Today, Alfred Hassel and his family celebrate Christmas with a mixture of German and American traditions. They buy a tree for their Carlton home a week or two before Christmas, rather than waiting for Christmas Eve, as he did in his native Germany. Full Story »
Upon returning home from a chilly Saturday stint in the McMinnville Kiwanis Club's cheese wagon, downtown in the US Bank Plaza, former club president Eric Wright heard his aging furnace emit a loud noise and realized the fan had stopped spinning. So began a very cold weekend for Wright. Full Story »
Linfield College senior Melissa Grace Davaz said she had been drinking when she read a newspaper account about a suspicious object found on campus Nov. 29. It attracted Oregon State Police Bomb Squad attention, but turned out to consist of nothing more than a plastic milk jug filled with concrete. Full Story »
Both John Brodniak and his dog, Mary, have had tumors. But their experiences have differed in some major ways. Hers invaded a leg; his invaded his brain. Hers was removed expeditiously; his remains a ticking time bomb. Full Story »
When Muriel Dresser sits down at the piano on Sunday at Willamina's Free Methodist Church, she says, "I'm playing for the Lord." But decades ago, as a young girl, she performed for pay - big pay. Full Story »
If money talks, then opponents are speaking a lot louder than supporters when it comes to Measures 66 and 67 on Oregon's January special election ballot. Full Story »
McMinnville Police arrested a Linfield College student Monday afternoon on charges that she placed suspicious packages around campus Sunday, leading to searches by the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad. Full Story »
Yamhill County Commissioner Kathy George will square off in the May primary with Kris Bledsoe, who took Commissioner Leslie Lewis to a November runoff two years ago. Full Story »
A Salem teen died Sunday morning after he was shot by a member of his hunting party near Grand Ronde, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. Full Story »
For the second time in a week, the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad was called to McMinnville to check out suspicious packages. No bombs were found in either incident. No suspects or motives have been identified at this point. Full Story »
Hundreds of people lined Third Street in downtown McMinnville Friday afternoon for Santa's Parade. Full Story »
KEIZER - A 21-year-old Grand Ronde man died Wednesday morning at Salem Hospital, six hours after being shot near a Keizer intersection. He was identified as Travis Calvin Clawson. Full Story »
Yamhill County Public Health has scheduled two community vaccination clinics this month for people in high-risk categories. They are slated for Thursday, Dec. 10, at the police station in McMinnville and Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the community center in Newberg. Full Story »
A 6-year-old McMinnville girl was pronounced dead Wednesday at the Willamette Valley Medical Center, after being found unconscious and unresponsive at her residence with items wrapped around her neck. Full Story »
Fire gutted a manufactured home at 1400 N.W. Eighth St. in McMinnville this morning. It was attributed to repair work being undertaken on the home's furnace. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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