VERNONIA, Ore. A town hit by two 500-year floods within 11 years has taken a big step toward finally getting back to normal. Vernonia opened new schools and community center Tuesday, five years ...

All of the media came to Vernonia in December of 2007. The Oregonian's Michael Lloyd covered them for the next year. Watch excerpts of the resulting documentary here.

Parts of Vernonia are under evacuation as flood waters continue to rise. A 1.000 gallon water tank floats down Rock Creek and slams into a bridge in Vernonia.

VERNONIA, Ore. — More than three months after a storm flooded much of this northwest Oregon city, almost 40 families are still relying on friends, families and hotels to keep ...

VERNONIA, Ore. (Army News Service, Dec. 7, 2007) -- The Oregon National Guard this week assisted in the rescue of between 200 and 400 residents of the coastal town of Vernonia, Ore., after heavy ...

VERNONIA - There will not be a flood in Vernonia this week, officials said this morning, good news to worried residents still grappling with damage from the devastating flood of December 2007 ...

SALEM (AP) -- Students in Vernonia will soon have a new place to learn three years after flooding caused widespread damage in the Coast Range foothills just west of Portland.