Salem OR

Virtual meeting. The July 14 City Council meeting will be virtual only. Air conditioning problems at Loucks Auditorium in the Salem Public Library, where the meeting was scheduled to be held, prompted the change. The decision was made for the health and safety of the Salem community with forecasted temperatures next...

The recent Turner Road wildfire near Salem, which resulted in one firefighter injury and the destruction of two structures, is now under control. According to updates on Thursday morning, previously issued Level 3 evacuation notices have been downgraded to Level 2 in the areas from Turner Road to Rising Iris Lane,...

A 59-year-old Sherwood man was recently indicted on criminal mistreatment charges and first-degree theft, following the discovery of his deceased father in 2023. In May 2023, Sherwood police officers began investigating the death of Charles Atkinson Sr., who showed signs of extended neglect and decomposition when...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for the Willamette Valley from July 15-16. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures between 95 and 105 degrees are possible across much of northwest Oregon, including the northern and central Willamette Valley. The highest chances are in the...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new life jacket loaner station has opened at Irish Bend Park in Benton County, Oregon. According to the Benton County Sheriff's Office, this initiative aims to enhance water safety along the Willamette River. The station is part of a larger effort to improve water safety across Oregon, with...

(SALEM, OR) — Dozens of Oregon teens got a firsthand look at what it takes to work in public safety during the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Youth Academy, held June 30 at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. The one-day program introduced over 40 students, ages 14 to 18, to the...

Complaints about the speed camera on North Albany Road keep coming up at Albany City Council meetings, and city officials should do something in response before school resumes in the fall. The main complaint is that sometimes drivers are misled into thinking that it’s not a school day and then...

On Friday at 1:16 p.m. a heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Sunday between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. for Benton County Lowlands, Linn County Lowlands and Lane County Lowlands. The weather service says, "Temperatures between 93 and 97 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures may cause...

ELLENSBURG — A 39-year-old Oregon man was injured Friday morning in a motorcycle crash on State Route 97, about 10 miles north of Ellensburg. According to the Washington State Patrol, Casey E. Trussell of Aumsville, Oregon, was riding a 2013 Yamaha FZ6 southbound on SR 97 around 9:15 a.m. when he failed to negotiate...

State legislatures, including in Oregon, Ohio and Hawai’i, have been busy enacting new restrictions on landfill siting and operations this year. Nevertheless, operators are finding new ways to grow amid capacity issues, sometimes in those same states. Here’s a look at recent landfill news from around the U.S.