According to a social media post from the fire agency, a vegetation fire began burning in timber slash and brush shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at a location near NW Pumpkin Ridge Road.
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Glider makes emergency landing in Verboort field
A glider launched out of the North Plains Gliderport made an emergency landing in a Verboort-area field Saturday afternoon. The pilot was uninjured.
WCSO: Child luring case north of Mountaindale ‘unfounded’
An investigation into a possible child luring attempt north of the Mountaindale community was determined to be a unfounded, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, a community member contacted deputies after learning of the case when it was released publicly on[Read More…]
Deputies investigating possible kidnapping attempt north of Mountaindale
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that they are investigating a possible kidnapping attempt north of Mountaindale near NW Meacham Road and NW Murtaugh Road that occurred Friday afternoon. According to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office issued Saturday, deputies responded to a report of an attempted[Read More…]
Sheriff’s Office: Two dead near Banks in apparent murder-suicide
Two people were found dead in a vehicle on Highway 26 outside of Banks early Wednesday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies first responded to a vehicle parked alongside westbound Highway 26 near Mountaindale Rd. around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Inside a 2012 black Nissan Altima were two bodies. [Read More…]
Mountaindale Road closed for death investigation on roadway
The old Mountaindale Store as seen on July 31, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley Mountaindale Road is closed after an individual was found unresponsive in the roadway between Highway 26 and NW Hahn Road, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. They were later pronounced dead. According to a preliminary investigation[Read More…]
Remains found near Mountaindale confirmed to be those of Allyson Watterson
Allyson Joy Watterson. Photo: WCSO Moundaindale – Human remains found near North Plains were confirmed to be those of Allyson Watterson, 20, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday press release. A cause of death has yet to be determined as detectives continue to work any incoming tips[Read More…]
Human remains found near Mountaindale believed to be Allyson Watterson
Photo from the scene. WCSO MOUNTAINDALE – What are believed to be the remains of Allyson Watterson were near the Mountaindale community Saturday afternoon. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a property owner in the 15800 block of NW Corey Road between Mountaindale and North Plains was clearing brush[Read More…]
Nicole Marie Murphy and two-year-old son found safe in Portland
Nicole Marie Murphy and her two-year-old son Caiden. Photo: WCSO PORTLAND – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office notified the public this week it was working to find 32-year-old Nicole Marie Murphy and her two-year-old son. Both have been found safe. The sheriff’s office reported the last identification of Murphy and[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office seeking missing mother, toddler
Nicole Marie Murphy and her two-year-old son Caiden. Photo: WCSO HILLSBORO – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is working to locate 32-year-old Nicole Marie Murphy and her two-year-old son Caiden, both of whom were last seen Tuesday, July 23 between 6 and 7 p.m. at an urgent care facility on[Read More…]