Oregon robotics company will go public in deal valuing it at $2.5B
Its humanoid robot, Digit, is designed to perform arduous tasks in factories and warehouses.
Seeing proposed church site from the bike
An Albany church’s plan to build a worship center has stirred up residents who think the plan would irreparably alter their semi-rural neighborhood. Signs opposing the development have popped along neighborhood roads. I saw the signs when I got on the bike on Tuesday. Here’s a segment:. As...
Oregon State installing new turf at Reser Stadium, ‘won’t be much change’ in design
CORVALLIS — Reser Stadium will have new turf this fall. But the playing surface will not have “a ton different” than the previous design, according to Oregon State coach JaMarcus Shephard. “There really won’t be much different,” Shephard told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Tuesday. “As of right now,...
Marion County calls on Corps to cancel planned Detroit Lake drawdown
Marion County, along with a collection of Santiam Canyon cities and agencies, submitted a formal letter June 22 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging it to cancel any deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir in 2026 and reevaluate future draining plans. The letter, which cites serious risks to downstream drinking water
How long does it take to buy a house in Corvallis in 2026?
During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially, pricing out many would-be buyers and sellers and slowing the market to a craw
‘Especially concerning’: Invasive emerald ash borer spotted in 3 more Oregon cities
Oregon officials are warning about the spread of an invasive insect spreading across the Willamette Valley.
Oregon court vacates ‘junk science’ murder conviction after 35 years
A Pendleton man who has spent the last 35 years in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit will now have a chance to clear his name.
Six Oregon cities have some of the highest rates of alcohol-induced death in the...
Six Oregon metro areas have some of the highest rates of alcohol-induced death in the nation for people 65 and older, according to a recent industry study. Roseburg (second), Eugene-Springfield (fourth) and Medford (fifth) are among the top five nationally. Salem (ninth), Bend (11th) and the Portland metro area (15th)
ODOT concentrating funds on state’s existing transportation system
Oregon’s beleaguered Department of Transportation has plenty of problems to worry about without also trying to construct an entirely new highway in Newberg. As such, the goal of erecting a second section of the Newberg-Dundee bypass is simmering on the back burner of the state’s transportation objectives. The...
In ‘Colonia,’ seeing the future east of I-5
East of I-5 and south of Santiam Highway, you can see the beginnings of what that part of Albany may look like some years from now, with multi-story apartment blocks covering what now is open land. On the south side of Creel Avenue, “Colonia del Valle Prospero” looks to be...

















