Truck driver dies in Highway 99W crash
DUNDEE - A truck driver suffered a heart attack triggering a two-vehicle crash about one mile south of Dundee on Highway 99W Wednesday morning. The Oregon State Police identified him as Dwayne Steven ...
Newberg man arraigned on sex abuse charges
A Newberg man was arraigned Friday in Yamhill County Circuit Court on charges alleging he had unwanted sexual contact with five adult females during a three-year period. Benjamin Jaquith, 38, is charged ...
Local businessman faces sex abuse charges
NEWBERG — A Yamhill County insurance agent and 2017 Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year faces charges alleging he had unwanted sexual contact with five adult females during ...
Newberg sued for racial discrimination
Newberg city officials are scheduled to respond to charges of racial discrimination at a preliminary hearing Friday, Feb. 16, on a lawsuit brought by an African-American job applicant who claims he was ...
Newberg man pleads guilty in mill attack
Matthew Lindsay of Newberg will spend no more than 40 years and no less than 25 in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging he bound his victim’s wrists, stabbed her twice and left her to ...
Woman kidnapped, assaulted in Newberg
NEWBERG — A woman was reportedly kidnapped at knife-point and sexually assaulted early Sunday, Newberg-Dundee police said. Officers responded shortly after 5 a.m. to the report of a disturbance ...
Newberg homicide victim identified
UPDATE, Jan. 15: Newberg-Dundee police identified the shooting victim as Jack Alan Burnell, 20. Originally from La Grande, he had been living in the Newberg area for about a year. No arrests had been ...
Newberg man shot and killed during alleged robbery
PORTLAND - A Newberg man who was shot and killed Wednesday night while allegedly robbing an employee at the U-Haul at Powell Blvd. business has been identified as Robert R. Porter, 53, according to Portland ...
Eluder, deputies get preview of bypass
NEWBERG — Multiple agencies, including the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, were involved in a high-speed pursuit late Sunday night that crossed over the Newberg-Dundee bypass for a period ...
First babies of 2018 arrive quite differently
One born in Mac hospital, the other on the way to Newberg
Newberg man commits suicide
NEWBERG — The death of a Newberg man, found Saturday morning, Dec. 23, in the parking lot of a West First Street business, was ruled a suicide, according to Newberg-Dundee police. He was identified ...
Bypass not-quite-opening ceremony held
NEWBERG -- The state held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for Phase 1 of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass on Monday as workers continued busily to complete final details. The road is expected to open to ...
Former Riteway Meat owners found guilty
The former owners of Dundee’s Riteway Meat, Jeffry and Sharon Payne, were each found guilty of six counts of second-degree criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor, following a two-day trial in Yamhill ...
Bypass ceremony slated for Dec. 18
The state Department of Transportation has scheduled a public ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. It will be held on the new roadway at a point just east ...
Singing at 100
Jacob “Jake” Losli enjoys serenading the staff at Ivy Pagoso’s adult foster care home in McMinnville. “Call me, Darling,” he sings in his strong baritone. “Oh, my darling, ...
