Feds Drop 14 Years on Portland Man in Sinaloa Debt Killing Outside Molalla
A Portland-area man is heading to federal prison for 14 years in a case prosecutors say sprang from a Sinaloa cartel-linked drug debt, a kidnapping and a killing on a rural road outside Molalla in 2019. The sentence caps a guilty plea earlier this year that tied him to drug trafficking and to moving a 27-year-old Olymp
Colombian nationals sentenced to federal prison for burglaries targeting Asian American businesses
EUGENE, Ore. - Four Colombian nationals living in the U.S. illegally were sentenced to federal prison for running a multi-state burglary ring that specifically targeted Asian American business owners in Oregon and Washington, federal court officials said. Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, got 12 months and one day in fede
A Song Gives a Look Into Oregon’s Largest Juvenile Corrections Facility
When asked if he’d like to join the music program Keys, Beats, Bars, Mikey, who’s currently incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, figured it would be a good chance to spend some time outside of his unit. Through a series of workshops, the program brought local...
Oregon honors fallen firefighters at memorial wall in Salem
Three new names were recently engraved on the Oregon fallen firefighters’ memorial wall in Salem. One of them was Brian Wolgamott. Wolgamott started his career as a Wildland Firefighter for the United States Forest Service in 2012. His life was often dictated by where the flames were burning; for work he lived in Gold
Bumpy ride: Bicycling on Albany streets
And now, for something a little different, join me on the bike for a short tour of Albany streets. This slow ride took us along some of the city streets east of Lyon Street. The Hackleman Historic District covers part of that area. What’s historic in this neighborhood, besides some...
Marion County deputies make drug, gun arrests over Fourth of July weekend
MARION COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies made at least one drug-and-gun arrest and conducted a high-speed traffic stop over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the agency. Traffic stop leads to arrest. Deputies said a routine traffic stop led to the arrest of 20-year-old...
Oregon lawmakers say they’ll prioritize bipartisanship in 2027 transportation funding plan
SALEM — Bipartisanship and earlier deliberations over transportation funding are a priority in the 2027 legislative session, a mostly Democratic group of lawmakers told the business and transportation experts tasked with vetting and recommending ideas to solve the Oregon Department of Transportation’s impending funding
Oregon judge kept ‘unsecured’ gun under desk in chambers
The embattled Marion County judge who directed a string of obscenities at his colleagues while intoxicated during an after-hours social event in April kept a loaded and unsecured handgun in his chambers, public records show. On April 30, three days after Circuit Judge Channing Bennett’s explosive tirade, the Marion Cou
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Another St. Paul Rodeo for the ages
Over the course of five days, a tiny Oregon town of less than 450 residents hosts tens of thousands of people eager to celebrate the Fourth of July and the truly American spectacle of rodeo. The 2026 St. Paul Rodeo was no different, except this year it just happened to...
Administrative Announcements for 2026-27
Below is a summary of all adjustments to principal, assistant principal and other administrative-level positions across the district to-date for the 2026-27 school year. We will continue to update this post with any additional administrative changes throughout the summer to prepare for the upcoming school year. Distric
