Newberg, OR Man Struck and Killed by Vehicle on Highway 240 in Yamhill County
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. – A 66-year-old Newberg man died after being struck by a vehicle while he was in the roadway on Highway 240 in Yamhill County on Monday, October 13, 2025. Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to the crash near milepost 10 at approximately 5:11 p.m. The preliminary...
Madras Man Sentenced to 43 Months for Identity Theft in Monmouth Case
Dallas, OR. – Official Release: Michael Jay Terrance Cole, 43, has been sentenced to serve 43 months (3 years, 7 months) in prison for stealing the personal identification information of a Monmouth area victim and then using it to fraudulently open a credit account in the victim’s name.
Lewiston Traffic Stop Leads to DUI, Battery on Officer Charges for Oregon Man
LEWISTON, ID – An Oregon man was arrested in Lewiston on Monday following a traffic stop that led to charges of driving under the influence and battery on a peace officer, according to court documents filed in
Mushroom picker helps police find body of 88-year-old missing 2 weeks, OR cops say
A mushroom picker helped authorities find a missing 88-year-old man’s body in Oregon, police said. The mushroom picker discovered an unoccupied vehicle at about 12:35 p.m. Oct. 18, about 30 miles east of Oregon Route 228, the Lebanon Police Department said in a Facebook post. This person gave police the vehicle’s...
What’s this at Water Gardens? Not a fountain
Someone asked about what she had come across at Talking Water Gardens, the constructed wetlands Albany built to help cool wastewater. Was it a fountain? I went to find it:. As you could tell if you watched the video, I had no idea what I was looking at on Monday afternoon, other than a big pipe spewing water into one...
Salem mayor leads effort to expand local ability to sweep homeless encampments
This article originally appeared in Salem Reporter. Salem Mayor Julie Hoy has joined a coalition of the state’s largest employers seeking to make it easier for cities and counties to remove homeless people and their belongings from public spaces. Hoy and two other chief petitioners filed an initiative Oct....
Oregon asks court to dismiss Marion County’s sanctuary state lawsuit
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Marion County concerning the state's sanctuary state laws.
WalletHub study ranks city in Oregon among the top 10 safest in U.S.
WalletHub released findings on Monday from its study on the safest cities in America in 2025 -- naming one Oregon city among the top 10 safest.
Oregon Elementary School Psychologist Arrested in Online Drug Ring Selling LSD and Meth
A Eugene school district employee is one of three women arrested for operating an online drug outlet, selling opioids in exchange for cryptocurrency. Jennifer Blake, who worked as a psychologist at the Chavez Elementary in the 4J school district, is currently in custody in the Polk County Jail. Together with...
Letter to the editor: Celebrating Jane Waite and the Social Justice Education Initiative
Editor’s Note: This letter does not reflect the views or opinions of The Daily Barometer. On the eve of the “sunsetting” of OSU’s [Oregon State University’s] nationally-recognized Social Justice Education Initiative (SJEI), I am writing to encourage you all to celebrate the living legacy of SJEI Program Director and...
