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Fire at Hillsboro substation extinguished

2015-03-08 05:55:14| Energy - Topix.net

A Friday afternoon fire in a voltage control device at a Bonneville Power Administration substation in Northeast Hillsboro was successful extinguished, but not before a dramatic column of black smoke that could be seen for miles filled the sky.

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Hillsboro company EG Metals fined $12,000 by DEQ for electronic waste exposure

2015-02-03 18:21:28| Waste Management - Topix.net

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has levied a $12,000 fine on Hillsboro company EG Metals , a recycler of scrap metal and electronic waste, the state agency announced Monday. The business, located at 620 S.W. Wood St., failed to minimize the exposure of processed electronic waste to rain, snow, snowmelt and runoff, as required by a pollution control plan, according to a DEQ news release .

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Detective eyed sex offender downloading child porn in Hillsboro Starbucks for weeks, records say

2015-01-01 10:36:59| Wireless - Topix.net

Week after week, a Washington County sheriff's detective watched as "Bob" took his regular seat at a Hillsboro Starbucks. Bob, as he was known to the baristas, would take out his laptop and connect to the coffee shop's free wireless Internet.

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Nike employees look to be getting their own private sports field in Hillsboro

2014-12-16 04:30:14| Footwear - Topix.net

A Portland architectural firm has applied to build a sports facility in Hillsboro for Nike, but only Nike employees will be able to use it, according to a city spokeswoman. TVA Architects submitted a land-use application to build a "sports field, picnic areas, walkways, a storage structure and trash enclosure along with landscaping and site lighting" for "Nike employees working in nearby office buildings," city documents show .

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