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Editor's note: Don Rogers died Jan. 5. This story originally published Feb. 21, 2019. The opening scene of "The Sound of Music," with Julie Andrews twirling and singing in hilltop meadow, is one of the most famous of all-time. Filmed by helicopter, the logistics have been much talked about, although the cameraman's...

Marion County, OR. — Marion County has formally called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen its environmental analysis related to the proposed deep drawdown of Detroit Lake, citing unresolved concerns over turbidity, drinking water safety, and community impacts. In a letter dated January 6, 2026, the...

Move necessary to make way for development of Butler Property on First Street. A beloved public art installation in Newberg will soon be moved to a new home. City of Newberg officials announced this week that “Boys Night Out,” a bronze sculpture installed in a vacant lot across from city hall by the Newberg Public...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who was stabbed outside a closed-down drug store in Salem on Wednesday is in stable condition, police say. The suspect was also identified as 58-year-old Salem resident Jonathan Loren Jones, who is accused of stabbing a 48-year-old Salem man twice on Wednesday afternoon. The Salem...

Gov. Tina Kotek has extended her executive order declaring a state of emergency on homelessness for the third time since 2023, this time with a focus on behavioral health. Kotek has made housing and homelessness a focus, beginning with three executive orders signed on her first day in office, including the initial...

While many Oregon farmers pull back amid tariff worries, low crop prices and a difficult labor market, Jeff Newton plans to invest in new hazelnut trees at Christensen Farms near Amity in Yamhill County. Newton, along with other Oregon hazelnut growers, is waiting for a final tally of the volume of nuts they sold in...

Salem, OR— For taxpayers wanting to claim their share of Oregon’s $1.41 billion kicker as soon as possible, filing electronically has never been more important. On average, taxpayers who e-file their returns and request their refund via direct deposit receive their refund within two weeks. Those who file paper...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A 48-year-old Salem man was stabbed and a 58-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Salem Police Department. Just after 3 p.m., officers were sent to the parking lot of a former Rite Aid on Commercial Street Southeast after reports of a stabbing.

Days after officers shot a domestic violence suspect in Albany, officials are saying they shot the wrong person.

A 75-year-old man has been arrested in Oregon and charged in the 1997 killing of San Jose resident Alice Sharitz, after investigators say DNA from a glob of phlegm preserved in her apartment's toilet bowl tied him to the scene. The arrest, announced this week, pulls a nearly three-decade-old cold case back into the...