GRESHAM, Ore. – An eight-year veteran of the Gresham Police Department died Sunday along with his sister-in-law when they fell to their death while climbing Horsethief Butte in Columbia Hills State Park in Klickitat County, Washington, police reported.   Horsethief Butte, Columbia Hills State Park â€“ photo by joannestamplis.wordpress.com Detective Tony (T.C.) Silva was assigned as a detective within the East Multnomah County Gang Enforcement Team, and had also served as a SWAT member, field training officer ... [full story]

HILLSBORO, Ore. – Originally believed to be a missing persons case, Juanita Rosales-Garcia was not thought to be endangered when she disappeared March 9. Later developments with the discovery of a body prompted police to reclassify the case as murder, and on Friday they arrested her live-in boyfriend after he admitted to beating and stabbing her to death when she threatened to leave him.   Delfino Hurtado-Navarette (HPD photo) and his alleged victim, Juanita Rosales-Garcia  Rosales-Garcia, 40, was reported ... [full story]

TUALATIN, Ore. – Two California men were arrested Saturday night at a local gas station in connection with the alleged sale of marijuana from their vehicle. Officers discovered over six pounds of pot inside, some in plain view and all with an overwhelming odor.   Over six pounds of marijuana was discovered – Tualatin PD photo  A Tualatin Police officer was dispatched to the Shell Gas Station at 7090 Nyberg Street shortly after 10 p.m., April 4, ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Albertsons South has donated $2,000 to Bend's Community Center (BCC) to assist with food purchases during their 8-week kitchen remodel process. The Feed the Hungry program, serving 400 - 500 meals to hungry and homeless every Sunday from 1-5 p.m., is continuing throughout the kitchen remodel process.   Taffy Gleason, director for BCC said, "We are so thankful for Albertsons generosity.  The money they donated goes toward items for the salad bar. Each ... [full story]

Making an Impact Without Leaving a Trace BEND, Ore. -- It's a green world out there and only getting greener - in the environmentally sustainable way. In celebration of Earth Month, Advertising Federation of Central Oregon (AdFed) presents "Sustainable Marketing - Making an Impact Without Leaving a Trace," at the Thursday, April 23 AdBite, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Charles Medical Center, Bend.   "For this extremely timely topic, we've invited a panel of experts ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Police clocked a speeding motorcycle at 135-mph before the operator refused to pull over for their lights and siren, OSP reported. The 28-year old Bend man led troopers on a pursuit traveling west on Highway 126W about ten miles west of Redmond before he crashed and was arrested for DUII Saturday night.   Anthony Ty Surrat (inset, DCJ photo) crashed his motorcycle (OSP photo) after leading police on a chase when he allegedly ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. - Police clocked a speeding motorcycle at 135-mph before the operator refused to pull over for their lights and siren, OSP reported. The 28-year old Bend man led troopers on a pursuit traveling west on Highway 126W about ten miles west of Redmond before he crashed and was arrested for DUII Saturday night.   Troopers: 'While attempting to negotiate a sweeping right hand corner near milepost 100, Suratt's motorcycle crossed into the oncoming lane and left ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – The identity of the driver who died early Friday morning when his SUV struck a utility pole and caught fire about 3 ½ miles east of Sisters on Highway 126 West has now been released, deputies announced.   According to a news release prepared by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sergeants Chad Davis and Mike Biondi, deputies responded to the crash near Hurtley Ranch Road about 3:40 a.m., April 3, and found a 2003 Ford Escape fully ... [full story]

JAKARTA -- A military aircraft crashed into a hangar Monday while attempting to land at an airport in West Java, killing 24 people, Indonesian air force officials said. The Fokker F-27 went down as it attempted to land during heavy rain at the Hasan Sadikin airport in Bandung, killing 17 members of the air force's elite squad, one trainer and six members of the crew, Indonesia's Tempo Interactive Web site reported. Five planes in the airport hangar ... [full story]

MOMBASA, Kenya -- A British-owned cargo ship and a Taiwanese fishing boat have become the lastest vessels to be seized by Somali pirates, local reports indicated. The BBC, citing reports from Kenya, said the British-owned Malaspina Castle was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and the Taiwanese boat was commandeered near the Seychelles. The broadcaster said the Malaspina Castle is a 32,000-ton vessel that was carrying a cargo of iron. The ship, seized Monday, reportedly flies a ... [full story]