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…
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…
ONTARIO – An Ontario woman claims in a federal lawsuit that she was arrested by immigration officers, shackled and held in Boise for more than two hours despite being a U.S. citizen. Luz Nunez is suing five officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for…
Anthony Montwheeler, from Nampa, is currently lodged in the Malheur County Jail. (Enterprise file photo) VALE – Recent changes in the state’s criminal law mean Anthony Montwheeler likely won’t face the death penalty. Montwheeler, of Nampa, is charged with a series of crimes from Jan.…
VALE – The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office confirmed earlier this month that the reported assault of an 8-year-old girl at a Girl Scout camp in June was unfounded. “It was basically a false report and our investigation is done,” said Undersheriff Travis Johnson. Johnson said…
A Ford Expedition carrying five passengers, including four children, was hit by a Nissan pickup driven by a driver who police said failed to obey a stop sign. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – A crash Friday night on Railroad Avenue left seven people injured,…
A crash in Willowcreek left a fence and basketball pole at the elementary school damaged. (Submitted photo) WILLOWCREEK – Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle non-injury crash Monday, July 8 at 8:41 p.m. on US Hwy 26 at mile post 266. The Oregon…
Vale Fire and Ambulance responded to a haystack fire likely caused by spontaneous combustion Tuesday evening. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – Vale Fire and Ambulance battled a haystack fire east of town Tuesday evening. Firefighters from the Nyssa City Fire Department and a tender…
Steven Romero, the new Ontario police chief, chats with Adam Brown, city manager last week at city hall. Romero was sworn in as chief last week. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon). ONTARIO – After 14 years of wearing a Hawthorne Police Department badge, Steven Romero is…