Justice Department Fighting Trump Motion for Special Master
The Justice Department is now pleading with a judge to dismiss former President Trump’s request to appoint a special master to oversee the handling of the documents seized by the F-B-I during a search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence…. Trump now has until eight P-M Eastern Time today to respond ahead of Thursday’s hearing.
Read MoreCrop Grants to Benefit Oregon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has awarded over $2 million in Fiscal Year 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to Oregon. The grant will go a long way toward helping the Oregon Department of Agriculture fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state and support specialty crop […]
Read MorePedestrian Killed
A crash Monday evening around 9:30 on Highway 42 near milepost 75 proved fatal for a pedestrian. Oregon State Police say an eastbound vehicle operated by 23 year old Maranatha Singleton of Roseburg ran into a pedestrian, 59 year old Laura Pennington… also of Roseburg… who troopers say was in the lane of travel. Pennington […]
Read MoreGovernor Declares Fire Emergency
Governor Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency due to the imminent threat of wildfire across Oregon. Much of the state continues to experience high temperatures, wind, storms with dry lightning, and persistent drought. The Governor’s declaration authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, in coordination with […]
Read MoreThree Dead After Bend Supermarket Shooting
Three people are dead at a shooting at a grocery store in Bend Oregon. The shooter is one of the three killed. Chief Mike Krantz said they believe the shooter entered from a residential area behind the shopping center…
Read MoreBig Load Likely to Cause Big Backups Around Baker City
Drivers around Baker City should plan on some nighttime delays of up to twenty minutes on Oregon Highway 86 Thursday, September 8, and Sunday, September 11. The delays could happend between 10pm and 5am in order to make room for a huge 16-foot-wide, 180-foot-long, and 416,300-pound load that will be moving on the route. The […]
Read MoreFirefighters Report Progress
Firefighters are making good progress on most of the wildfires caused by recent thunderstorms in our area, although it is feared that more fires may be detected throughout the next few days as weather conditions continue to stay warm and dry. The 95-acre Rattlesnake Ridge Fire on the Walla Walla Ranger District is now 70% […]
Read MoreWest Nile Virus Warning in Baker County
Cases of West Nile virus continue to turn up in Baker County. Five pools of mosquitoes collected from trapping sites in the vicinity of Keating Valley, and one pool of mosquitoes from a trapping site two miles south of Baker City tested positive for the virus… bringing the total now to fifteen mosquito pools to […]
Read MoreMore Wildfires Due to Hot Dry Conditions
Firefighters are said to be making good progress on most of the wildfires caused by recent thunderstorms. Two new fires were discovered on the Forest Wednesday, but they were suppressed. Both fires are staffed and remain small, less than a tenth of an acre in size. More fires may be detected throughout the next few […]
Read MoreDeal Drugs – Get Free Room and Board in Federal Prison
A man from Portland is headed to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy that trafficked marijuana illegally grown in Oregon to several other states for resale. 40 year old Kyle Cerkoney was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years’ supervised release. Cerkoney was also ordered to forfeit […]
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