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Oroville woman injured in head-on crash airlifted to Wenatchee

SR97 blocked for over four hours and accident remains under investigation by WSP

Gary Hirst

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Oroville Police Department hires Gary Hirst as its new sergeant

Hirst, a former Oroville Police Officer, leaving Okanogan County Sheriff’s office to return to OPD

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new drug law recently passed by the state legislature that aims to keep drugs illegal while attempting to force substance abusers into treatment programs.

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Gov. Inslee enacts law keeping drugs illegal in Washington state

Gov. Inslee signs drug bill that attempts to bridge gap between decriminalizing and the threat of incarceration to…

More than 1000 fentanyl-laced pills and 25 weapons, as well as stolen property were seized after a warrant was executed at a residence on Jennings Loop Road, Oroville. The bust resulted in the arrest of two men on drug delivery and other charges. <sub>NCWNTF photo</sub>

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More drugs, weapons and stolen property seized near Oroville

Two Oroville men arrested on delivery of a controlled substances and other charges

DEA photos Some of the more than 100 pounds of illegal drugs and weapons seized by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement last Monday near Oroville, Washington.

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Federal, state and local law enforcement make major drug seizure near Oroville

Drugs believed to be destined for Colville Reservation and other native communities and surrounding areas in Washington and…

Dylan Harrington

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U.S. Marshals Services offering reward leading to arrest of murder suspect

Dylan Harrington wanted in connection with double-homicide of Omak couple near Chesaw

Oroville Police Chief Michael Langford received approval of a plan to help hire a new sergeant and retention pay for lateral hires at Oroville’s March 21 council meeting. Gary DeVon/GT file photo

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Oroville approves sergeant pay increase, incentives to help retain police officers

Plan is to to bring lateral police hires to Oroville and have them stay for at least five…

Illustration by Kate Guenther

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‘So few’: Police chase deaths pale against WA traffic safety crisis, per analyst

State traffic data analyst says police pursuit fatalities represent a statistically insignificant percentage of total traffic deaths

One of the horses found on private property in rural North Okanogan County by the sheriff’s office which was investigating reports of several horses not being fed. The investigation found five dead horses and one that was still alive which is being cared for by NO PAWS animal rescue near Oroville. <em>OCSO photo</em>

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Woman arrested on charges of animal cruelty in the first degree

Five horses found dead in rural North Okanogan County

Oroville Police

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‘Hostile behavior’ leads to arrest of two juveniles at Oroville School

School attempted to issue emergency expulsion of 12-year-old but no guardians could be reached

Officer Chris Patterson

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Oroville police officer recieves state American Legion award

Chris Patterson honored as ‘Law Enforcement Officer of Year’

Okanogan County Sheriff’s Deputies secure the residence of murder victim Siri Zosel last Saturday evening. Roy Rasmuseen, 70, Okanogan, was booked for first degree murder in what Sheriff Tony Hawley described as a fatal domestic dispute. <em>Gary DeVon/staff photo</em>

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Okanogan man confesses to killing Oroville woman, booked on first degree murder charges

OROVILLE – An Okanogan man was arrested Saturday evening, April 16, for the murder of a Siri Zosel,…

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Breathalyzer bill would lower threshold for DUIs in Washington from .08 to .05

The bill still has a ways to go in the legislative process