Axe-wielding suspect shot, injured by deputies, Wilsonville officials say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Law enforcement officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Wilsonville on Friday night after a suspect charged two deputies with an axe, authorities said. The incident happened near Southwest Stafford Road and Southwest 65th Avenue, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said....
14 arrested by ICE agents in Woodburn
(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Fourteen people were arrested by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in one day in Woodburn. The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition said that all 14 were detained from one work van Wednesday morning, Dec. 3. Wednesday’s arrests mark the highest number of detentions in one day in...
ICE reveals arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A handful of federal immigration enforcement officers in three unmarked SUVS waited outside a Woodburn apartment complex early on Oct. 30, describing the spot in a text exchange as “target rich.”. They spotted an unmarked white van, ran its plates and followed it as it left the complex and...
Dogs that attacked Salem toddler had allegedly previously bit officer, injured another child
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - New details are emerging about previous incidents allegedly involving the dogs that attacked a Salem 1-year-old who was hospitalized with a serious head injury. 16-month-old Adalynn Meade was mauled by two dogs from a neighboring apartment on Sunday. A large patch of skin was torn from...
Study confirms no set rules for portraying Santa, opening doors to diverse interpretations
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Confirmation for would-be Santas: There are no rules on what makes Santa, "Santa," according to a study out of the University of Tennessee, Northern Illinois University and Oregon State University. Researchers interviewed Santas who fit the more traditional role, or prototypical curly white hair,...
Westlake Ace Hardware to open 1st Oregon location
Westlake Ace Hardware today announced plans to open its first location in Oregon. The new store will be at 178 West Ellendale Ave. in Dallas, OR, a growing community of approximately 17,000 residents located west of Salem. Westlake Ace recently purchased the 22,000 sq. ft. store—formerly a Rite Aid Pharmacy—...
Local Hunters Asked to Mail Black-Tailed Deer Teeth to ODFW for Population Study
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is asking hunters to send in teeth from black-tailed deer they harvest. This helps biologists estimate the deer population in Oregon.
Salem Continues to Take Public Input on Downtown Parking
SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem unveiled their “Beep Beep” paid program earlier this summer. And they are continuing to invite and recieve public comment on how to make parking in the Salem downtown core better. Click here for a link to the survery. Free on-street...
Striking West Salem Starbucks workers say they are ‘ready to fight’
Andie Hilke-Galletes, 30, had only been working at the West Salem Starbucks for about a month when she slipped in the store and broke her elbow. She's not the only one who's been injured from slipping on floors workers say are dangerous and need to be fixed. That's just one of many issues workers say led them to join...
Benton County Sheriff’s Office seeks help identifying man found in Willamette River
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KATU) — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a dead man found in the Willamette River on Nov. 29. Deputies responded to a report of a body floating near Hyak Park at river mile 122 around 4:15 p.m. and recovered the body by boat.
