A man is facing arson charges in connection with the Fir Lawn Church fire in Sweet Home back in February. The suspect has been in Linn County Jail since April
On Feb. 25, just before 1:30 a.m., officers with the Sweet Home Police Department and fire crews responded to a structure fire at the church at 109 West Holley Road.
Two years after the Almeda Fire destroyed 2,428 structures, claimed three lives and ravaged the communities of Talent and Phoenix, police are still seeking information on who started the blaze.
After nine search warrants and 154 interviews in four states, the lead agencies investigating the origins of the massively destructive Almeda Fire aren’t much closer to finding a suspect than they wer.
More than 200 students walked out of their eighth period class Tuesday at West Albany High School to protest the Greater Albany Public School district s decision to cut that period