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In the event of a vehicle fire, the first step is pulling safely off the road; the second is turning off the engine and exiting the car.

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Those arrested are innocent unless and until proven guilty. Charges are often reduced, modified or dismissed in the criminal justice process. Note: To protect privacy, we do not publish statistics on sexual and domestic violence, suicide attempts or juvenile runaways.

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One person was arrested for reckless burning and criminal trespass, then later released, after their cigarette started a fire in the Sandlin Road area June 15, according to a Wasco County Sherrif’s Office (WCSO) press release.

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The following editorial ran Jan. 5 in the East Oregonian regarding the armed standoff in Harney County following the imprisonment of two ranchers: The case of Dwight and Steven Hammond is a tragedy, both because of what they did and how they have been treated since.