McMinnville police search for stabbing suspect
McMinnville police are searching for a suspect in connection with a stabbing that was reported about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the McMinnville Cooperative Ministries, 544 N.E. Second St. Capt. Dennis Marks ...
Gas leak repaired at Lowe's
A damaged gas meter at the McMinnville Lowe's home improvement store has been fixed. Employees, who were evacuated along with customers about 10:30 a.m., have been allowed to return to work. The 163,000 ...
Along the Street: News-Register buys Oregon Beer Growler
The News-Register Publishing Company has purchased the Oregon Beer Growler, a free-distribution monthly dedicated to coverage of the state’s growing microbrew industry. The four-year-old tabloid ...
Firefighters battle brush fire in Sheridan
Update: The Oregon Department of Forestry has taken command of the fire, and will be doing mop-up. Firefighters are battling a one-acre brush fire in the 17200 block of Beck Road in Sheridan. The ...
Local narcotics team suspended for now
The Yamhill County Interagency Narcotics Team has gone on a hiatus that Sheriff Tim Svenson hopes will just be temporary. The Sheriff’s Office, McMinnville Police Department and Oregon State ...
Willamina council to consider new fee
WILLAMINA -- City council members will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, july 21, in council chambers.The special meeting will be open to the public. The council will consider adding a utility fee of $2.50 per ...
Hospital employee hurt by gun
By NICOLE MONTESANO and STARLA POINTER Of the News-Register A Willamette Valley Medical Center employee was injured on Tuesday, after bringing a loaded firearm to work in a backpack. According to the hospital, ...
Internet outages affect thousands
Thousands of internet and phone customers nationwide were inconvenienced Tuesday by nationwide outages by Comcast, Frontier and Integra. The Comcast issues were blamed on technical problems. A service ...
Missing McMinnville girl found safe
A missing 10-month-old McMinnville girl was located at a campground in Tillamook County and is in the custody of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office. She was unharmed. "We are investigating further ...
Two named to Amity council
AMITY — Max Walker and Joshua Simonson were appointed to the Amity City Council at Wednesday night’s meeting. Walker fills Position 5, vacated when Karen Dahl moved out of the city. ...
Willamina board to meet Monday
WILLAMINA — The Willamina School Board will address 2016-17 housekeeping matters when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the library. The agenda includes election of a chair and vice-chair. For ...
Turkey time
Turkey Rama, McMinnville’s signature summer bash, will celebrate its 56th year this weekend, which, based on official weather forecasts, looks to be near perfect. The official start date ...
Newberg man arrested following pursuit
NEWBERG - A Newberg man was arrested Monday following a pursuit that began in Newberg and continued into Sherwood. Benjamin David Wozniak, 38, was charged with one count each of attempt to elude ...
Mac will host fireworks spectacular
Peonies and chrysanthemums, waterfalls and fish, horsetails and spiders and other colorfully named fireworks will illuminate the skies over McMinnville on July 4th. The sky show will end an evening of ...