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Linn County deputies looking for missing Tangent twins
TANGENT, Ore. – Linn County deputies are asking the public for information on the whereabouts of two 14-year-old girls who went missing from Tangent earlier in July. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are trying to find Emma and Mary Parmele, 14-year-old twin sisters who deputies said went missing in the week of July 8. Deputies said the Parmele sisters ran away from their home in Tangent, and their whereabouts are still unknown. LCSO deputies said it is possible they are in the Eugene area.
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...
‘Top Chef Masters’ Alum Naomi Pomeroy Dead at 49 After an Inner Tube Accident in Oregon
Award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy died over the weekend following an inner tube accident in the Willamette River in Oregon. She was 49. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, July 16, that they are still searching for Pomeroy’s body after she drowned during a river accident on Saturday, July 13. According to the press […]
Corvallis man facing assault charges for allegedly attacking man with garden shears
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A Corvallis man is facing charges of assault after allegedly using gardening shears to attack a person, according to court records. According to documents filed with the Benton County Circuit Court, on July 15, Luke Thomas Ludwig, 38, was charged with several crimes including second-degree assault. Court documents allege that Ludwig had used gardening shears to physically injure another man in an incident on July 13. Court records also allege that Ludwig had attacked a woman on July 3, although those records make no mention of gardening shears or any other deadly weapon.
Woman drowns in Willamette River near Corvallis, search for body continues
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A woman drowned in the evening on July 13 while inner tubing on the Willamette River near Corvallis, according to the Benton County Sheriff's Office. Patrol Lieutenant Toby Bottorff reported that the incident occurred after 8 p.m., when three inner tubers were floating downriver from Crystal Lake toward Michael's Landing. The inner tubes, which were tied together, encountered a snag on the Willamette River about 100 yards upstream from the Marys River.
Philomath Police Log: Odd behavior at convenience store, fraud cases among those on call list
Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate. Individuals are identified in the log only if arrested on felony charges. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise.
Fire and Rescue Calls: Monroe-area grass fires, gas leak in Philomath among busy 7-day stretch
Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:. • 2:47 a.m. — Firefighters provided mutual aid to the Corvallis Fire Department at a location on Southwest Fifth Street, Corvallis. Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 10:20...
Linn County Young Women’s Fire Academy gives teens a chance to explore firefighting skills
More than two dozen women firefighters from throughout Oregon and Washington led a camp that gave young women a chance to learn practical firefighting skills, according to the Lebanon Fire District.
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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