McMinnville restaurant to pay $200K after overtime and tip violations
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KATU) — Federal investigators say a McMinnville restaurant shorted 19 workers on overtime pay and improperly handled tips, leading to more than $200,000 in recovered back wages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Taste of India 1 incorrectly categorized 19 workers as...
Kotek signs bills boosting housing supply, tightening rules on single-family home buys
WOODBURN, Ore. (KATU) — Governor Tina Kotek will held a ceremonial bill signing today in Woodburn highlighting several housing-related bills aimed at expanding housing supply and affordability. These measures include expanding urban growth boundaries for housing development, creating a fund to preserve at-risk affordable housing, and launching a mixed-income...
Newberg, Gaston high school students get a closer look at manufacturing processes
Students from two area high schools gathered in mid-April for an interactive business simulation designed to demonstrate how manufacturing companies operate. Headlined “Ready or Not,” the April 16 event at Portland Community College’s Newberg Center saw more than 50 students from Newberg and Gaston gather for what organizers characterized as a “high-energy, hands-on” event hosted by the college and the Oregon...
April 21 public safety round-up for Newberg and Dundee
– Jhordyn Rae Auxier, 36, of Dundee, was arrested on a warrant from Yamhill County Circuit Court for failure to appear to face charges of resisting arrest and second-degree burglary. No bail was set and the case remains open. April 14. – Thomas Alan Basile, 35, of Newberg, was arrested...
Winterail Brings Rail Enthusiasts from Across the Country to Linn-Benton
ALBANY – Winterail, an event for railroad photographers and other railfans, took place March 28 in the Russell Tripp Performance Center at LBCC. The Commuter previously sat down with Vic and Annie Neves for a Q&A about Winterail, which was first held in Sacramento, California in 1978. At the time it was the first railroad-related photography exposition and railroad memorabilia show.
West Salem Man Sentenced to Prison for Discharging Firearm Inside Home
DALLAS, Ore. — A West Salem man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting to illegally possessing and discharging a firearm inside his home while his family was present. Nikodemus Demetri Amrine, 22, was sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court to 25 months in...
The road hazard that is too hard to fix
If you point out an unexpected road hazard that could hurt or kill somebody, you would think people in charge would do something to fix it. But you’d be wrong. At the Queen Avenue railroad crossing in Albany, the westbound bike lane ends in a rocky hole or gap between the pavement and the first rail. A bike rider who didn’t know it was...
‘Play a role in new life’: OSU’s popular chick hatching stream goes live
Oregon State University's annual chick hatching livestream allows viewers to learn about the life cycle of chicks and the responsibility of caring for animals.
Woodburn Police ask public for help identifying hit-and-run suspect
A bicyclist was hit by a black pickup truck with a silver grille in Woodburn, Oregon in March, and the suspect and vehicle have not been found.
Oregon porch pirate caught on camera, suspect sought
Police are seeking a suspect after a porch pirate was caught on camera in Corvallis.
