Salem OR

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The City of Corvallis is inviting local farmers to engage in hay cultivation on public lands. This initiative offers a chance to partner with the city to maintain agricultural fields in natural areas. According to the City of Corvallis, there are 216 acres available across Bald Hill,...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A Corvallis resident was arrested Monday following multiple complaints of erratic driving, according to the Corvallis Police Department. CPD officials said that 27-year-old Korbin Ray Clemmons was taken into custody on Jan. 26 after reports of dangerous driving around Northwest Monroe Avenue and...

An Oregon State Police trooper seized 26 pounds of methamphetamine and 18 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Ankeny Hill in Marion County on Jan. 23. A trooper pulled over an unspecified vehicle at 2 p.m. near milepost 243 for a traffic violation and found discrepancies about the car’s...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Police have arrested a 43-year-old Salem man in connection to a robbery and assault. It happened on Saturday at a motel on Portland Road NE. Officers say Jose Sandoval-Chavez had assaulted his girlfriend in front of her two kids, stole her phone and left. He...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Corrections will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a 22-year-old who died by suicide inside a black box solitary cell. The agreement was reached on Jan. 21. Grayson Painter was arrested multiple times in Washington County between 2020 and...

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Salem, OR. — Oregon State Hospital is once again in compliance with federal patient care and safety standards and is no longer at risk of losing eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, state officials announced. Following a March 2025 sentinel event, the hospital implemented a series of corrective...

Tyler Holman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Gandolfi. He has since been sentenced to life in prison

SALEM, Ore. — On January 22, 2026, Tristan Brewster, 20, of Salem, was arrested in connection with a robbery incident that occurred on October 29, 2025. The arrest followed an investigation into a report where a man was threatened with a knife and had property stolen. On the evening...

Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:. • 4:35 p.m. — Emergency medical services responded to a two-vehicle crash at Main Street and North 13th Street. The vehicle’s occupants were assessed and further treatment was declined. Fire and Rescue’s response...