Today at approximately 10:06 am, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Sulfur Springs Road in Northeast Benton County for a report of a bicycle vs. car crash.
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Joachim Felgentraeger is the first defendant to be sentenced in conjunction with a major drug trafficking bust dubbed Operation Icebreaker 2
Attorney General John Kroger today announced the sentencing of a defendant involved in a major drug trafficking case in the Mid-Willamette Valley.
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Salem,Ore. – Maps Credit Union invites all K-–12 students residing in Marion, Polk, Linn, Benton, Yamhill, Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas Counties to submit one piece of artwork to our 2012 Youth Poster Contest. This contest is open to all students enrolled in public, private, parochial and alternative schools or homeschooled. Maps will accept one work of art per artist.
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Albany, Oregon – The Albany Fire Department responded at about 5:51 p.m. today, to Hyak Park in Benton County just outside of Albany for a reported kayaker in the water. Fire fighters arrived on scene in approximately six minutes to find Brian Tidwell of Albany on the shore reporting that two fellow kayakers were still on the river at an unknown location up or downstream; and, that one person was in the water.
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Corvallis, Oregon – High winds predicted for the overnight hours of January 20, 2012, did not produce downed trees or power outages overnight in Corvallis or Benton County. Gusts up to 28mph were measured in the overnight, short of the 40mph gusts originally predicted. One report was received of high water surrounding a residence in the 1400 block of SE Brooklane Dr. but there is no estimation of damage to the residence at this time.
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Corvallis, Oregon – Overnight weather predictions for the Mid Willamette Valley call for continuing rain and increasing winds with gusts of 40mph expected. Saturated soils, along with high winds, are likely to cause trees to fall. Falling trees cause power outages, sometimes for several days, based on the severity of the storm. Anticipating the heightened possibility of downed trees, Corvallis and Benton County emergency managers have established teams of public works staff to respond to downed trees. These crews will be available all night January 20, 2012.
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Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into Saturday morning’s single vehicle fatal traffic crash west of Philomath that resulted in the death of a Vancouver, Washington man and minor injuries to two male passengers.
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Corvallis, Oregon – On December 28, 2011, at about 9:00pm, Corvallis Police responded to the 1900 block of SE Crystal Circle, for a report of a Kidnapping and Assault.
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Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers arrested two Oregon State University (OSU) students Thursday for criminal mischief in relation to an investigation into several acts of graffiti on the OSU campus.
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The ongoing murder investigations involving suspects David Joseph Pedersen, age 31, and Holly Ann Grigsby, age 24, who are currently in custody in the Yuba County, California Jail are continuing. Several significant developments occurred late last week and over this past weekend keeping investigators from several law enforcement agencies working nearly around-the-clock.
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