 1:12 am

Six Glacier Swim Team members participated in the IM Extreme Northwest Games this past weekend at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon and swam away with a good bounty of medal wear.... Read More »

Court rules against Gresham in utility fee fight

18 January 2012, 12:12 am

Multnomah Circuit Court Judge Stephen K. Bushong ruled against the city of Gresham on Jan. 12 in a suit filed by Portland General Electric, NW Natural and Rockwood Water People’s Utility District over an increase in the utility license fee on July 1, 2011. As part of the city of ...... Read More »

ON Semiconductor Receives Trusted Foundry and Broker Accreditations

17 January 2012, 7:00 am

ON Semiconductor , a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has been granted Category 1A Trusted Foundry accreditation for its Pocatello, Idaho, ‘Fab 10’, and Gresham, Oregon, facilities.... Read More »

Gresham man pleads no contest to animal neglect

11 January 2012, 12:33 pm

A Gresham man has pleaded no contest to animal neglect for failing to care for a horse.... Read More »

Gresham man pleads guilty to horse neglect

11 January 2012, 10:26 am

PORTLAND -- A Gresham man pleaded guilty to second-degree animal neglect after his horse was found emaciated and near death last April. Teofilo Jimenez-Rodriguez, 51, will serve one year of probation, according to the Oregon Human Society. He will also pay nearly $400 in fines and restitution. He ma... Read More »

Gresham man pleads no contest to horse neglect

10 January 2012, 9:39 pm

A Gresham man Monday, Jan. 9, pleaded no contest to neglecting his horse, which was discovered in a near-death state by the Oregon Humane Society in April 2011. Officials cited Teofilo Jimenez-Rodriguez, 51, of Gresham with one count of animal neglect in the second degree after they responded to a .... Read More »

Gresham is ... updating its image; but first, what is it?

30 December 2011, 9:18 am

Gresham's longtime image of itself as a middle-class enclave with high-paying manufacturing jobs, with a world-class jazz festival nestled in the lap of Oregon's highest mountain, is seriously out of date.... Read More »