Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with ontario www.salem-news.com 2010 Police and news media in Salem used the testimony of a known criminal to hang a pair of African-American state security officers out to dry in November 2008. Now that same convict, Joe Salazar, once the star witness of a Statesman Journal article, is facing years in prison for a life of criminal domestic abuse. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/newspaper-racism-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/newspaper-racism-tk.php Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT We've reported at length on the plight of black inmates in the Oregon state prison system whose lives were in jeopardy for helping expose prison racism. Terrence Kimble testified in court for former Corrections Officer William Coleman, who filed a Whistleblower claim over racism taking place in the prison. http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/kimble-threats-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/kimble-threats-tk.php Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:17:00 PDT A 42-year old Ontario-area man died Saturday morning when the walls of a mining cave collapsed on him as he was digging inside. Three others, two adult males and a juvenile male, were not injured in the incident north of Interstate 84 about one mile west of Huntington, Oregon State Police (OSP) reports. They are completing the death investigation. http://salem-news.com/articles/june192010/mine-caving.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june192010/mine-caving.php Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:01:00 PDT The Department of Defense has alerted more than 3,500 Citizen Soldiers of the Army National Guard's 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team for possible mobilization affecting the 3-116 Cavalry in Eastern Oregon. The Cavalry Brigade is scheduled to be comprised of approximately 800 Oregon Guard members with the remainder being from Idaho and Montana. Supporting the 3-116 is F/145 with detachments throughout Eastern Oregon. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Idaho, will be commanded by Col. Guy Thomas, and is the largest Idaho National Guard unit. http://salem-news.com/articles/september052009/guard_deployment_9-4-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september052009/guard_deployment_9-4-09.php Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:35:00 PDT Police say a 57-year old motorcycle rider died Saturday night in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 84 about three miles east of the Farewell Bend Port of Entry west of Ontario. The victim's name is withheld pending next of kin notification. http://salem-news.com/articles/july042009/fatal_mc_ontario_7-4-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july042009/fatal_mc_ontario_7-4-09.php Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:22:00 PDT It's Hunger Awareness Week in Oregon through May 3, and food bank locations are scrambling to meet record demand in many areas of the state. To help drum up donations, on Thursday and Friday Gov. Ted Kulongoski will hop aboard an Oregon Food Bank truck to run a multi-city delivery route to eastern Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/april272009/gov_hunger_4-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april272009/gov_hunger_4-27-09.php Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:37:00 PDT An investigation into a suspicious death on May 12th at the Snake River Correctional Institution has been confirmed by the Malheur County District Attorney as a homicide. The Oregon State Police and the Malheur County District Attorney, working in cooperation with Oregon Department of Corrections, began the investigation after a deceased inmate identified as 61-year old James Ivan Briggs, was found deceased in his SRCI cell in Complex 1 on May 12th 2008 at approximately 6:52 AM. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/srci_death_5-15-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152008/srci_death_5-15-08.php Thu, 15 May 2008 16:16:00 PDT Corrections officials say the Snake River Correctional Institution near Ontario, Oregon remains on partial lock-down today. The SRCI Minimum Facility and Complex 1 have been taken off of lock-down status. Complex 2 and Complex 3 remain on lock-down. Visiting for Wednesday and Thursday has been canceled. The status for Visiting on Friday will be evaluated tomorrow. http://salem-news.com/articles/april092008/srci_update_4-9-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april092008/srci_update_4-9-08.php Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:18:00 PDT An inmate disturbance occurred at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) on Sunday, April 06, 2008 at approximately 9:40 AM in the Complex 2 Recreation Yard, officials there say. The disturbance involved up to 120 inmates. Corrections staff reported that they fired a shot from an observation tower which struck an inmate. The inmate has been transported to an area hospital for medical attention. http://salem-news.com/articles/april062008/ontario_disturbance_4-6-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april062008/ontario_disturbance_4-6-08.php Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:14:00 PDT Police say two suspects wanted in connection with a November 2007 home invasion robbery of an Ontario-area residence were arrested Thursday in Boise and Ontario. Investigators say they are seeking any additional information regarding the suspects that could help in the ongoing investigation. Oregon State Police Sergeant Mark Duncan says the arrests were made on warrants issued after the investigation of a home invasion robbery that happened last November 22nd in the 3900 block of Highway 201 in Ontario. http://salem-news.com/articles/march072008/ontario_arrests_3-7-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march072008/ontario_arrests_3-7-08.php Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:19:00 PST Police have identified the victim in a fatal crash yesterday as a 21-year old Air Force serviceman. Eugene Kem Ardissono died Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 95 about 39 miles north of the Oregon/Nevada border. At the time of the fatal crash, Eugene Ardissono was reportedly enroute from visiting family members in California to his new assignment at Mountain Home Air Force Base. http://salem-news.com/articles/february202008/fatal_update_2-20-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february202008/fatal_update_2-20-08.php Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:12:00 PST Oregon State Police are looking for two men who were involved in an early Thursday morning home invasion robbery at a rural residence south of Ontario. The two identified suspects may possibly be armed and should be considered dangerous, according to Lieutenant Richard Pileggi with Oregon State Police. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222007/ontario_suspects_112207.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222007/ontario_suspects_112207.php Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:50:00 PST