CRIME & SAFETY
Woman found dead after hit-and-run on Hwy 20 near Corvallis
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KPTV) - The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run crashed that left a 29-year-old woman dead. Investigators say the crash happened within the last couple of days on Highway 20 near Hyak Park, between Albany and Corvallis. The sheriff’s office says a local farmer found the woman dead and notified authorities at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Artist Feature: Annasia Johnson
The following pieces deal with themes of sexual assault. Its the anniversary of that stupid night and it crept on me. like the guilt that should be sleeping with you. The. anniversary of the rape and about two years too late. to report it to anyone who could care, if...
Ex-officer accused in 2 murders dead, child in Amber Alert safe after I-5 standoff
This story was updated at 8:40 p.m. A former Washington police officer suspected of killing his ex-wife and a teenage girl and kidnapping a 1-year-old child before fleeing to Oregon is dead after a standoff Tuesday on Interstate 5 in Eugene, according to Oregon police. ...
Lebanon firefighters respond swiftly to shed fire
LACOMB, Ore. – Firefighters responded to a shed fire in an unincorporated area of Linn County early on Tuesday, according to the Lebanon Fire District. Fire officials said that fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire at about 12:12 a.m. on April 23 in the 33000 block of Ford Mill Road. Initial reports described the incident as a shed containing livestock that was on fire and responding firefighters arrived to find a 20-by-30-foot shed that was fully involved in fire and spreading to a vehicle parked nearby, authorities said. District officials said that firefighters quickly knocked the fire down and prevented it from spreading to other vehicles parked nearby. The Lebanon Fire District responded to the incident with two engines, three water tenders, two ambulances, and a battalion chief vehicle, authorities said. District officials said that the Albany Fire Department provided community coverage for the district during the firefighters’ response.
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