Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with hillsboro www.salem-news.com 2010 Today, at about 12:30 a.m., 19-year-old Stephanie Curtiss of Rock Creek was driving west on NW West Union Road, just west of NW Cornelius Pass Road. She lost control of the car as she entered a curve with a suggested speed (yellow speed sign) of 35 m.p.h. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php Thu, 05 May 2011 17:44:00 PDT This morning at 4:20 am, members of the Hillsboro Police Department, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Beaverton Police, and FBI successfully took a distraught Hillsboro man into custody after five hour negotiations. Officers received a welfare check call regarding Gary Eugene Overby, age 40, 2300 block of NW 188th Ave in Hillsboro on last night at 1130 pm. This call was due to concern over his mental state and in response to messages he had sent his ex-wife earlier in the day stating that he was suicidal. http://salem-news.com/articles/december012010/hillsboro-distraught.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december012010/hillsboro-distraught.php Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:37:00 PST Yesterday at 7:45 PM, Hillsboro police responded to a report of an 11 year old boy discovered standing near Baseline Rd and Brookwood Rd in his underwear. He was wet and cold and was discovered by a woman passerby who offered assistance and called police. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232010/hillsboro-mistreatment-arrest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232010/hillsboro-mistreatment-arrest.php Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:04:00 PST Three people were left homeless Saturday evening following a one-alarm house fire that damaged their two-story home on NW Glencoe Road in Hillsboro. Hillsboro Fire & Rescue firefighters were summoned to the blaze at 4:51 pm after the occupants smelled smoke and looked outside to see a passerby pointing to flames on the rear of the house. http://salem-news.com/articles/november142010/hillsboro-fire.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142010/hillsboro-fire.php Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:12:00 PST Portland Fire and Rescue, Port of Portland and Hillsboro firefighters are taking part in a joint training this week to help prepare them for fighting fuel fires in case of an aircraft related accident at the Port of Portland airport. "This type of training is conducted to teach firefighters how to safely extinguish fuel fires," said Craig Callicotte, the Fire Chief of Port of Portland. "The training also teaches them how to deal with the large amounts of fuel on the ground that will occur during an aircraft crash." http://salem-news.com/articles/november032010/portland-jetfuel-training.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november032010/portland-jetfuel-training.php Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:50:00 PDT Oregon Main Street announced its 2010 "Excellence in Downtown Revitalization" award winners today at the annual Oregon Main Street Conference in Albany, Oregon. First Lady Mary Oberst and Gary Van Huffel, Business Development Manager, Business Oregon were co-presenters of the awards. http://salem-news.com/articles/october072010/revitalization-awards.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october072010/revitalization-awards.php Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:24:00 PDT The Hillsboro City Council will hold a public hearing on October 5th to receive input on proposed policy options for keeping certain kinds of livestock, chickens, and other animals within the city limits. The City Council meeting begins at 7:00 pm in the Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main. http://salem-news.com/articles/october012010/hillsboro-urban-livestock.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october012010/hillsboro-urban-livestock.php Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:28:00 PDT At 6:03 Hillsboro Fire and Rescue was dispatched by Washington County 9-1-1 to the Hillsboro Airport with the report of a helicopter down. Upon arrival the crew of Engine 5 found a helicopter on the ground near runway 30. The pilot, who was the only occupant of the helicopter, had exited the downed aircraft before the engine arrived. http://salem-news.com/articles/september292010/hillsboro-helicopter-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september292010/hillsboro-helicopter-crash.php Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:55:00 PDT Hillsboro police and Washington County Sheriff's deputies were involved in a shooting today around 4:50 p.m., while responding to a welfare check of a distraught man in the 600 block of north 1st Avenue in Hillsboro. Police say the subject's therapist called police asking for the check because of his recent agitated mental state. http://salem-news.com/articles/june032010/hillsboro-shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june032010/hillsboro-shooting.php Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:35:00 PDT A somber and reverent group was on hand for the arrival of a local soldier December 12, 2009, who was killed fighting in Afghanistan. The family of Elijah J Rao says he will be sorely missed. We first reported on this loss the day after it happened when the family released word of Elijah's death. They said at the time it is the last knock a family ever wants to hear at their door. http://salem-news.com/articles/january052010/rao_tk_qm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january052010/rao_tk_qm.php Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:44:00 PST Fire officials in Hillsboro say a flurry of broken water pipes in homes and businesses frozen by the week's surprisingly cold temperatures, prompted citizens to call firefighters for help. Storm Smith with Hillsboro Fire, says once the temperatures rose near 32-degrees on Tuesday and the broken pipes began thawing, firefighters began responding to calls for assistance. http://salem-news.com/articles/december102009/pipes.