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Explore Tualatin Valley boosts summer events with new award funding
Ahead of Washington County's packed summer schedule, Explore Tualatin Valley is channeling $25,000 into nine of the region's most iconic events. The destination marketing organization announced the recipients of the new Tualatin Valley Inspiration Event Award Monday, June 24. A new initiative as a part of Explore Tualatin Valley’s latest investment strategy, the award aims to draw visitors to the area by directing funding to local attractions that showcase, “a blend of urban sophistication and rural authenticity.” ...
Wanted suspect caught using drone in Beaverton
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, BPD officers stopped 32-year-old Dean Allen Bromley of The Dalles, Oregon for a traffic violation near the Elmonica Max station in north Beaverton. Bromley initially identified himself as Leroy Miller born in 1999. Bromley, who identified himself as Miller, was not able to tell officers how old he was, saying he was 22 or 23 years old. When officers moved to detain Bromley for providing false information to a police officer, he fled on foot.
The Power of Partnership
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See all homes sold in Washington County, June 17 to June 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Washington County reported from June 17 to June 23. There were 190 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,417-square-foot home on Willamina Court in Forest Grove that sold for $595,475.
Man sentenced to 15 months in prison for bias crime
On June 17, 2024, Geovani Barcenas-Ortiz pleaded guilty to Bias Crime in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Judge Theodore Sims sentenced the defendant to 15 months in prison and ordered he serve two years of post-prison supervision. Deputy District Attorney Christina Luedtke prosecuted this case. On...
Geovani Barcenas-Ortiz Sentenced in Washington County Bias Crime Incident
On June 17, 2024, Geovani Barcenas-Ortiz pleaded guilty to Bias Crime in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon in Hillsboro, OR. Judge Theodore Sims sentenced him to 15 months in prison, with two years of post-prison supervision. The defendant threatened and used derogatory comments against an employee based on his Asian descent.…
A Washington County Author Is Jamaica’s New Poet Laureate
Kwame Dawes, an acclaimed poet, filmmaker, and faculty member of Pacific University’s Masters of Fine Arts in Writing program, has added another prestigious title to his long list of multihyphenates. Dawes, 61, was appointed poet laureate of Jamaica in April. Dawes was selected through a public nomination process open...
Here’s how much every Washington County employee got paid last year
Washington County spent over $218 million on its employees during the 2023 calendar year, up nearly 18% from the previous year. Similar to 2022, department officials, deputy district attorneys, law enforcement officers and county attorneys were among the highest compensated employees last year. If you purchase a product or register...
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