Salem OR

There is a diner in Salem, Oregon, where the coffee is always hot, the portions are always generous, and the same beloved dish has been drawing crowds for nearly nine decades. The menu has not changed much since Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, and that is exactly the point....

By prioritizing relationships, mental health supports and skill development, Salem-Keizer Public Schools is helping students like Kaden build the confidence and tools they need to succeed. Before arriving at Crossler Middle School, Kaden attended Salem-Keizer Public Schools Behavioral Health Center (BHC), a specialized

NEWBERG, Ore. — Despite inactivity in previous years, the Newberg-Dundee School District will retain its Financial Advisory Board, citing major financial decisions expected in the coming school year following the levy’s failure. Two board members sit on the committee, alongside eight community members. According to Dir

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon State Police are investigating a vehicle-versus-bicycle crash on Interstate 5 early Sunday morning. Emergency personnel responded to the crash at 3:54 a.m. near milepost 255 in Marion County. “The preliminary investigation indicated a white Subaru Outback was traveling northbound on I-5 when

SHADY COVE, Ore. – A Shady Cove mechanic gave firefighters a helping hand in their efforts to fight the East Evans Creek fire. On Friday, Dayton firefighters noticed that a hub seal on the front of one of their fire engines was missing. Luckily, they met 63-year-old mechanic Dan King, who had the engine crew come by hi

KEIZER, Ore. (KATU) — Police in Keizer are looking to contact a 56-year-old woman after they found her husband dead in their home last Friday. Detectives say Walter Arthur Peca, 59, was killed. His wife, Shelly Rae Peca, was seen leaving Keizer in a red or maroon 1999 Ford...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Newberg-Dundee police arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting a 69-year-old man on a trail at Ewing Young Park on July 8, and a department captain says the park remains safe despite the incident. Officers were dispatched to the park, at 1201 Blaine St., at about...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KPTV) — A 51-year-old Albany man died Sunday after drowning in the Willamette River near Crystal Lake, authorities said. Emergency responders were called at about 11:50 a.m. July 19 after a report of a person in the water near river mile 133, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. A witness who tried

While we’re on the endlessly fascinating subject of traffic lights, here’s an exchange of emails concerning one such set of signals on Pacific Boulevard in Albany. It started with a question from a reader, Shae Mitchell:. “I am curious about the change when driving SW on Pacific and...

WOODBURN, Ore. (KPTV) — Police arrested a Keizer man in connection with multiple burglaries reported at the Woodburn Food Trucks, where investigators said several vendors had property damaged and items stolen. The Woodburn Police Department said officers on Monday arrested Kiefer Kyle Kettenton, 38, in connection with