VALE – Two Parma men died in a utility task vehicle accident south of Vale Saturday night, according to the Malheur County Sherriff’s Office. Malheur County Undersheriff Travis Johnson said Monday that Zach Trillhaase, 31, and Johnnie Maples, 47, died when their two-seat vehicle hit an embankment, flipped several times,[Read More…]

A Kuna man led police from Idaho and Oregon on a high-speed chase last Thursday. The chase ended when the man crashed his vehicle north of Ontario. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon State Police). NOTE: The Enterprise is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a[Read More…]

Marion County Courthouse (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Three police officers “risked another’s life to save themselves” in an incident at the state’s training academy last October that could have killed another recruit, according to a review by the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. The review, released Friday afternoon, presents[Read More…]

The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Vale woman Tuesday night at the intersection of Clark Boulevard and Onion Avenue. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public as officials investigate the death of a Vale woman Tuesday night.[Read More…]

Shawn Q. Greenwood, 48, is being held on two counts of second-degree assault. (Photo courtesy of Baker County Sheriff’s Office) UPDATE: Murder charge added against Greenwood. BAKER CITY  – A Vale man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man near a U.S. Bureau of Land Management complex[Read More…]

Nyssa police are looking to solve a shooting incident that occurred Tuesday night. (The Enterprise/File). NYSSA – Nyssa police are investigating a shooting that occurred just after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Green Avenue. Nyssa Police Lt. Don Ballou said a dispute between two women triggered the[Read More…]

Two people died in a crash west of Harper early Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon State Police). VALE – A head-on crash west of Harper Wednesday afternoon killed a Medford resident and a California man and closed U.S. Highway 20. The Oregon State Police said Richard Kozol, 78,[Read More…]

Ontario High School intends to work out a multi-tiered plan to address increased electronic cigarette use among students. Juul, pictured above, is a popular brand of electronic cigarette. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE – Jodi Elizondo, the principal at Ontario High School, had on her desk a curious and harmless looking[Read More…]

ONTARIO – A Payette man charged with six counts of sexual battery of a minor worked for the Ontario School District from March until July. Alexander S. Plaza, 25, a former Fruitland police officer, was arraigned last week in Washington County Court Weiser. He faces an additional charge of child[Read More…]