Ronnell T. Hughes is recovering in a Boise hospital after he was stabbed in Ontario on Saturday, Dec. 21, in what police said was an unprovoked racial attack. (Nikita Apodaca/Special to the Enterprise) Mackey’s in Ontario is challenging other area restaurants to join in on a fundraiser for the victim[Read More…]

Employees of Pilot Travel Center in Ontario and police restrain a suspect after a stabbing on Saturday, Dec. 21 that hospitalized Ronnell T. Hughes. (Frank LeClair/Special to the Enterprise) UPDATE: This story includes new information that the employees who stopped the attack worked for Pilot Travel Center, not Arby’s. ONTARIO[Read More…]

ONTARIO – The family of a 25-year-old Ontario man who was shot to death by Oregon State Police troopers earlier this year has notified the state of its intent to sue for $6 million in damages.  Victor Morales Zavala was killed March 14 after leading officers on a high-speed chase[Read More…]

Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe. (The Enterprise/File) VALE – Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe is inviting the community to take some time to learn about what he and his deputies do and why.  Next month, the sheriff’s office will once again host its annual Citizens Academy. The academy has been[Read More…]

Members of the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office emergency response team train with other local police agencies to respond to a mass shooting event. (Photo courtesy of the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office) VALE – The televised images from the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, showed a flood of police officers responding,[Read More…]

VALE – A wave of major crimes during the past year has stretched the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office overtime budget to the breaking point. Undersheriff Travis Johnson briefed the Malheur County Court March 20 on the shrinking overtime budget but did not ask for more funding. Statistics from last year[Read More…]