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18,000 Chinook salmon dead after man poured bleach into tank while 'high on marijuana,' court docs say
REEDSPORT, Ore. — A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly dumping bleach into an Oregon fish hatchery tank while claiming to be "high on marijuana," according to a Douglas County probable cause document. On Monday, the suspect, Joshua Heckathorn, broke into the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) facility...
Thousands of salmon dead after Douglas County hatchery burglarized
GARDINER, Ore. -- For almost a year, the volunteers with the Gardiner Reedsport Winchester Bay STEP program have worked to get their fall Chinook salmon ready to be released. However, a recent burglary at their facility resulted in an estimated 20,000 salmon being killed. STEP is entirely volunteer-run, with members...
OSP responds to fatal single-vehicle crash in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. -- Oregon State Police responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 146, in the evening on April 19. Authorities said that a Jaguar F-Pace, operated by 23-year-old Paul William Jordison of Rochester, Washington, was travelling southbound on I-5 when it veered off the right-hand shoulder of the roadway for unknown reasons.
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