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George Fox University in Oregon Closes for Day so 1,800 Students, Staff Can Serve Communities

“The volunteers from George Fox are life savers,” said Kathleen Ris from the De Paul Treatment Center of Portland

(Newberg, OR) - For a 12th straight year, George Fox University will close its doors for one day to allow students and employees to assist nonprofits, public agencies, churches, retirement homes and individual citizens during a day of service on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

About 1,550 students and 300 employees are expected to participate in the 12th annual Serve Day. Teams will do a variety of projects – including construction, painting, weeding and cleaning – for 75 sites in Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas and Yamhill counties. Stops will include the Oregon Zoo and the Portland Rescue Mission in Portland; the YMCA and Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood; the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn; Medical Teams International in Tigard; and the McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity.

Crash Near Newberg Kills One

Anyone with any information about the crash or who witnessed the crash are urged to contact Captain Jeff Kosmicki of the Newberg-Dundee Police Department.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - A Monday afternoon two-car crash in Newberg has left one person dead, one critically injured and two with unknown injuries.

Common Sense Wins Important Initiative Rights Case

"The city of Newberg spent a lot of taxpayer dollars to have Judge Easterday tell the city what we have been telling them all along..." - Attorney Ross Day

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, Common Sense For Oregon won an important case for initiative rights in Oregon.

Feds Say Newberg, Oregon Amputee Was Fired Because of Disability

"Attrell's fired Ms. Jackson based on its own stereotypes about what a person who uses a wheelchair can and cannot do" - A. Luis Lucero, Jr., director of the EEOC's Seattle Field Office.

(SEATTLE) - A Newberg, Ore., funeral chapel will pay $62,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.

Four Adults Arrested for Raping and Sexually Abusing Children

Police say teen girls were given pot and alcohol, tied up, raped, and even engaged in sex with a dog and groups of men located through Craigslist ads; one victim was only four.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police arrested several adults in what appears to be a bizarre and tragic series of sex crimes involving teenage girls and one four-year old child.

Police say the situation came to their attention over the weekend. A 15-year old girl told officers she had engaged in sex with 44-year old Darrin Vaughn Daily after he gave her marijuana and alcohol.

Next-Generation MAF Bush Plane on Display in Oregon This Month

It happens August 15th in Newberg and August 16th in Aurora Oregon: Innovative KODIAK Revolutionizes Travel to Remote Regions.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - An innovative new airplane designed specifically to support missionaries, humanitarian organizations and others in remote areas of the world will be on display at two locations in Oregon.

The KODIAK plane is operated by MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship), a faith-based, nonprofit ministry that serves missions and isolated people around the world with aviation, communications and learning technologies.

Newberg Man Drowns in Willamette River

Witnesses say the man got into trouble about 40 feet from shore.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - A Newberg man drowned in the Willamette River near Rogers Landing Boat Launch, Newberg, on Monday afternoon.

Yamhill County Sheriff Jack Crabtree identified the man as 36-year old Oscar Cortes-Perez, who had lived in Newberg for about 10 years.

He most recently lived with friends at various locations around the city. Most of his family lives in Mexico.

Oregon Man Arrested for Assaulting Infant

The suspect, Kevin Jarnagin, is being held on $305,000 bail.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - A Newberg man has been arrested for assault and mistreatment following the investigation into an incident critically injuring a seven-month old infant.

23-year old Kevin James Jarnagin called the Newberg-Dundee 9-1-1 Center shortly after 930 a.m. Tuesday, July 7th 2009, reporting that an infant girl was not breathing and unresponsive.

Crash Closes Oregon 219 Near Newberg

Officials suggest motorists who are passing through the area use alternate routes, such as Oregon 47, the Tualatin Valley/Nehalem Highway, or Oregon 99W, Pacific Highway West.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police report that a vehicle crash has traffic stopped on Oregon 219, the Hillsboro/Silverton Highway, at mile post 219. The serious injury crash has closed Oregon 219 just north of the city of Newberg.

ODOT states at this point that the highway will remain closed while emergency service personnel respond and for any subsequent police investigation.

Fugitive in Oregon Teen Sex Abuse Case Arrested in Indiana

America's Most Wanted Reports that the 43-year-old man was wanted for some of the "most heinous sex crimes on record in the jurisdiction.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Investigators in Yamhill County say a former Newberg resident sought for over 45 counts relating to the sexual abuse of young women has been arrested in Indiana.

43-year old Michael Dwayne Lemasters reportedly fled the state in October 2008, shortly before warrants for his arrest were issued. LeMasters was sought in Yamhill, Washington and Clackamas county, with security set at $2,523,000.