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Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities said Wednesday that they have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany after canoers saw it and called 911.
Pea-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon Wednesday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:28 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5 p.m. for Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon. The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At...
Oregon farmer says she can't afford to pay workers overtime, now that it's required
ALBANY, Ore. — In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a landmark bill requiring overtime pay for farm workers. It gave employers a gradual ramp-up, so they won't be paying overtime after a 40-hour week until 2027. But since the beginning of last year, farms have needed to pay time and a half when workers exceed 55 hours.
DFPA FIRE UPDATE FOR EARLY THURSDAY
Crews with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are dealing with fires that began as a result of lightning storms that swept across the district late Tuesday. *Middle Fork Fire: Located about 6.5 miles northeast of Glendale. It is estimated to be 1/10th of an acre. The fire continues to be in patrol status.
Legislation on homelessness should start with cities
The widespread take on the June 28 U.S. Supreme Court decision sustaining Grants Pass restrictions on public camping was widely interpreted as kicking the issue, as it did with abortion in the Dobbs decision, to the states. In many states, few of which have state laws on the subject, that may be the effect. Oregon, […] The post Legislation on homelessness should start with cities appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Supports available for migrant workers' families during peak harvest in OR
A program in the Columbia River Gorge helps migrant farmworkers' families during harvest season. The Resources Available for Migrant Access to Services group is led by the Oregon Child Development Coalition in Hood River and Wasco Counties. It provides support during a four-week period of peak harvest time, including food boxes to families.
Eugene Police Department hosts summer barbecue for St. Vincent de Paul clients and staff
EUGENE, Ore. – Eugene police officers and staff served up a summer barbecue at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County’s Lindholm Center on Highway 99 on Friday afternoon to about 250 people in need and the St. Vinnie’s staff who support them, said the Eugene Police Department.
ROSEBURG POLICE CITE MAN FOR PROHIBITED CAMPING
Roseburg Police cited a man for prohibited camping on Wednesday. An RPD report said at 9:00 a.m. the 53-year-old was contacted in the interior nature area of the duck pond in the 1000 block of Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard. The man reportedly had a large camp set up 10 feet from the edge of Newton Creek. He had been warned numerous times that camping is not allowed in the duck pond area. The man was released after the citation was issued.
Couple left to rebuild after Central Point Grant Fire
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - The Grant Fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon leaves Quade Norush and his wife with nothing. Multiple agencies responded to Grant Road in Central Point and the fire prompted Level 2 evacuations. Quade told NewsWatch 12 on a phone call that his wife was hospitalized last week due to E. Coli poisoning after eating contaminated sushi at a local restaurant.
Tillamook Safeway included on list of stores to be sold
Tillamook’s Safeway location was included on a list of 579 stores across the nation and 62 across Oregon proposed for sale as part of a planned merger between parent company Albertsons Company and Kroger. Stores would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a New Hampshire based company that operates an extensive grocery supply operation, as well as grocery stores in the Midwest, South and Northeast. Attempts to merge the...
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