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View MoreHillsboro rainfall falls short as new water year begins
The Tualatin River Watershed recorded just 31.5 inches of rain in the 2025-26 water year, nearly 3 inches below average, forcing earlier reservoir releases in May. A strengthening El Niño forecast could bring wetter conditions this winter.
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View MoreHillsboro man pleads guilty to transmitting military secrets to China
Ruoyu Duan, a 41-year-old Hillsboro resident and former Army soldier, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to gather and transmit classified U.S. military information to individuals in China, and faces up to 10 years in prison at his Dec. 10 sentencing.
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View MoreDeputies arrest Gresham man in Hwy 26 kidnapping chase
Washington County deputies arrested Tyrone Thompson, 27, of Gresham on seven charges including second-degree kidnapping after he allegedly stole a Mercedes with a woman inside and led a high-speed chase from Highway 26 through Portland.
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View MoreHillsboro child airlifted after car hits bicycle near school
A child on a bicycle was airlifted with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a driver on NE Cabrey Court near Jackson Elementary School in Hillsboro on Monday, Sept. 7; the driver stayed at the scene and police had not issued citations.
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View MoreSuper El Niño raises Hillsboro flood, landslide risk this winter
Oregon's state climatologist warns a developing super El Niño will bring rain instead of snow to the Pacific Northwest this winter, raising flood and landslide risks for Hillsboro and threatening 2027 drought if snowpack stays low.
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View MoreWashington County deputies find car-theft suspect up a tree
Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies used a K9 and drone to locate a stolen-car suspect hiding 20 feet up a tree after a pursuit that ended near a Hillsboro apartment complex; two Hillsboro residents were also cited.
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View MoreHillsboro district tells families: walk e-bikes on campus
The Hillsboro School District reminded families on Aug. 28 that e-bikes and e-scooters must be walked on all campus property, and flagged a January 2027 Oregon law change that lowers the Class 1 e-bike age to 14.
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View MoreHillsboro museum gold thief gets 1 year in prison
A Washington County judge sentenced Aurora man Vincent Charles Roberts II to one year in prison and one year of post-prison supervision for the Christmas Eve 2023 sledgehammer theft of more than $50,000 in gold from the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro.
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View MoreTwo face federal charges after toddler's fentanyl poisoning
Two 22-year-old men face federal fentanyl distribution charges after a 1-year-old was found unresponsive in a Washington County home and hospitalized in critical condition at OHSU.
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View MoreOtis Lane suspect confessed premeditated killings, investigators say
Washington County investigators revealed Tuesday, Aug. 25 that the suspect in the quintuple homicide near Forest Grove confessed to his mother that the killings were premeditated. The Hillsboro Police Department assisted in the investigation, and the Hillsboro-based Family Peace Center offers local resources for domestic violence survivors.
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View MoreDA: Two-thirds of Washington County homicides tied to domestic violence
After the quintuple homicide near Forest Grove, District Attorney Kevin Barton said two-thirds of Washington County homicides over the past three years stem from domestic violence, while the Family Peace Center in Hillsboro has served 3,500 people since opening in January.
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View MoreOSU study finds lead levels up to 50 times background near Hillsboro Airport
A peer-reviewed study by Oregon State and Portland State researchers found lead concentrations up to 50 times rural background levels in neighborhoods near Hillsboro Airport, with isotopic analysis confirming aviation fuel as the dominant source.
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