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Nationwide Missing Child Sweep Locates Missing Oregon Girl
The US Marshals Service, who are experts at finding people regardless of who they are or where they are located, have successfully completed another child location sweep. MyNorthwest.com is reporting this was the second such operation, dubbed Operation We Will Find You 2. It began on May 20th to June...
Celebrate safely this Fourth of July: Rethink the Drink, drive sober
As Oregonians gear up to celebrate the busy months of summer – from Fourth of July and barbecues to weddings and river outings – the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) Excessive Alcohol Use Prevention Program and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Impaired Driving Program are partnering to remind everyone about the importance of driving sober and drinking less. Excessive drinking impairs a person’s judgment, slows reaction times and increases the likelihood of making fatal decisions. This Fourth of July, OHA and ODOT are encouraging people...
ODFW to host online public meetings for feedback on proposed changes to big game regulations
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a series of online public meetings next week with district wildlife biologists presenting proposed changes to next year's big game regulations and getting feedback. One in-person meeting is also scheduled in Springfield on July 10. Each meeting...
MCINTOSH NAMED WINSTON INTERIM CITY MANAGER
The Winston City Council recently named Thomas McIntosh as interim city manager. City Recorder Cindy Sarti said McIntosh has been working as the city’s community development director for the past two years. Sarti said he was also working closely with City Manager Mark Bower during that time. His new agreement with the city states that the term of the interim role can be terminated by either party, or until the council deems that McIntosh become the permanent manager.
Asante drug-diversion survivor with kidney disease talks about health challenges
When Canyonville resident Bronson Pickett sustained life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash last June, doctors reassured his family that his recovery wouldn’t be hindered by the kidney disease he’d managed to live with since 2006. Now one of 44 victims named in a criminal drug-diversion case against former...
Wed 9 AM | Formerly homeless people weigh in on Grants Pass decision
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson will make it easier for cities to move homeless people along, and penalize them when they don't move. Further details have to be worked out in the courts, but that's the basic effect. The ruling provides relief to cities and...
Oregon Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure Diverts Flight to Buffalo
(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with indecent exposure, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who...
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