Oakridge News

A man who appeared on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" wanted for three bank robberies in Eugene, Oregon was apprehended in Illinois on Wednesday night, police said.

A man who appeared on Discovery Channel's " Deadliest Catch " is wanted for three bank robberies in Eugene, police said.

Here are some of Lewis L. McArthur's favorite names, as found in "Oregon Geographic Names": Quitters Point: A steep-sided nub on the west shoulder of Mount Jefferson, where new Forest Service trainees tended to poop out.

Annual bird counts are a Christmas tradition for nature lovers around the country.

Despite the cold weather, hundreds came out Saturday for the 57th annual Springfield Christmas Parade.

Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through. Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew.

OAKRIDGE, Ore. - When Michelle Ledbetter describes the opening of a coin-operated laundry as the best thing that's ever happened to the Cascade Range town Oakridge, it's not hyperbole.

I never knew A.D. Kern, but I know what he did for a living, and I know what happened to his handiwork 82 years ago right outside my Portland house.

November 10, 2009 - A former Westfir City Recorder has been arrested for allegedly embezzling 11-thousand dollars.

Former Westfir city recorder Elizabeth Murray has been accused of embezzling more than $11,000 during a one-year period.

Oakridge Police have arrested a former Westfir City Recorder for embezzling over $11,000. A Elizabeth Louise Murray, age 55, was arrested Sunday on charges of aggravated theft, official misconduct, theft, possession of a forged instrument, and forgery.

If rain materializes this week, fire season, the burn ban and regulated use will end this week.

An Oakridge police officer, seriously injured Oct. 12 in a car accident in which an elderly woman was killed, has been released from the hospital.

Oregon State Police troopers are investigating a fatal traffic crash involving an Oakridge police officer and an adult female motorist at the intersection of Highway 58 and Crestview Street in Oakridge, Ore.

A police officer and a woman motorist were injured today in a crash in Oakridge southeast of Springfield.

Harry D. Young, 93, of Glide, Oregon passed away, peacefully, in the early hours of October 2nd, in Roseburg, OR.

I couldn't help chuckling at something Gov. Ted Kulongoski said last May when he addressed the City Club of Portland.

The 14,650 acre Tumblebug fire, located 22 miles southeast of Oakridge, continues to smolder.

This will be the last update from the Type 3 team Information Unit. Future updates will be issued as needed.

The second day of the moisture bearing cold front brought 4 - 5 inches of snow in some areas above 5000 feet.