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FBI Seek Public's Help Identifying Suspected Three Time Bank Robber
(October 18, 2014, 12:44 am) SALEM, Ore Salem, Eugene and Cottage Grove Banks Hit in Two Days


A man suspected in two bank robberies on Thursday, October 16, 2014, is now suspected in a third robbery, this time in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The Friday, October 17, 2014, robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank branch inside the Safeway store located at 1500 E. Main in Cottage Grove at about 2:45 pm.


Oregon State Police are asking for the public's help to locate the vehicle and driver involved in Sa
Driver, Vehicle Sought in Fatal Pedestrian Hit and Run Crash
(September 29, 2014, 6:00 am) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. The deceased pedestrian is identified as 39-year-old Reuben Orr from Eugene.

Oregon State Police are asking for the public's help to locate the vehicle and driver involved in Saturday night's fatal hit and run pedestrian-involved crash along Shoreview Drive east of Cottage Grove in Lane County.


Firefighters on the Yellow Point Fire are bracing for Wednesday's change in weather. Photo Courtesy:
New Road Closures Due to Yellow Point Fire
(September 10, 2014, 12:25 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. Resources on the fire include 29 hand crews, 27 engines, 15 water tenders, one bull dozer and 9 helicopters.

Firefighters on the Yellow Point Fire are bracing for Wednesday's change in weather.


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Oregon Yellow Point Wildfire Update
(September 9, 2014, 12:07 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. The fire had minimal growth from yesterday and now stands at 785 acres, and is 25 percent contained.

Anticipating severe fire weather that is expected to arrive Wednesday and Thursday, firefighters continue to strengthen established hand lines around the Yellow Point Fire.


Firefighters have completed hand line overnight around the Yellow Point Fire burning 25 miles west o
Yellow Point Wildfire Afternoon Update
(September 8, 2014, 12:23 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. The fire now stands at 746 acres with 15 percent containment.

Firefighters have completed hand line overnight around the Yellow Point Fire burning 25 miles west of Cottage Grove.


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Motorcyclist Killed in Work Zone Crash Near Cottage Grove
(September 6, 2014, 12:05 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. 60-year-old Paul Alvarado from Myrtle Creek, was traveling northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 161 when the operator failed to merge from the right lane to the left lane entering an active highway work zone.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into the cause of Friday afternoon's fatal motorcycle-involved traffic crash that occurred northbound on Interstate 5 about thirteen miles south of Cottage Grove.