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Action needed to close equity gaps with Oregon’s suicide rate
The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan (YSIPP) annual report shows the risk of youth suicide continues to be a concern in Oregon, particularly for youth of color. The report contains new analysis of 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) death by suicide data. By the numbers In 2022,...
Date announced for Peter Courtney funeral service in Mt. Angel
A funeral service for Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest serving lawmaker and Senate president, is scheduled for July 30 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mt. Angel. Courtney worked as a Salem lawmaker for nearly four decades, ascending to become the powerful Senate president in 2003. He died on Tuesday, less than two years after retiring from the Senate, from complications related to cancer. He was 81.
Durkee Fire crosses Burnt River to north, prompts new evacuation notices along Burnt River Canyon Road
The Durkee Fire, which spread rapidly to the south and southeast on Friday, July 19, has now spotted north across the Burnt River, prompting the Baker County Sheriff's Office to expand the level 2 evacuation level — be set to leave — to an area extending north to Interstate 84 near the Pleasant Valley exit. Amanda Bunch, who lives along the Burnt River Canyon Road near the canyon's mouth west ...
Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers
Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers. When you read about serial killers, some are reclusive while others are surprisingly extroverted and one such serial killer from Washington State even went on to play for the Green Bay Packers. The I-5 Killer Was Only Convicted Of One...
Griz hosting postseason playoff at Murr Sports Park
American Legion summer baseball postseason action happens Friday, July 19, in Walla Walla at Murr Sports Park with the Griz hosting the Pasco Riverdogs for a first-round playoff. The Griz go on to win, 19-0.
Monument, Kimberly & more at Level 3, Go Now! evacuation order
MONUMENT – UPDATE 7/20 at 8pm – (From Grant County Emergency Management) Boneyard Fire Evacuation Notifications – Grant County. Due to fire activity in the northern county, the following areas have new evacuaion notices:. A. All of NW Grant County South to HWY 19 and 402, East...
Battle Mountain Complex community meeting scheduled for Sat. night
UKIAH – [News release from Oregon Department of Forestry] Firefighters continue to battle the heat and extreme fire conditions on the Battle Mountain Complex, successfully catching and lining a spot fire west of the North Fork Owens fire. Crews last night continued to construct and try to tie key portions of lines together with existing roads and features.
Alligator sighting in Washington State prompts investigation
**UPDATE: As reported Saturday afternoon by KIRO 7, the reptile in question turned out to be an exotic tegu lizard that recently escaped from its owner. Alligators are not native to Washington State and could not establish a population in the region because of its cool climate. But somewhere in Snohomish County, a very large gator is on the prowl. “Granite Falls Deputies are investigating the sighting of a 10’ alligator near the 9400 block of Ray Grade Rd.,” the Snohomish County Sheriff announced late Friday via X. “The reptile was last seen south of Ray Grade Rd. toward the Pilchuck River.” A...
More charges filed against Eastern Washington landowner after years dog attacks
A Prosser area woman has been charged after at least six more dogs were brought onto her troubled property since Benton County settled a $1.6 million dog attack claim. She is also facing a civil lawsuit by the victims and a resident living in an RV on the property is facing a slew of felony charges.
Drive-by shooting in Prosser under investigation by Benton County Sheriff's Office
PROSSER, Wash. - Deputies with the Benton County Sheriff's Office responded to a drive-by shooting incident at a home in the Prosser area. According to a Facebook post from BCSO, the occupants of the home woke up to the sound of multiple gunshots being fired outside. A vehicle with a loud exhaust was reportedly heard leaving the area.
Los Rocosos Brings Five Medals Home to Their Winery in Oregon’s Rocks District of Milton Freewater
Milton-Freewater, OR ...The Pacific Northwest Wine Competition, now in its 9th year at Walla Walla Community College, received a record number of wines submitted in 2024, almost 30% more than those submitted in 2023. Results for the late June competition were just released, and out of 717 wines entered, Los Rocosos Vineyards emerged a winner with five medals for their wines, including two Double Gold medals for their 2020 Arenas Suaves, Sangiovese-Grenache Estate Blend, and their 2018 Nine Moon Estate, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre (GSM) Blend. The 2020 Bad Elk Estate Syrah, 2020 Cosecha de Luna Estate Mourvedre, and the 2019 Paco y Gustavo Estate Sangiovese, all received Silver medals.
Lake Oswego resident, former party leader, discusses experience at Republican National Convention
With the Republican Party presidential nomination a foregone conclusion, the central purpose of the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to Lake Oswego resident and recent gubernatorial candidate Bob Tiernan, was to energize the base while bringing some independents and Democrats on board for the November presidential election. Tiernan, the former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party who had been an Oregon delegate in previous elections and received a VIP invite to last week’s convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, said the party accomplished that mission. ...
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