Cape Perpetua remains identified…
The remains of two people, found in the woods in the Cape Perpetua Recreation Area earlier this month, have been identified. Oregon State Police say the two were a wanted man from Eugene and his girlfriend. Both died of gunshot wounds to the head, and at least one was self-inflicted. 31-year old Nathan Dix and 31-year old Annie Jo Welch had last been heard from on Christmas Eve 2008. Dix had been listed as a fugitive after missing a court date four days later. In September of 2008, Welch called 911 to report her boyfriend, armed with a shotgun, was threatening suicide at their River Road Home in Eugene. Police responded and after a brief standoff, Dix allegedly discharged his shotgun at police. They fired back, wounding him in the arm and chest. After his release from the hospital, he was arrested and made bail. After skipping on the court date, Dix was listed as a fugitive and his case was even mentioned on the show America’s Most Wanted. Welch’s car was found at Cape Perpetua shortly after they disappeared, but a search of the area yielded no clues as to their whereabouts. Oregon State Police Game Trooper Scott Salisbury, who was involved in that search, as well as the initial investigation when the remains were discovered April 9th, said, while tragic, it brings “good closure” for both police and the families involved.
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner will be in Florence this afternoon to talk about law enforcement… District Attorney Alex Gardner will be with him to talk about prosecution. It will be the first of a series of outreach events to county residents by the duo. Turner and Gardner will address the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum at Driftwood Shores this afternoon. Doors open at 11:30; it’s open to the public.
Two Coos Bay men face charges for several burglaries in Winchester Bay over the past few weeks. They were arrested yesterday morning in Reedsport after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed them allegedly trying to break into a coffee shop. Reedsport police aided in the arrest, as well as a search of the suspect’s vehicle, where they found evidence pointing to three earlier burglaries. Further investigation led police to a cash register that had been stolen from one of the businesses. 25-year old Christopher James Mobley and 23-year old Christopher Allen Edwards each face several counts.
The City of Florence Budget Committee will hear the official budget message for the first time this evening at City Hall. City Manager Bob Willoughby and Budget Officer Kathy Taylor will team up to make the presentation beginning at six pm.
The deadline for new voters registrations and re-registrations is coming soon. Ballots for the May 17th Special Election will be mailed out in about two weeks and the cutoff date for registering is this coming Tuesday at five pm. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says registrations can be handled online at www.oregonvotes.org; or forms can be picked up at any DMV office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University officials say a
site near Newport on the Oregon coast has been selected for a new
wave energy test program.
The final decision on the site was made by officials from the
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which is a joint
research effort of Oregon State University and the University of
Washington.
The site selection follows two years of discussions with the
Oregon coastal community, fishermen, state agencies, wave energy
developers and scientists. It is within Oregon territorial waters,
near the Hatfield Marine Science Center and close to roads and
marine support services.
The site will not only allow testing of new wave energy
technologies, but will also be used to help study any potential
environmental impacts on sediments and marine animals.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Bend police say a body found in the yard of a
woman who disappeared in March is believed to be that of Sandra
Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he reported her
missing. Family members and police found the body in a covered
underground utility box. Police tell KTVZ that the body is believed
to be that of the 72-year-old woman, but a positive identification
must wait for an autopsy by the state medical examiner - who will
also try to determine the cause of death.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 24-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced
to more than 60 years in prison for shooting and wounding a
Woodburn police sergeant and firing at three other officers. Billy
Jack Gray had pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, being a felon in
possession of a firearm and four counts of attempted aggravated
murder. The Statesman Journal says Gray got 63 years, eight months.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The Portland City Council has voted 4-1
to move forward with plans to extend a streetcar line to the suburb
of Lake Oswego. The council's vote yesterday comes after the Lake
Oswego City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to proceed. Portland
Mayor Sam Adams says he is not yet prepared to sign off on the
project but he does want the city to explore it further.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling issued yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch
owners that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their
animals. The court decided that a law indicating the state owns
wild animals is meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate
hunting.
DENVER (AP) - A Portland man suspected of raping a 22-year-old
woman at Denver International Airport is due in court today. Noel
Bertrand goes before a judge in Denver to be advised of the sexual
assault charge filed against this week. Authorities say the woman
was assaulted just after midnight on April 12 after missing a
flight.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The state attorney general's office and
Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa are planning to meet
in May to settle official misconduct and contempt of court cases
involving Gushwa. The East Oregonian reports that Gushwa faces
seven misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, and 11 counts of
contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a judge's order not to
contact employees in the district attorney's office. Gushwa has
pleaded not guilty to all charges.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 31-year-old Beaverton man
who was accidentally shot in the head Monday during a fight with
his brother died yesterday. Police say Phillip Wilson and his
brother Preston Wilson lived at the home of 60-year-old Darrell
Dean Laffoon. The men had been drinking when the brothers started
fighting and Laffoon took out a gun in an attempt to break it up.
The gun fired during the struggle, fatally wounding Phillip Wilson
and hitting Preston Wilson in a finger. Police say Laffoon is
jailed on assault and manslaughter charges.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Conservation groups have gone to court
to get the federal government make good on its proposal to expand
habitat protections for endangered western Pacific leatherback sea
turtles to include feeding areas off the West Coast. The federal
lawsuit filed this week asks that the NOAA Fisheries Service be
ordered to take final action expanding protected habitat to include
more than 70,000 square miles of ocean waters off Washington,
Oregon and California, where Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish after
migrating across the Pacific. The final ruling was due Jan. 5.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 63 years
in prison for shooting a Woodburn police sergeant and firing at
three other officers in March 2010. At his sentencing yesterday,
24-year-old Billy Jack Gray apologized Sgt. John Mikkola and the
other three officers who had been searching for him at a Salem
apartment complex as they investigated a Woodburn burglary. But
Mikkola told Gray he didn't accept the apology.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police in Bend say a body found yesterday in
the yard of a woman missing for six weeks is believed to be that of
Sandra Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he
reported her missing. Capt. Jim Porter tells KTVZ the body is
believed to be that of the 72-year-old woman. Porter says positive
identification must wait for an autopsy by the state medical
examiner.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch owners
that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their animals. The
court decided that a law saying the state owns wild animals is
meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate hunting, and
does not mean that it owns them outright.
SEATTLE (AP) - Jacki Ward is a contortionist who can bend over
backward so far it looks painful, but she says it's only
"strenuous." The 23-year-old grew up in Portland, graduated last
year from the University of Puget Sound and now lives in Seattle
where she teaches at the School for Acrobatics and New Circus Arts.
She won't be there for the next year. The Seattle Times reports
Ward won a $25,000 Watson fellowship to travel to Mongolia, China,
India, Canada and France to study the culture of contortion. She
calls it the art of flexibility.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the schedule today… Pac-10 baseball is moved up a day due to the Easter holiday. Number three ranked Oregon State will open up a three-game series this afternoon at Goss Stadium in Corvallis against the Washington State Cougars. The Beavers are off to a 27-7 start, matching their best early season records… they’re 8-1 in conference play.
The Oregon Ducks are at home this weekend as well. They open the series at PK Park in Eugene against 23rd ranked Arizona.
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