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PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public’s help in solving a shooting that left two men dead at a boat ramp in July 2024. The shooting happened around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp at 4325 Northeast Marine Drive.

BEND, Ore. -- Willamette University will offer tuition-free education starting in the 2027-28 academic year to Oregon students from families earning $80,000 or less in annual adjusted gross income, a commitment that roughly half of all Oregon families would qualify for. Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, announced

LINN COUNTY, OR — A 57-year-old man being held at the Linn County Jail died days after deputies found him unresponsive in his cell during an early-morning check, according to Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan. Duncan reported that on Aug. 22, 2026, at about 5:33 a.m., Linn County Jail...

SALEM, Ore. — Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre managers “To the Ceiling Entertainment” are being accused by a number of local bands and acts of not paying for services rendered. Amerikan Overdose lead vocalist Jacob Perez tells KXL News he agreed to recruit other bands for a...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Woodburn family has more questions than answers more than a week after one of their own was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  His family says Fidel Cordero, who is from Mexico, was on his way to work at his construction job in Newberg on Monday, August 24. “He went […]

Oregon is entering September under an abrupt change in weather as a succession of unusually strong storm systems descends from the Gulf of Alaska, replacing the state’s prolonged summer dryness with widespread rain, gusty winds, falling temperatures and the possibility of thunderstorms. The most consequential period is

Each fall, Salem-Keizer Public Schools notifies families to address units of study in accordance with state law, that encompass age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education, HIV/AIDS and STD prevention that will be taught throughout the school year. An annual notification was shared with all elementary families o

DALLAS Ore. (KPTV) - A man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, after being convicted for the killing of a man at Salem’s Wallace Marine Park in August 2025, according to the Polk County DA’s Office. Last week, a Polk County jury found 38-year-old Joseph Andrew...

(This story has been updated to include additional information) An entertainment company has ended its agreement with Salem's historic Grand Theatre after several performers, including a Portland metal band and Portland Wrestling, a California Johnny Cash tribute band and a Georgia-based cat rescue spoke out about goin

After a warm start to the week, residents across the Portland metro area experienced a sudden drop in temperatures on Tuesday. In some places, high temperatures dropped from the 80s to the 60s. A cold front moving in from Alaska is affecting all of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Rainfall will...