Highway oasis

Java Bloom serves weary travelers and antique lovers

WASHTUCNA – For a lot of SR 26, there’s not a lot to see. One wheat field follows another as the interminable miles blur together. Then you dip into a small coulee and there before you, at the edge of Washtucna, is Java Bloom. “We wanted to do something at the corner here to help travelers since we're out in the middle of nowhere,” said Patricia Hulett, who owns Java Bloom with her husband Bill. “To give people a place to stop and refresh.” ...

Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet.

Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet.

Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea.

Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea.

Java and All That Jazz reopens under new owner

Parks is familiar, welcome face behind the window

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocks Indonesia; tsunami unlikely

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong undersea earthquake has hit off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java, but no injuries or serious damage were reported immediately.

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia’s West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia’s West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Deep undersea earthquake widely felt in Indonesia, no damage

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A deep undersea earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Tuesday, but no injuries or serious damage were reported.

Indonesian army helicopter crashes, killing 4

SEMARANG, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian army helicopter crashed on the main island of Java on Saturday, killing four of the nine people on board, officials said.

Police kill suspected militant, arrest 2 in Indonesia raid

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's police anti-terrorism squad shot and killed one suspect and arrested two others in a raid on the main island of Java, seizing weapons and chemicals allegedly used for bomb making, officials said Thursday.

Police kill suspected militant, arrest 2 in Indonesia raid

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's police anti-terrorism squad shot and killed one suspect and arrested two others in a raid on the main island of Java, seizing weapons and chemicals allegedly used for bomb making, officials said Thursday.

Indonesian army helicopter crashes, killing 3, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian army helicopter crashed in Central Java province on Saturday, killing three of the nine passengers on board, a TV report said.

Thousands flee as activity in Indonesian volcanoes increases

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring several volcanoes after sensors picked up increased activity in recent weeks, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.

Flash flood kills 6 students on Indonesian school trip

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flash flood hit hundreds of students and teachers who were hiking along a river on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least six of the students, officials said. Five others were reported missing.

Indonesian divers spot parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military chief says divers have spotted parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed.

Earl Jesser

Earl Jesser, 94, a resident of The Dalles, died at a care facility in The Dalles on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.

Thousands flee as activity in Indonesian volcanoes increases

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring several volcanoes after sensors picked up increased activity in recent weeks, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.

Thousands continue protests against Indonesia’s new jobs law

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of workers in Indonesia on Monday continued their protests against the country’s new jobs law that critics say will erode labor rights and weaken environmental protections.