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A year after its launch, Woodburn’s Teen Court program is beginning to make an impact. The program — which allows first-time, nonviolent youth crime offenders to have their records expunged if they take responsibility for their crimes — was utilized by 14 teenagers from Woodburn, Gervais and Aurora in 2025.

This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Playing Eliza Doolittle in a play led Brittney Sinfellow to want to become an accountant. Though she is still acting in plays at Stayton’s Spotlight Community Theatre , the organization’s real-life...

Oregon State erased a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation and completed the stunning comeback in overtime. Down 59-49 with 1:45 to go, the Beavers closed regulation on an 11-1 run thanks to three three-pointers, including a pair from Josiah Lake II, who tied the game with 12 seconds to play.

Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 at the Aurora-Donald Interchange will close overnight on Feb. 3, the Oregon Department of Transportation said in a release. The closure at Exit 278 is necessary so crews can bring in beams to build the bridge for the interstate's northbound lanes. One lane of I-5 will close starting...

If you haven’t seen it, I’d like to call your attention to a YouTube video showing the successful operation last week to save the locomotives of an Albany-bound train that were derailed on a trestle in Toledo. Produced by 7idea Productions, based in Toledo, the 12-minute video can...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Woodburn man was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a deputy car in Portland. Jose Gabriel Herrera, 21, is also accused of driving recklessly and eluding law enforcement. At 2:13 a.m., the Portland Police Bureau said an officer who was on patrol in the...

Jade Carey is considered one of the most accomplished gymnasts to represent Oregon State University. After graduating from the program, the 25-year-old has returned to the Beavers in a new role as a student assistant coach. The two-time Olympic gold medalist has recently shared her thoughts on embracing this next...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person was hospitalized after a large two-alarm fire at a home in rural Newberg Saturday evening, authorities said. Just before 8 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded to reports of a kitchen on fire at a home on Old Parrett Mountain Road. Arriving at the scene, firefighters...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Detectives are investigating a pair of suspicious deaths after the bodies of two women were found in separate locations Friday, according to the Salem Police Department. Despite both bodies being found the same day, police say the deaths appear to be unrelated to each other. The...

A set of news clippings from the 1870s is helping to hone in on where the Indian encampment was in Albany, OR. Previously, it was said to be on an island near Albany. But the murder of Charlie, by Jim Kirk a native man who apparently as raising on the Kirk Homestead in Brownsville elicits details about the location,...