Salem OR

North Medford senior Skyler Hall is chasing history this year. But first, she had some unfinished business. On Saturday at the Lady Dragon Invite at Dallas High School, Hall pinned Oakridge’s Emmalee Brissette with a cradle in three minutes and 11 seconds to win the 120-pound championship. And while...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Forestry says there's a new beetle threatening trees in the Willamette Valley. The Mediterranean Oak Borer was found in at least six counties, including Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, and Yamhill. State and federal officials weren't sure about the...

One lane of Interstate 5 will be closed for a few hours overnight on Jan. 12 at the Aurora-Donald interchange, according to Oregon Department of Transportation. The lane closure will happen on the southbound lanes near Exit 278. ODOT also said there will be daytime lane closures on Ehlen Road for potholes....

Early on Saturday morning, an Oregon law enforcement agency searched the data of Albany’s lone police surveillance camera for a shoplifting investigation. You could learn that much from the Flock Safety company’s “Albany OR PD Transparency Portal.” But that’s all you could learn about that search. There’s nothing...

Salem City Council will consider a state grant for improvements to Fairview Park and a change in the Council’s Capital Improvement Program policy when it meets Monday, January 12, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be at Loucks Auditorium at the Salem Public Library. Or watch on YouTube. State...

Oregon’s standard minimum wage increased from $14.70 to $15.05 in July, eliciting a mixed response from Oregon State University and the community. Money is a variable in every college student’s trek through their education. From paying tuition to purchasing groceries, finances are required. What are the noticeable...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving a 30-year term for killing his girlfriend in Bend nearly 35 years ago has died in the Salem state prison, the Oregon Department of Corrections said Monday. James Byron Coon, 76, died on Sunday morning in the infirmary while on hospice care. As with...

LEBANON, Ore. - A Lebanon woman is facing serious charges related to a robbery and murder that occurred in October 2025. Ashlee Lathrop, 31, was charged last week in Linn County Circuit Court for the death of Christopher Joseph Smith on Oct. 4. Smith was discovered shot in his 2013 Chevrolet Camaro after it crashed...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Health officials in Oregon are on high alert following the state's first confirmed measles cases of 2026 in Linn County. According to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), two individuals have developed symptoms of the highly contagious virus. Officials are urging anyone who visited Lebanon Community...

Several groups quickly organized Saturday’s protests in the aftermath of federal officers killing a woman in Minneapolis and shooting two immigrants in Portland. Hundreds of Oregonians turned out across Portland and in Salem to protest against federal agents shooting people in Portland and Minneapolis, as well as...