Bail for Star Bales, Ontario, was set at $500,000 Wednesday afternoon. Bales was arrested Tuesday by Ontario police during an investigation into the death of 21-year-old Raymond Kelly. Bales faces felony charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – Malheur County Circuit Court Judge Lung Hung Wednesday[Read More…]

Multiple police agencies are still investigating the shooting death of Raymond Kelly, 21, Ontario early this morning. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) ONTARIO – Two Ontario residents were arrested Tuesday after a man was shot and killed earlier in the day in a house on the 100 block of Northwest 6th Street.[Read More…]

An Ontario woman died in a two-car crash on Oregon Highway 201 Wednesday. (Oregon State Police photo). ONTARIO – A local woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Oregon Highway 201 Wednesday evening, according to the Oregon State Police. Police said Roberta Chandler, 41, Ontario was killed at about 6:19[Read More…]

Attorneys for Anthony Montwheeler want to move his trial out of Malheur County because of ‘inflammatory’ media coverage. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Anthony Montwheeler is headed back to the Oregon State Hospital again, this time for an evaluation of his mental condition at the time of the January 2017 crimes[Read More…]

Oregon State Police Lt. Mark Duncan takes down information from a driver who was pulled over for using a cell phone while driving. Duncan’s state police troopers spearheaded a one-day distracted driving effort last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Driving into Ontario last week, Oregon State Police Lt. Mark[Read More…]

The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a 30-year-old Nampa woman died Saturday after falling from a cliff near Adrian. (The Enterprise/File). ADRIAN – A 30-year-old Nampa woman died Saturday after she lost her footing and fell from a cliff southwest of Adrian. Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said Amanda Poole[Read More…]

Dave Goldthorpe, Malheur County District Attorney, ruled Thursday that the police shooting that killed an Ontario man March 14 was a justified use of deadly force. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Malheur County District Attorney Dave Goldthorpe said today that the March 14 shooting of an Ontario man by two Oregon[Read More…]

A police pursuit that started in Idaho ended at the west end of the Ontario underpass March 14. Victor J. Morales Zavala was shot and killed after he confronted police with a revolver. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Police continue to review a shooting last week that led to the[Read More…]

Four applicants seek to fill the vacant Ontario police chief position. The city plans to begin reviewing the applications this week. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – Four people have applied to be Ontario’s next police chief. The Ontario Police Department and the city began looking for a new leader after former[Read More…]

A cold case team created by Brian Wolfe, Malheur County sheriff, is ready to look into the death of a local nurse who was found floating in the Snake River in March 2001. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The death of a local nurse more than 18 years ago will get[Read More…]