Hillsboro News Times

07/18/2025

According to the Washington County Sheriff's office, a caller reported that a man armed with a knife had attacked a woman at her vehicle before fleeing on foot.

A Portland man is in custody after allegedly attempting to carjack a woman at knifepoint in Aloha, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 5 p.m. Thursday, July 17, to a report of an assault with a weapon near 20295 S.W. Tualatin Valley Highway. A caller told...

07/18/2025

📚 In a move bookended by community connection and business necessity, Jan’s and Arcade Book Exchange is set to relocate to the six corners area of Raleigh Hills.

Read more at: https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/07/18/historic-washington-county-bookstore-finds-new-home-jans-and-arcade-book-exchange-to-relocate-to-raleigh-hills/

07/18/2025

🖌️ Forest Grove’s summer celebration of all things art wraps up the season with one last day of performances and activities.

Read more here: https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/07/18/forest-grove-festival-of-the-arts-closes-out-2025-season-with-creativity/

07/18/2025

🎨 The free, two-day event draws top artists from across the region while they draw vivid scenes across the sunlit pavement of Main Street.

La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival returns to downtown Hillsboro July 19-20, drawing top artists from across the region while they draw vivid scenes across the sunlit pavement of Main Street. The free, two-day festival turns artists at work into spectacles themselves. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. e...

07/17/2025

A new water treatment facility in Sherwood will open in 2026 to treat water taken from the Willamette River.

Read more here: https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/07/11/sherwoods-water-treatment-plant-expected-to-wrap-up-in-2026/

07/17/2025

🚗 Vintage vehicles are riding into Cornelius’ weekly farmers market for an evening of gleaming chrome and fresh-picked produce.

Vintage vehicles and souped-up speedsters are riding into Cornelius’ weekly farmers market for an evening of gleaming chrome, fresh-picked produce and community connection. The Summer Nights: Cornelius Car Show turns on the ignition from 4-8 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Adelante Mujeres Cornelius ...

07/17/2025

The arrest marks the first confirmed case of an immigration arrest at an Oregon school amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Federal immigration officers arrested a 38-year-old Iranian man outside his child’s preschool in Beaverton on Tuesday, according to school and law enforcement officials. The man was arrested by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during morning dropoff at Guidepost Montessori Sc...

07/17/2025

Just over six months into her first term on the North Plains City Council, Mayor Ariel Goodwin is stepping down as she continues to receive medical care out of state.

Read more here: https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/07/16/passing-the-torch-north-plains-mayor-ariel-goodwin-resigns-amid-medical-treatment/

07/16/2025

🏥 Rural hospitals across the nation are now at high risk of closure due new budget cuts to Medicaid — but it appears Washington County service providers are not on the chopping block, for now.

Read more at: https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2025/07/14/no-washington-county-hospitals-at-immediate-risk-of-closure-in-wake-of-medicaid-cuts/

07/16/2025

As the clock winds down toward the closure of the Active Wellness Center at Reed’s Crossing, residents are calling on Providence to pause its plans and listen to community concerns.

When Yi-Ling Yong opened an email announcing the upcoming closure of her neighborhood fitness center, she knew she had to act. In late June, members learned that Providence Health & Services planned to shutter the 45,000-square-foot facility July 31. A partnership between Providence and Active Welln...

07/16/2025

🧹 Theatre in the Grove takes a trip down the yellow brick road next month with its summer youth production of “The Wizard of Oz."

Forest Grove is off to see the wizard — the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, that is. Theatre in the Grove takes a trip down the yellow brick road next month with its summer youth production of “The Wizard of Oz,” opening 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the historic theater on Pacific Avenue. The cast [.....

07/15/2025

🏫 A Beaverton father has filed a lawsuit against the Beaverton School District to challenge a new digital hall pass system he says violates his rights as a parent.

A Beaverton father has filed a lawsuit against the Beaverton School District to challenge a new digital hall pass system he says violates his rights as a parent and grants district staff access to an inordinate amount of student data. In late January, Jeffrey Myers discovered this new digital hall p...