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Tigard police, FBI investigate shooting at Tesla dealership
Surveillance video indicated the shots were fired at around 1:46 a.m. when the building wasn’t occupied.
Think Out Loud
Tigard transforms its downtown
City leaders, small business owners and the Tigard Downtown Alliance have worked together to revitalize downtown.
Think Out Loud
Once a retirement community, King City navigates growth
While King City near Tigard was once an age-restricted community, the demographics of the region are starting to change.

Education
Tigard-Tualatin School District works to rebuild after violent incident goes viral
District administrators want to help the community heal. But some are concerned the issues are much deeper and involve a school culture that doesn’t support LGBTQ+ youth and students of color.

Education
Facing closure, families of Portland online school students consider their options
Families of students in Portland's Online Learning Academy, which is scheduled to cease operations, met to discuss possibly keeping the school open and virtual learning opportunities in other districts.
Washington County will buy Tigard apartments to preserve low-income rents
Washington County is stepping in to purchase a low-income Tigard apartment complex to safeguard its tenants from a looming rent hike.
Independent review finds Tigard police at fault for fatal 2021 shooting
The Tigard police officer who shot and killed Jacob Macduff on Jan. 6, 2021, had no reason to fear for his life, according to an independent report released this week.

Education
A few Oregon elementary schools target reading skills with virtual tutors
Students at a Tigard elementary school are part of a new pilot program to help children who are behind in reading.

Tigard to pay $3.8 million in police shooting settlement
Officer Gabriel Maldonado killed Jacob Macduff on Jan. 6, 2021, as Macduff sat in his pickup truck parked outside the apartment complex where he lived, according to one of the attorneys representing Macduff’s mother. City leaders have pledged to make changes within the police department.
Grand jury declines to indict Tigard officer who killed Jacob Macduff
The Oregon Department of Justice announced Thursday its investigation into a deadly Tigard police shooting has concluded. A grand jury declined to indict officer Gabriel Maldonado for shooting and killing Jacob Macduff on Jan. 6.