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Operations Winding Down at Cougar Creek Fire
ASOTIN COUNTY – Fire officials have released their final update on the Cougar Creek Fire. The southern Asotin County blaze was first reported on July 15, 2024. Officials said Tuesday evening that the fire has reached 90% containment. The fire is estimated to have burned 24,091 acres in the rugged terrain near the Grand Ronde River and Highway 129 intersection. The cause remains under investigation.
Eight health systems want to operate Oregon’s largest coastal hospital in Coos Bay
COOS BAY — At least eight health systems, including some in Oregon, are interested in operating Bay Area Hospital as leaders of the Coos Bay faciilty look for a partner to help with its longstanding financial woes. Starting Sept. 3, executives of the hospital and its board will start...
Oregon drug traffickers with ties to Calif., Colo., Mexico sentenced to prison
(The Center Square) - An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’...
Kansas man busted by OSP for recklessly driving stolen car in Baker County
BAKER COUNTY — A Kansas man is in the Baker County Jail after being arrested for recklessly driving a stolen vehicle. Oregon State Police responded to a report of reckless driving involving a stolen vehicle on Interstate 84 near Baker City on August 16.Troopers located the red sedan near milepost 306 and confirmed through dispatch that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Kansas. The driver, identified as 36-year-old Roger Suksan Vongsakda of Dodge City, Kansas, was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Baker County Jail.
Alert: Invasive Species Rattles Washington State Pet Store
Alert: Invasive Species Zebra Mussels Rattle Washington State Pet Store. As you pull across the Washington State line near Umatilla, you'll see a boat inspection area for invasive species that could be attached to the underbelly of your boat. 4 Reasons Why Zebra Mussels Are Bad For Washington State. It's...
Man Held on $1 Million for Alleged Attempted Murder With Claw Hammer at Lewiston Park
LEWISTON - A man is being held on $1 million bond for an alleged attempted murder of a woman at Pioneer Park in Lewiston. 59-year-old Jody A. Bohn, of Lewiston, was allegedly involved in an attack at the park on August 11. According to court documents, in the early morning...
Quick Takes: Aug. 21, 2024
BAKER CITY — Four days of film are in store for Baker City during the 15th annual We Like ‘Em Short film festival held Aug. 22-25 at Churchill School, 3451 Broadway St. Films were submitted from 31 countries around the globe, and more than 70 were accepted into the festival, said Brian Vegter, festival director.
Two Years In, the County-Wide Houselessness Office Plans to Evolve
In June, regional leaders and service providers entered a large board room with a purpose, eager to discuss solutions addressing the large concentration of unsheltered populations living on forest land. Members of the county-wide effort to address houselessness, the Coordinated Houseless Response Office, along with local partners and state and federal agencies, swiftly made their way to their seats to get to work and collaboratively discuss the houseless population along China Hat Road.
Oregon drug traffickers with ties to California, Colorado, and Mexico sentenced to prison
(The Center Square) – An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the […]
Why Americans are traveling to Vermont and Oregon to die
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she'd beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die."I really wanted to take control over how I left this world," said the 61-year-old who lives in Lancaster. "I decided that this was an option for me."Dying with medical assistance wasn't an option when Milano learned in early 2023 that her disease was incurable. At that point, she would have had to travel to...
Idaho plans special hunt after chronic wasting disease confirmed in Panhandle
A special deer hunt will begin Saturday in North Idaho in response to the area’s first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced Monday that it
Hoopfest continues to grow post-pandemic
SPOKANE — More than 4,700 teams took to the streets of downtown Spokane for Hoopfest 2024 last month, the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament on the planet that features nearly 400 basketball courts littered across the streets of Spokane. “It’s always one of the best times of the year,” said...
The Number of New Private Security Guards Is Soaring—and Many Are Armed
Even though federal and local statistics show crime is declining from pandemic-era highs, it feels rare to walk more than a couple of blocks in Portland’s urban core without encountering a private security guard. And many of them are armed. Since 2020, new statistics show, the number of certified...
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