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december102009/pipes.php Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:11:00 PST Hillsboro Police were called to a fatal shooting today at the Great Clips Hair Salon, located at 22075 NW Imbrie Drive. Hillsboro Police Lt. Michael Rouches says officers responded to a report of shots fired today at 4:30 p.m. He says upon arrival, officers discovered a 20-year old female employee of the salon shot dead in a break room area of the shop. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292009/hillsboro_death.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292009/hillsboro_death.php Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:07:00 PST Two unrelated fires within 25-minutes heavily damaged two separate residents in Hillsboro Friday afternoon. The largest, a two-alarm fire, gutted a two-story northwest Hillsboro home killing an occupant's dog. Storm Smith with Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, says firefighters were dispatched to 537 NW Connell Avenue at 4:12 p.m. http://salem-news.com/articles/november272009/hillsboro_fire.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november272009/hillsboro_fire.php Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:21:00 PST Hillsboro Police say a report of a man shooting a gun out of his vehicle after ramming into several other vehicles, ultimately led to a series of incidents that left one bystander and the suspect, mortal injured from gunshot wounds. The call came in Saturday at 1:24 p.m. and was reported in the area of SE Baseline Street and SE 10th Avenue in Hillsboro, according to Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington Co. Sheriff's Office, the agency investigating the police involved shooting. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222009/shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222009/shooting.php Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:00 PST A pilot and a student pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed and burst into flames Sunday at 1:09 p.m. Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says deputies responded to the Fern Hill area south of Forest Grove after a report of the helicopter crashing in a field. http://salem-news.com/articles/september202009/helo_fire_9-20-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september202009/helo_fire_9-20-09.php Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:59:00 PDT Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a motorcycle over the embankment on Germantown Road near the intersections of Old Germantown and Skyline. Lt. Mary Lindstrand, Public Information Officer with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, says a passer-by noticed a motorcycle over the embankment Sunday morning just before 9:30 a.m. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/fatal_bike_7-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/fatal_bike_7-27-09.php Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT Early Thursday evening the neighbors of Jesse and Sonja Sanders called 9-1-1 to report a fire at the Sanders home on 2107 SE Currin Lane in Hillsboro. Bruce Montgomery with Hillsboro Fire, says the Sanders had left for church just minutes before smoke was spotted coming from a window on the south side of the house. Hillsboro fire crews were dispatched at 7:27 p.m. http://salem-news.com/articles/july172009/fire_hillsboro_7-16-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july172009/fire_hillsboro_7-16-09.php Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:06:00 PDT Hillsboro Police report that Tualatin Valley Highway is closed in both directions at this hour between Brookwood and SW 229th due to a fatal MVA. Hillsboro Police and Fire Departments are on scene. Henry Reimann with Hillsboro Police, says two cars apparently collided head-on. "One car, with a single occupant, reportedly burst into flames upon impact," Reimann said. http://salem-news.com/articles/june252009/hillsboro_fatal_6-25-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june252009/hillsboro_fatal_6-25-09.php Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:49:00 PDT Fire investigators in Hillsboro say a homeowner replacing his own water heater sparked a one-alarm fire that damaged his Hillsboro home Wednesday afternoon. Storm Smith with Hillsboro Fire says the fire at 132 SE 41st Avenue was reported to 9-1-1 dispatchers at 3:36 p.m. "When the first Hillsboro Firefighters arrived from the Parkwood Station #5, they found residents outside waiving them in and smoke pouring from the crawl spaces of the home." http://salem-news.com/articles/june242009/hillsboro_fire_6-24-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june242009/hillsboro_fire_6-24-09.php Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:45:00 PDT Washington County's Tactical Negotiations Team served two separate search warrants this morning at 4:00 a.m. Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says one warrant was served at 3660 NW 313th Avenue in Hillsboro, and another warrant was served at a second residence located at 10037 NW Iron Ridge Place in North Plains. http://salem-news.com/articles/june232009/win_hillsboro_6-23-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june232009/win_hillsboro_6-23-09.php Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:17:00 PDT Police say a father is responsible for the Murder of two Hillsboro kids yesterday. Their bodies were found by a hiker Friday around 1:00 p.m. in the Jackson Bottom Nature Preserve, along with the body of the father, who apparently took his own life. Hillsboro Police have released some new information in the murder-suicide case and they have identified the deceased. http://salem-news.com/articles/may302009/murder_kids_dad_5-30-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may302009/murder_kids_dad_5-30-09.php Sat, 30 May 2009 15:50:00 PDT Hillsboro Police say officers were called out Friday at approximately 1:00 p.m. to The Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve on SW Hillsboro Highway, over a report of three bodies found deceased. Lt. Michael Rouches says a hiker on a trail near Otter Marsh viewing area, discovered the bodies of two children; approximate ages 6 or 7 years old, and an adult male, approximately 35-40 years old. http://salem-news.com/articles/may302009/kids_death_5-30-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may302009/kids_death_5-30-09.php Sat, 30 May 2009 02:03:00 PDT A one-alarm fire caused an estimated 60-thousand dollars in damage to the building housing the Airport 76 Gas and Market at 1729 NE Cornell Road Thursday. Storm Smith with Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, says two residents of an apartment complex behind the gas station ran into the facility to report the fire to the employees inside. All employees and customers of the store escaped unharmed. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/hillsboro_fire_5-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/hillsboro_fire_5-21-09.php Thu, 21 May 2009 20:42:00 PDT Police report that a vehicle crash has traffic stopped on Oregon 219, the Hillsboro/Silverton Highway, at mile post 219. The serious injury crash has closed Oregon 219 just north of the city of Newberg. ODOT states at this point that the highway will remain closed while emergency service personnel respond and for any subsequent police investigation. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/crash_or219_5-21-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212009/crash_or219_5-21-09.php Thu, 21 May 2009 09:51:00 PDT Images of what appeared to be a nude underage female, led to the arrest of a 69-year old Hillsboro man on Child Pornography charges. It came to the attention of police after a caretaker of the suspect's wife reportedly noticed images of a nude minor female on the suspect's computer. http://salem-news.com/articles/april302009/child_porn_arrest_4-30-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april302009/child_porn_arrest_4-30-09.php Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:20:00 PDT Hillsboro Police Detectives arrested 37-year old Delfino Hurtado-Navarette of Hillsboro for the murder of his live-in girlfriend, 40-year old Juanita Rosales-Garcia, also of Hillsboro. Police say it began as a missing person case on March 10, 2009 when Hurtado-Navarette reported Ms. Rosales-Garcia missing from their home in Hillsboro. http://salem-news.com/articles/april062009/murder_arrest_4-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april062009/murder_arrest_4-6-09.php Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:02:00 PDT Several media outlets have been reporting on exposure of Oregon Guard soldiers in Iraq to highly toxic hexavalent chromium. It was from a plant located near Iraqi oil fields that were previously exposed to this industrial compound that if inhaled, greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. http://salem-news.com/articles/march222009/toxicologist_3-22-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march222009/toxicologist_3-22-09.php Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:33:00 PDT Police and fire units in Hillsboro responded to a car versus pedestrian crash in the 20600 block of Quatama Road in Hillsboro this morning at 7:20 a.m. Lt. Michael Rouches with Hillsboro Police says the collision occurred when a 2003 Honda Pilot SUV was traveling eastbound on Quatama Rd. approaching Sunbird Terrace. http://salem-news.com/articles/february272009/ped_death_2-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february272009/ped_death_2-27-09.php Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:30:00 PST Firefighters in Tualatin were called to an apartment fire at the Amber Court Apartments, located at 692 SW 201ST Avenue in Washington County, last night at 10:22 p.m. On arrival, crews found heavy fire coming from one side of a 2-story building and thick black smoke coming from the eaves. While firefighters evacuated the building and did a search of the affected units, other crews began a quick attack on the fire. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182009/tual_fire_2-18-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182009/tual_fire_2-18-09.php Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:43:00 PST Hillsboro Police say a motor vehicle collided with a tri-met train at 10th and Washington streets in Hillsboro Saturday night, at approximately 7:16 PM. Lt. Michael Rouches with Hillsboro Police says the driver of a 1996 Mercedes Benz sedan was traveling northbound on 10th street and was struck by the westbound train. "Preliminary investigation reveals that the automobile may have failed to stop for a red traffic signal," Rouches said. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252009/tri_met_crash_1-25-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252009/tri_met_crash_1-25-09.php Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:03:00 PST