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Police Jail Hermiston Man for Alleged Domestic Violence Attack
A Hermiston man is in the Umatilla County Jail on several domestic violence related counts, including strangulation and sexual assault. Hermiston police Wednesday evening, May 8, arrested Cesar Macias Delatorre, 47, in relation to a May 1 attack on an adult in his household, according to state court records. The Umatilla County Distrct Attorney’s Office on May 9 brought eight preliminary charges against Delatorre: one count each of unlawful use of a weapon and menacing and two counts each of strangulation, fourth-degree assault and second-degree sexual abuse.
Pendleton combat medic killed during Vietnam War to receive Congressional honor
PENDLETON – A combat medic from Pendleton who lost his life at age of 20 in the Vietnam War is being honored more than 50 years after his death. John William Murphy is one of five Oregonians to receive a collective Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Army Dustoff crews, which was recently approved by Congress as the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act.
US Forest Service reports on Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision
PENDLETON – The U.S. National Forest Service says its hearings throughout the month of April gave the public time to learn about the plan for the future of the Umatilla, Malheur, and Wallowa-Whitman forests. Those who attended provided venues for the public to also express opinions about the plan for the second time around.
Ballots are due Tuesday
SALEM – The Oregon Secretary of State reminds voters that their ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. May 21. People still have some time to mail the ballots back if they are sure they will be postmarked by election day. Ballots can also be returned to any Oregon...
One person dead in Umatilla house fire
UMATILLA, Ore.-One person is dead after a house fire near the Umatilla Police Department on the night of May 10. The fire at 401 6th Street was reported around 8:22 p.m. When fire crews arrived the home was burning and someone was trapped inside. According to the Umatilla Rural Fire...
UCSO investigating theft of portable generators in Milton-Freewater
MILTON-FREEWATER – The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of five portable generators over the weekend from the Milton-Freewater Pioneer Posse Grounds, 84581 OR-11. UCSO Capt. Sterrin Ward said dispatch received a call around 8 a.m. reporting the generators were taken from the grounds where the Milton-Freewater Junior Show and Sale was being held.
Beautiful weather in store as we continue this sunny week
Lots of beautiful weather in store for us as we continue this sunny week ahead of us. A persistent ridge of high pressure, this buddy is gonna stick around with us, not going anywhere but might diminish in size. A little bit fluctuates really through the second half of this...
SRM’s Roundabout to Pendleton: Squig City Casino Royale
In order to break a three-year period of employment I would charitably call “inconsistent”, I returned to school in February to study UI/UX design. This does not matter very much to you, but it does explain why I was unable to attend Adepticon in March. For the duration of that convention, I felt like I was locked out of an absolute rager, bass thumping through the walls as I impotently rattled a locked doorknob to get in. It’s for my own good, I tell myself, but it still hurts. Between 12 hours of classes per week, an equivalent amount of homework, a boatload of work for Goonhammer, my various commission projects, and maintaining a healthy relationship with my spouse, I had to become my own project manager. My days became a regimented series of designated time blocks, with rare opportunity to carve out hobby time. Only after a month of this did I realize I hadn’t seen any of my friends in 40 days.
Sunny and dry this week with a heightened concern for fire danger as we remain breezy across Eastern Washington and Oregon
Wind Advisory for the Kittitas Valley 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today…. Secure loose items and watch out for falling branches and possibly downed power lines. Sunny, dry and gusty this afternoon after some passing cold fronts. The temps take a slight step back into the mid and low 80s with breezy to gusty conditions outside of the Kittitas Valley for everybody. Tonight, will have another weak cold front that will drop our lows to the mid and upper 40s with a light breeze and clear skies.
BMCC budget is looking better
PENDLETON – It’s budget time and Blue Mountain Community College President Mark Browning has good news. “For the first time in four years there are no cuts in staff or faculty,” he said. “It has not been easy.”. Browning said that while the budget for the...
40K BADCAST 147 – CAMPBELL ALMOST DOESN’T BRING SHAME TO THE BADCAST
The Goonhammer group is made up of dozens of multi-talented authors, many of whom have other projects outside of the site. In addition to their work here, Dan Boyd and Campbell “SRM” McLaughlin have their own podcast, the 40K Badcast, a member of the Goonhammer Media Network. He...
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