Washington County News

Remember the Newberg Pool? Fish with bent skeletons. Deformed mystery creatures pulled from a deep slack segment of the Willamette River over many years.

A sober house for recovering addicts operated for a year across from Reedville Elementary unbeknownst to the Hillsboro School District , the sheriff's office and the probation department in part because there is no formal county oversight as to where such houses are located.

Banks' urban growth boundary is shown in color surrounding the city's current limits, which are shown in grey.

A Vancouver woman alarmed after hearing a 5-year-old girl talk about bathing rituals contacted authorities who interviewed the child and then arrested a Beaverton police officer now charged with the rape of a child, according a police statement filed Thursday in Clark County Superior Court.

A fire broke out in a condomium in Aloha just before 5 a.m. Thursday. Two Washington County Sheriff's deputies were the first to arrive and used a ladder from a neighbor's house to access an upper floor window and help two people out of the house.

Washington County could lose out on a projected $40 million from a state income tax sharing program during the next two years if an informal proposal in Salem gains traction.

These are some of the conclusions to be drawn from a recent analysis of economic trends in the Portland metropolitan area conducted by Christian Kaylor, a work force analyst with the Oregon Employment Department.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. One of Oregon's most famous local families is getting death threats.

In unofficial results posted in Tuesday night's election, Beaverton School District voters supported a five-year, $15 million local-option levy with 27,510 votes, or nearly 57 percent, to 21,053 votes, or 43 percent, opposing funding Measure 34-204. Approval of the levy means local schools will be able to move forward with the first year of adding ... (more)

Fire crews received dozens of calls for service in the Sherwood area within an hour Wednesday afternoon for electrical problems, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue .

A prison health services provider that is subject to an ongoing Washington County audit may get an almost $8 million, two-year renewal of its contract without a competitive bidding process.

According to unofficial results from the three-county election, voters chose Sarah Howell and Liz Hartman for open positions on the board and gave John Wendland another term.

Lonnie Winkler was leading in the race for a Forest Grove school board seat with 43 percent of the vote in early returns Tuesday evening.

Note: Because of the extremely narrow vote margin in this race as of Thursday morning, this story will be amended with updated commentary from candidates Greg Cody and Jerry Jones Jr.

The vote on Ballot Measure 26-152 was passing with around 54 percent of the vote compared to 46 percent against by late Tuesday evening.

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway at its May 8 meeting.

Voters on Tuesday returned Keith Steele to Position 5 on the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board, choosing the incumbent over challenger Ron Parton.

The Oregon Department of Transportation partnered with Washington County Sheriff's deputies on an undercover enforcement operation targeting uninsured and/or unlicensed moving operators.

A 23-year-old woman walking after midnight on Southwest Hilllsboro Highway, south of Southwest Burkhalter Road, died after being struck by a car, Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies said.

Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies Saturday arrested a 25-year-old man connected to two bank robberies -- as he may have been preparing to rob a third, a press release states.