Salem OR

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - After Salem’s historic Grand Theater closed its doors, a Seattle-area comedy club was left without a venue for its upcoming show. But thanks to the Elsinore, another theater located down the street from the Grand, the show will go on. “They wanted to make sure...

Bradley C. Shephard, Stanley V. Shephard, and Growing Investments, LLC recently completed the $7.15 million sale of an industrial manufacturing facility located at 2257 Progress Way in Woodburn. Constructed in […]

The ‘Connect Oregon’ program has been curtailed after forfeiting $42 million to help soften the impact of the Department of Transportation’s 2025-27 funding gap. Curtailment Impacts Two Rail Facility Projects in Willamette Valley and Nyssa. This has impacted progress at two rail facilities – the Mid-Willamette Valley...

SALEM, Ore — Salem police are investigating after federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported being blocked in by vehicles near Lancaster Drive Northeast on Friday morning, an incident that ended after agents deployed tear gas, authorities said. Police said officers were dispatched at about 9:30 a.m. to the...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fall weather is making itself known across the Willamette Valley after a cold front moved through Friday afternoon, bringing some light rain and a noticeable drop in temperatures. There’s still a chance for a few showers Saturday, but most of the moisture has moved out. The...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A proposal to close six Salem-Keizer elementary schools is leaving parents, staff and neighbors with questions about children’s commutes and the future of neighborhood buildings. The district announced Friday that Brush College, Candalaria, Cummings, Englewood, Liberty and Richmond elementary schools could close in fall...

Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, its detectives or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg […]

A Freeze Warning is in effect early Saturday for Central Oregon and Wallowa County, and Frost Advisories cover the Portland metro foothills, the Willamette Valley and Hood River Valley this weekend. The National Weather Service in Pendleton upgraded Thursday’s Freeze Watch to a Freeze Warning. NWS Portland issued the frost...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A teenager is in custody after Salem police say he was seen hitting another person with a gun. Just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to an assault near Church Street Southeast and Bellevue Street Southeast. Police said the 911 caller reported a teenager pulled out a handgun from a satchel and used it to hit another person in the head.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Salem-Keizer Public Schools could soon close six elementary schools, with district leaders saying the move is needed to keep classrooms strong as student numbers fall. The plan calls for closing Brush College, Candalaria, Cummings, Englewood, Liberty and Richmond beginning in fall 2027. District leaders say...