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High Speed Chase on I-84 Ends With Two Felons in Custody

Despite the right front tire being deflated, the vehicle continued eastbound at speeds near 100 mph.

(HOOD RIVER, Ore. ) - Oregon State Police, with the assistance of several law enforcement partners in Hood River and Wasco counties, arrested two wanted persons following Thursday morning's high speed attempt to elude along Interstate 84.

The two occupants were identified as driver 30-year-old Patricia Marie Motley, from Gresham, and passenger 28-year-old Aaron Joseph Smith, from Rosamond, California.

Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in The Dalles, Oregon

Both officers are on paid administrative leave, a standard procedure during officer-involved shooting investigations.

(PORTLAND, OR) - State Police detectives are investigating into the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred about midnight Tuesday, in The Dalles.

Public`s Help Requested in The Dalles Area Theft

A skid steer is Caterpillar's version of a vehicle commonly referred to as a "Bobcat" type tractor. It is valued at approximately $50,000.

(THE DALLES, Oregon) - Oregon State Police troopers from The Dalles are investigating the theft of an expensive piece of heavy equipment taken from a highway construction zone.

Groundbreaking Set For New Veterans` Home Community Center

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - The Oregon Veterans' Home will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m., Thur., Nov. 18, for the construction of the new Stan and Jean Adams Veterans' Community Center.

Representatives from the offices of Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Rep. Greg Walden have been invited to join State Rep. John Huffman, The Dalles Mayor Jim Wilcox and other state and local leaders to break ground on the project.

Oregon Air National Guard to Take Part in Veterans Day Flyovers Around the State

(SALEM, Oregon) - The Oregon Air National Guard will conduct Veterans Day flyovers for various ceremonies at locations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

F-15 Eagle fighter jets from the 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland and the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following locations and approximate times:

All passes will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and 350 knots airspeed. Flights could be cancelled or times changed due to inclement weather or operational contingencies.

Columbia River Bank of The Dalles 4th Oregon bank to fail

The 21 branches of Columbia River Bank will reopen during their normal business hours beginning Saturday as branches of Columbia State Bank

(THE DALLES) - Columbia River Bank, The Dalles, Oregon, was closed today by the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, Washington, to assume all of the deposits of Columbia River Bank.

Oregon Motorcycle Wipeout Caught on Video

The motorcycle dropped onto its side and the operator went down onto the pavement as the radar unit obtained a speed of 85 mph.

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police have released video of a serious motorcycle crash from June 18th that was recorded by a patrol car video camera.

Oregon State Police spokesman Gregg Hastings says the in-car video caught the sliding motorcycle and rolling operator as both passed the trooper's stopped patrol car along Interstate 84 in The Dalles.

Police Seek Rape Suspect in The Dalles

Anyone with information regarding Alejandro Morales Morales is asked to call Oregon State Police Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888.

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police and Wasco County District Attorney's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a 22-year old man from The Dalles area, who failed to appear Friday for a hearing related to rape, sodomy and sex abuse charges.

Police say 22-year old Alejandro Morales Morales of The Dalles, was one of four suspects arrested related to a June 2007 rape in an orchard near The Dalles.

Police make Third Arrest in Wasco County Death Investigation

The defendants are also charged with six counts of Burglary in the First Degree.

(THE DALLES) - Police say a third person was arrested this weekend in relation to the May 25th death of a man in The Dalles.

Police officers arrested 18-year old Francisco Enriquez Ibarez of The Dalles, on a warrant issued by Wasco County Circuit Court Judge John Kelly. The warrant was issued after the Wasco County Grand Jury returned indictments against defendants Enriquez Ibarez, Jamia Long and Selu King for recklessly causing the death of Bernardino Peral Sanchez on May 25th 2008.

Police Identify Man Who Reportedly Leaped From Greyhound at Freeway Speed

Police identify the victim who died on Interstate 84 as a Florida man.

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police csay they notified the next of kin of a man who died after jumping out of a moving Greyhound bus window Wednesday morning along Interstate 84 in The Dalles. The victim is identified as 40-year old Darryl Ingemar Dixon, a Florida man who was enroute to Tacoma, Washington.

Mr. Dixon reportedly embarked from Davenport, Florida, boarded a Greyhound bus in Orlando, Florida and was enroute to Tacoma, Washington to visit a relative.