Air quality improvements underway Friday around Portland
Air quality continues to improve along the Willamette Valley on Friday as lightning keeps the risk of new wildfires starting and spreading elevated.
State of the Beavs: Recapping The First Days of Oregon State’s 2026 Fall Camp
Now that the Oregon State Beavers have begun fall camp, the first signs of the program's culture under JaMarcus Shephard are beginning to reveal themselves.
Yamhill County Detectives Seek Possible Additional Victims Following Willamina Arrest
In spring of 2026, Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Investigations Unit initiated an investigation into online child sexual exploitation crimes that occurred in rural Willamina, Oregon. Detectives determined that in February of 2026, Jeremy Lee Tish allegedly contacted a minor for the purposes of sexual exploi
Healthcare horror stories punctuate Wyden town hall in Salem
The mother who can’t afford insulin for her child with diabetes. A city where no pharmacy will take the insurance plan most people have. People who have had to declare bankruptcy because of medical bills. For two hours, dozens of people told Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Andrea Salinas and State Rep. Lesly Munoz about how diffi
Blue Angels return to Oregon for McMinnville air show
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time since 2023, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are returning to Oregon. And they’re bringing their high-speed performance back to McMinnville this weekend. The Oregon International Air Show runs Aug. 14-16 at McMinnville Airport, with the Blue Angels headlining a lineup that includ
8 WinCo Foods Quirks That Confuse New Oregon Residents
A new Oregon transplant pulls into a WinCo parking lot in Hillsboro, and the building looks like a warehouse nobody bothered to dress up. That turns out to be the least surprising part of their trip. WinCo Foods runs on habits that longtime Oregonians intuitively know. Everyone else has to...
‘Spruce Goose’ Home Rebrands as North American Aerospace Museum
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, has a new name-the North American Aerospace Museum. The museum, which opened in 2001 approximately 50 miles southwest of Portland, is famously known for being the home of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the "Spruce Goose,"-a name that designer Howard
Aurora man found guilty in Christmas Eve gold heist at Rice rock museum
The man accused of smashing a glass display case and stealing a haul of gold during a Christmas Eve heist at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals has been convicted. A Washington County jury found Vincent Charles Roberts II guilty Friday, Aug. 7, of second-degree burglary, first-degree aggravated theft, first-
Train stalls, blocks early morning Salem commute for 1 hour
A train stalled on a Union Pacific-owned rail and blocked traffic Aug. 13 on 12th Street NE between Center Street and the Amtrak station in Salem for about an hour during the early morning commute. About a dozen commuters, passersby and other witnesses told the Statesman Journal the train, which included some cars bea
Corvallis school levy renewal heads to November ballot
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Corvallis School District board adopted a resolution Aug. 12 that puts a five-year local option levy renewal on the November 2026 ballot. The levy would renew current local option taxes that voters first approved in 2006 and have renewed three times since then. The proposed rate of $1.50 per $1,00

















