Water service returns to federal prison in Sheridan
Running water has returned to Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution after adults in custody spent much of the weekend without it. Scott Taylor, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons, the federal agency that oversees the medium-security facility, said the water returned Sunday afternoon. Taylor wrote in a...
Dec. 22 Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office outstanding warrants
Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 502-538-8321 and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at...
2026 Federal Law Enforcement Pay – Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
Salary Table 2026-POR (LEO) Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and. Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 26.13%. For the Locality Pay Area of Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Total Increase: 1%. Effective January 2026. Annual Rates by Grade and Step. Grade Step 1...
Bobadochi Bringing Boba Teas and Sweets to Vernon Early Next Year
The cafe serving boba tea, mochi donuts and K-dogs will continue expansion in 2026. Bridgetown Bites reported Bobadochi is coming to a new storefront at 2017 NE Alberta Street. The Oregon-based company opened their first location in Salem last year. The new cafe will open sometime in January or February.
McMinnville 3-alarm fire under investigation
The McMinnville Fire District is investigating a large commercial fire that broke out near Highway 18.
Closely watching the forecast as a possible windy and wild Wednesday takes shape
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — KATU has declared a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert for the possibility of high winds in the Willamette Valley and Portland metro area on Wednesday morning. While the Portland metro area will not have a white Christmas, the forecast this week looks to be somewhat...
Over 70 structures left damaged in Detroit after last week’s storm
DETROIT, Ore. — The storms that battered the Pacific Northwest last week left many areas reeling, particularly the town of Detroit in Marion County. The city has been under a state of emergency since last week. According to a damage inspection report from the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office,...
Report: Oregon’s largest juvenile justice facility has system-wide failures
Oregon’s largest juvenile justice center is plagued by “cascading failures,” according to a Marion County grand jury report released on Monday. The report scrutinizes the conditions at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson called for the grand jury inquiry...
Fire and Rescue Calls: Storm damage, crash among recent responses
Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:. • 4:15 a.m. — Firefighters were dispatched to the Corvallis Fire Department’s Station 2 on Northwest Harrison Boulevard to provide coverage while CFD responded to a structure fire. • 9:42...
Man stabbed father multiple times in Newberg home before barricading inside, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Newberg man was taken into custody early Monday morning after stabbing his father multiple times with a knife and then barricading himself in the residence, Newberg-Dundee police said. Vasily Barbiyeru, 31, was lodged in the Yamhill County Jail and charged with first-degree assault and...

















