Come Out and Play! 2026 Summer Activities in Salem are Still Registering
Salem, Ore. – Discover your passport to summer fun and adventure! The 2026 City of Salem Recreation Guide has a wide range of supervised day camps for young people. Fun and exciting summer activities are available for ages 3 to 99, taking place in City-owned parks and facilities throughout Salem.
Oregon State University celebrates class of 2026 at commencement
Graduates celebrate at the 2026 Oregon State University Commencement Ceremony, June 13, 2026. Oregon State University celebrated the class of 2026 in Corvallis on Saturday at the school’s 157th Commencement Ceremony. This year’s commencement speaker was three-time Olympic medalist Jade Carey, who is a part of the gradu
Chardonnay Marie Benavidez, Oregon Mom, Tries Killing 3 Kids – Dad Speaks Out
An Oregon woman, Chardonnay Marie Benavidez, faces serious legal allegations after police accused her of trying to kill her three young children. Attempted Murder Per NBC Montana, she’s been charged with three counts of attempted murder. The state said she used vehicle exhaust in a garage to harm her family. That spark
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Enacts Burn Ban Covering Newberg
NEWBERG, Ore. — Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue enacted a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 13, prohibits outdoor burning across the agency’s jurisdiction, which includes portions of Yamhill, Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties. Dundee, which operates its own fire department, said
Heat Advisory Continues Through Tuesday for Willamette Valley and Surrounding Areas
A heat advisory remains in effect from 11 a.m. Sunday through 11 p.m. Tuesday for much of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, including the Central and Southern Willamette Valley. The National Weather Service says temperatures are expected to reach 92 to 98 degrees. The advisory also includes the northern and...
2 Roseburg men arrested for disrupting downtown Salem Pride event
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Two Roseburg men were arrested for interfering with a Pride event in downtown Salem on Saturday, according to police. At about 1:30 p.m., officers with the Salem Police Department were sent to the permitted event after organizers reported that they had asked a group of disruptive people to leave.
Trail report: Danger point was still there
Two days after getting conked on the head and thrown off my bike on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path, I visited the scene again on Friday and found the culprit still there. The culprit was the lowest limb of a thick tree hanging low over the path where the...
Oregon’s aging population poses challenges for economic revival
As the Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council finalizes recommendations this month for how to create well-paying jobs and help Oregon businesses grow, it faces a double-edged challenge:. Oregon now has the nation’s 11th-oldest population, and more Oregonians in their prime earning years move out of state than comparable
ODOT warns of I-5 Boone Bridge lanes closures this summer
In order to replace several critical joints, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that it will close three northbound lanes across the Boone Bridge and the Miley Road I-5 northbound entrance ramp from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. five nights a week beginning at the end of June. The Boone...
K9 Delta Sniffs Out Trio Of Suspects In Two-Day Yamhill County Manhunt
Yamhill County's K9 Delta has been busy. In a two-day stretch that started with an upstairs bathroom standoff in Willamina and ended with a river-and-drone search near McMinnville, the four-legged deputy helped law enforcement make three arrests, according to county officials. In a media release posted on the Yamhill C
