An infant found by police in a motel room with injuries and methamphetamine exposure earlier this month is improving. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – An infant discovered at a local motel with multiple injuries and who was exposed to methamphetamine is improving according to Ontario police. “The 8-month-old is doing better. It[Read More…]

Malheur County District Attorney David Goldthorpe said a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could mean a few local cases will be reviewed for retrial. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The Malheur County District Attorney’s Office has ruled that the fatal shooting of a man by officers on Jan. 3 was[Read More…]

Ontario police officers arrested two people after they were called to a motel room Jan. 7 and found an infant with physical injuries. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Two Ontario residents face multiple charges after police called to a local motel discovered an infant with physical injuries who subsequently tested positive[Read More…]

Malheur County District Attorney David Goldthorpe said the deadly standoff Sunday in Ontario was a domestic violence incident. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Police continue to investigate a domestic incident in Ontario that turned deadly on Sunday. Two deaths came days after police responded to an earlier tip of potential domestic[Read More…]

A Nyssa man was shot and killed by police Sunday afternoon in Ontario. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – Police shot and killed a Nyssa man who was holding a California woman hostage at a home in the southeast part of Ontario on Sunday afternoon. Dave Goldthorpe, Malheur County District attorney, said[Read More…]

Ontario City Police Chief Steven Romero said more focused patrols have helped cut down on the city crime rate. (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan). ONTARIO – Between the coronavirus and more focused patrol work, Ontario is seeing a dip in overall crime so far this year, according to statistics from the Ontario[Read More…]

Ontario police arrested a New Plymouth man Nov. 5 and charged him with second-degree invasion of personal privacy and second-degree disorderly conduct. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Police say a 30-year-old New Plymouth man arrested Thursday, Nov. 5, at Walmart used home décor items to create a basket camera that could[Read More…]

The Nyssa police and fire departments are investigating a fire that destroyed a local home last weekend. (The Enterprise/File). NYSSA – Local emergency services agencies are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in north Nyssa early Saturday morning. The blaze gutted a one-story home at 605[Read More…]

Anthony Montwheeler’s case is now set to go before a jury in February. (The Enterprise/File) VALE – Attorneys representing a former Nampa man accused of killing an ex-wife and a Vale resident have requested a settlement conference with the Malheur County District Attorney’s Office. The request is the latest plot[Read More…]

Multiple police and emergency services agencies, including the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a drowning incident Sunday afternoon near New Plymouth. NEW PLYMOUTH – A 3-year-old Vale boy drowned in the Payette River Sunday afternoon, the Payette County Sheriff’s Office said. Lt. Andy Creech of the Payette County Sheriff’s[Read More…]