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Protests are planned across the world on Friday in honor of International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, including in the Pacific Northwest. Organizers have planned demonstrations in Portland, Seattle, Salem, Vancouver and other cities in the region. In fact, the Pacific Northwest has a long history and awareness of May Day marches and celebrations.

Even though it’s only spring, Albany’s Waverly Lake this year is once again proving impossible to keep clear of unsightly growth. Thursday’s afternoon bike ride took me past the lake, where some kind of plant growth is already covering a good part of the surface. For the...

Federal prosecutors have charged eight people with participating in a drug-trafficking organization accused of moving fentanyl and methamphetamine across the country from Mexico in packages and cars. Those charged include alleged drug couriers and operators of drug stash houses in Salem and California, prosecutors said. Federal agents seized 56 pounds...

MARION Ore. (KPTV) - An 18-year-old driver died and a passenger was seriously hurt after a single-car crash on Highway 214 in Marion County on Wednesday, according to police. Just before 2 a.m., officers with the Oregon State Police were sent to a crash on the highway near milepost 22.

Tyler Bellerose's path back to normal life has already taken a sharp and unforgiving turn, and now, just over two weeks after a violent car crash, the reality of that journey is coming into focus. The 19-year-old Oregon State freshman pitcher has been released from the hospital, marking a critical step forward, but not a […] The post College Pitcher Suffers Serious Brain...

A man living in Salem was one of eight people charged with transporting methamphetamine and fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and distributing it from stash houses to customers in Oregon. Rene Cazares, 39, was charged in federal court on April 29 with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to...

On Thursday, Clackamas Fire shared a run of photos that turned a quiet April 3 call into a must-see replay. The shots walk through a mutual-aid response in the Canby area, where a training exercise doubled as a real house fire. According to the district, everyone had already evacuated the single-story home by the time crews arrived, and one person was...

The North Dakota State University track & field teams will split between a pair of meets this weekend, competing Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. The NDSU distance runners and a majority of the Bison throws crew will compete at the Oregon State High Performance meet in Corvallis, Ore. The NDSU sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and vaulters will head to the SMU Invitational in Dallas, Texas...

The Dallas Police Department will get more space, but not the new station that city officials hoped for; that plan fizzled when voters rejected a multimillion-dollar bond in May 2025. On April 6, the city council approved plans to reduce monthly stormwater charges by $5 and add a new $5...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read announced the start of the 2027-2028 Oregon Blue Book Cover Photo Contest today in Salem.The contest seeks photo submissions for the cover of the upcoming edition of the Oregon Blue Book. The Oregon Blue Book, which is the state's official...