Tag: Umatilla County Circuit Court
Man Sues Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 for $700,000
Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 faces a $700,000 lawsuit claiming one of its staff ran a red light in an ambulance and caused...
Umatilla County Commissioner Candidate Alan Heel Lands in Jail
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office has arrested county commissioner candidate Alan Murl Heel. And the county has filed a court action seeking to declare...
Lawsuit Seeks $2M in 2023 Fatal Hermiston Hit-And-Run Accident
The mother of a woman who died after injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run in Hermiston is suing the man who killed her along...
Municipal Court Will Handle Most Serious Misdemeanors Once More
For the first time in nearly a decade, A misdemeanor cases will be prosecuted in Hermiston Municipal Court.
The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously on...
Umatilla City Council President Sues Fire District Over 2020 Injury
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
Jaime Ubay-Farfan Gets Life in Prison for 2020 Road Rage Killing
Jaime Ubay-Farfan was found guilty of second-degree murder in Umatilla County Circuit Court and was sentenced on March 23 to life in prison.
On June...
Michael Metcalfe Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder, Other Charges
Michael James Metcalfe pleaded guilty to second-degree murder as well as robbery, burglary and other charges in Umatilla County Circuit Court.
Metcalfe pleaded guilty on...
Hermiston Man in Custody, Facing Multiple Sex-Related Charges
A Hermiston man is in jail after his Tuesday arrest on several sex-related crimes.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) arrested Jose Olivarez Fernandez, 58, on...
City to Transfer Class A Misdemeanors to Circuit Court
The city of Hermiston will began a 20-month experiment on May 1 in which it will turn all Class A misdemeanors over to the...
Chang to Appear in Umatilla County Court Today
The man accused of stabbing a woman to death is scheduled to appear in court today.
Lukah Chang, a Marine Corps deserter is expected to...
Transient Faces Multiple Burglary, Theft Charges
A local transient with more than a dozen arrests on his record was charged in connection with a string of burglaries following investigations by...