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Clackamas County clerk blames multiple election mistakes on outside businesses
About three months after election snafu rendered more than half of all Clackamas County primary ballots unreadable, diverted hundreds of county employees from their normal jobs, and cost taxpayers $600,000, Clerk Sherry Hall addressed the county Board of Commissioners on Wednesday with her summary of what went wrong.

Clackamas County fumbles elections process again
The elections process in Clackamas County has again come under fire after thousands of voters this week received the wrong pamphlets for a city mayoral election.
Man shot, killed by officers in Clackamas County was armed, according to DA
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by Oregon State Police troopers and Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies early Saturday after a traffic stop and pursuit.

Clackamas County provides written vote-counting plan after demand from Oregon secretary of state — a week after election
Within hours of the first returns on election night in Oregon, the secretary of state wanted Clackamas County Clerk Sherry Hall to deliver a detailed plan as to when the votes would be fully counted. A week later, Hall submitted one.

Clackamas County ballot blunder reinvigorates false conspiracy theories against voting machines
Some voters say they want hand-count only elections, an idea pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Amid major delays, Clackamas County leaders slam county clerk for not accepting help with blurred ballots sooner
Oregon's secretary of state has decried a lack of urgency as unopened Clackamas County ballots pile up.

Clackamas River corridor set to reopen after major wildfire damage
After more than a year of extensive repairs following massive wildfires in 2020, the Clackamas River corridor is slated to reopen to the public on May 1.

Clackamas County issues public health advisory after spike in fentanyl overdoses
Clackamas County officials have issued an advisory to warn parents of the dangers and prevalence of fentanyl, and to let them know what resources are available to prevent overdoses.
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Officers in Clackamas County escalated welfare check that led to deadly 2020 encounter, according to lawsuit
When an unlicensed and untrained Sandy Police Department officer shot and killed Douglas Diamond during a welfare check on July 3, 2020, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s office quickly issued a press release stating Diamond had pulled a handgun. But a lawsuit filed Friday by Diamond’s estate suggests police distorted facts in the case to obscure reckless actions by officers.
Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy shoots and kills man after traffic pursuit into Portland
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a person Wednesday night following a pursuit along Interstate 205 in Southeast Portland.