A crash at the Highway 22 and Highway 51 interchange near Salem is causing delays Friday night. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, drivers should expect delays on Highway 22 west of Salem and on Highway 51 at the 22 and 51 junction due to the crash. Drivers are asked to use an alternate…
SAN FRANCISCO ‒ A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California on Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a now discontinued tsunami warning that stretched from southern Oregon to San Francisco. The quake occurred near the sparsely populated northern coast of California, just offshore on the San Andreas fault, which…
A Eugene store clerk who shot a man allegedly attempting to rob the Duck N Go Market on Sunday will not face charges, according to the Eugene Police Department. The incident took place around 5 p.m. at the Duck N Go Market on Commons Drive when Noah Sky, 21, reportedly entered the store, drew a…
Two ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes with only about a week to go before Election Day. The Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a fire in the Buckman neighborhood of the city at about 3:30 a.m. The fire had been extinguished by security…
Three election ballots were damaged after a fire was set by an “incendiary device” at a Portland ballot box early Monday, according to Multnomah County officials. Law enforcement officials said said they believe the attack is connected to two others in Vancouver, Washington, where hundreds of ballots were damaged Monday. A 2001-2004 Volvo S-60 is…
The two victims of Tuesday’s deadly vehicle collision on the Northwest Expressway have been identified as 55-year-old Amy Samson and 37-year-old Daniel Pina of Eugene. The crash was reported just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. One person died on the scene of the crash, while one other died after being taken to an area hospital, officials…