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Albany woman killed in two-vehicle, head-on Linn County crash
CORVALLIS, Ore.—A two-vehicle crash on Highway 34 east of Corvallis on Wednesday killed one driver and seriously injured another on Monday morning, according to the Oregon State Police. OSP officials said they responded shortly before noon on July 15 to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 34 near milepost 4...
Linn County Young Women’s Fire Academy gives teens a chance to explore firefighting skills
LEBANON, Ore. – Lebanon Fire District officials said that their sixth annual edition of the Linn County Young Women’s Fire Academy this past weekend gave young women age 14 to 19 an opportunity to explore careers in firefighting with practical hands-on experience. A team of 26 women firefighters...
Man Who Stole Rescue Truck Ordered to Pay Restitution to Vancouver (WA) FD
Albany Democrat-Herald, Ore. Jul. 14—A man who stole a fire department rescue truck in Vancouver earlier this year and abandoned it in Albany was sentenced to time in prison. Alex Joseph Doupe, 33, was arrested in January by Linn County Sheriff’s deputies after an Albany family woke up to...
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