Construction on Phase 2A of bypass to start in 2025
The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a construction contract to Wildish Construction Company for Phase 2A of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, with construction scheduled to begin in 2025. Phase ...
Two found dead in submerged car
Two Newberg men were found dead Tuesday, Nov. 26, in a car that was recovered from the Willamette River at Rogers Landing, according to Newberg-Dundee police. The bodies of Benigno Hermenegildo-Pascuala, ...
Father and son duo arrested after shots fired, hit and run
A Washington County father and son are suspected to have fired gunshots from a vehicle in Dundee before crashing into multiple vehicles while eluding police in Newberg on Sunday evening. Following the ...
Dundee man pleads guilty to two counts of encouraging sexual abuse
Austin Arthur Nunn of Dundee pleaded guilty on Nov. 7 to two counts of encouraging child sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Nunn, 27, was originally charged with 10 counts of encouraging child ...
Races still close for some council seats
A few city council races remain close and some will be filled by write-ins in the wake of the Nov. 5 election, which will be formally certified on Dec. 2. Bubba King will be the next Yamhill County Commissioner ...
Newberg man sentenced to eight years for sex crimes
Alrik Kiall Moore, 20, Newberg, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual assault on Nov. 1 as part of an amended plea. He was sentenced to 100 months for the rape ...
Murder trial paused due to suicide of key witness
The murder trial of Robert Elmer Atrops of Newberg has been pushed back, as a key witness has died by suicide. Opening statements were expected Oct. 22 in the Washington County case; however, on Oct. ...
Moser gets eight years for Newberg crime spree
Elizabeth Ellece Moser, 45, of Newberg, will serve 96 months in prison with two years of post-prison supervision for her part in a two-person property crime and theft spree in November 2023. As part of ...
Newberg massage therapist plead guilty to prostitution
Chaoying Ni, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of promoting prostitution on Thursday, Oct. 24, as part of plea deal for a deferred sentence in connection to sex crime allegations at Lavender Foot Spa in ...
Former Newberg deputy superintendent files suit
Former Newberg School District Deputy Superintendent Scott Linenberg filed a lawsuit this month against his former employer, seeking a judgment of $535,310.40. The lawsuit, filed by Portland attorney ...
Newberg man given lengthy sentence for sex crimes
A Newberg man was sentenced Monday to 345 months, nearly 30 years, in prison for sex crimes against three minor girls, who were under the age of 14 at the time. Kinston Patrick Cordell Renegar, ...
Moser pleads guilty to 10 counts of burgarly and theft
Elizabeth Ellece Moser, 45, of Newberg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of theft and burglary charges, admitting to her part of a two-person property crime and theft spree in November of last year. Moser ...
Newberg School District hires familiar face as interim
Newberg School Board on Tuesday approved hiring Dave Parker, former assistant superintendent, as its long-term interim. Board Chair Deb Bridges is continuing to negotiate a contract with Parker, but expects ...
Newberg school board to meet, may consider interim
The Newberg School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, to possibly consider hiring a long-term interim superintendent. Board members will go into executive session at the start of the meeting, ...
Phillips files $2.5 million lawsuit against Newberg schools
Ousted Newberg Superintendent Dr. Stephen Phillips, who remains under contract with the district, filed a lawsuit against his employer this week in Yamhill County District Court. The complaint, filed ...
