Sep 30 - By Associated Press
Washington County authorities said a motorcyclist riding down the road without a helmet led to a series of discoveries and three arrests. The Johnson City Press reported that when officers stopped 21-year-old outside his home on Tuesday, they found he wasn't alone. The man also had an 18-month-old baby on board, also without a helmet.

Jun 17 - By Joseph B. Frazier, Associated Press Writer
Washington County's "Bunny Lady" is back in the hutch after violating a court order banning her from owning animals for five years.

Jun 7 - By Associated Press
In the wake of an attack on a woman who died along with her unborn child, a state lawmaker wants Oregon to join 36 states and the federal government in making it a crime to harm a fetus.
May 11 - By Associated Press
An alleged shoplifter with a bottle of whiskey in his pants decided to take one more gamble before leaving a Washington County liquor store: filling out a raffle ticket. But the gamble led police right to him. The man was charged Thursday with misdemeanor retail theft, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
Jan 16 - By Associated Press
A southeastern Wisconsin Wal-Mart has reopened after it was evacuated due to a suspicious odor, a day after nearly 50 people were sickened at another Wal-Mart in Washington County.
Aug 12 - By Associated Press
A former restaurant cook who has pleaded guilty to a food-tampering charge in Washington County has been sentenced to six months behind bars and three years probation. Ryan Kropp, of West Bend, was fired along with another cook after a Feb. 23 incident at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in West Bend.