Convictions thrown out — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the conviction of a motorist who drove an SUV into a pile of leaves that concealed two girls, killing them. The opinion written by Judge James Egan said it’s established that Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros wasn’t immediately aware she hit 6-year-old Anna Dieter-Eckerdt and 11-year-old Abigail Robinson, the stepsisters who were playing in the leaf pile in October 2013. Oregon law, the opinion states, does not contain an “implicit requirement” that a driver return to the scene after learning of an accident sometime later. Garcia-Cisneros was 19 when she was found guilty of failing to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons. She was sentenced to probation and community service, and faced possible deportation before eventually being released from an immigration detention center.

May Day arrest — Police say officers have arrested a man suspected of putting burning road flares inside a downtown Portland Target store and in a Portland Police car during the May Day riot Monday. The Portland Police Bureau said in a news release that 22-year-old Damion Feller was arrested Wednesday at a city intersection. He was jailed on charges including arson and riot. He’ll be arraigned Thursday. Police say Feller was identified after investigators reviewed video of the Monday events as well as through community tips. He is among a more than two dozen people arrested in connection with the protest, which police deemed a riot and shut down after protesters set fires in the street, vandalized a police car, smashed windows and spray-painted businesses.

Motel: No locals — A Motel 6 in Roseburg has decided to stop hosting people who live within the county it’s located. The motel posted a sign in April saying it’s no longer accepting guests from Douglas County. Motel staff at the front desk declined to comment and the company’s headquarters did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An Oregon Housing and Community Services spokesman says it’s common for people to seek temporary housing at a local motel as they look for permanent housing nearby. He says Douglas County has had a problem with rental rates being low. Oregon state law allows hotels to place time restraints on guests’ stay. The legality of hotels banning guests from a certain region is vague.

Empty ballot envelopes — Several hundred voters in south Salem have received empty ballot envelopes with the Marion County election day just two weeks away. A mix-up during the inserting process of approximately 188,000 ballots has left some residents, specifically some in precinct 323 in Salem, with all election materials except for an actual ballot. Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess says the mistake “can happen anytime when inserting too many ballots at a time.”

Political candidate’s apparent suicide — Authorities say a man running for the Corvallis School Board died from a self-inflicted gunshot. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Kenneth Real of Adair Village was found dead after he called dispatchers Friday and asked them to send deputies to a location near his home. The board has five open seats that will be decided in the May election. Ballots have already been mailed.

Umatilla mayor — The Umatilla City Council appointed Daren Dufloth to be the city’s new mayor. Dufloth took up the gavel immediately after Tuesday night’s appointment and ran the meeting. He replaces David Trott, who resigned in March because of irreconcilable differences with the council. Dufloth has lived in the Eastern Oregon community for nearly two decades and owns a local strip club. Dufloth told the council before his appointment that Umatilla’s greatest asset is its approachable and open residents, followed by its prime location along the Columbia River. The council still must fill two open seats. One councilor resigned last month, citing health reasons.