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SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Federal agents arrested two people at the Marion County courthouse on March 26, including a 39-year-old man taken into custody on a federal warrant, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said agents with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contacted courthouse staff...

SALEM, Ore. — A Salem man has died after crashing into a car while riding an e-bike back in February. On Feb. 28, around 10:22 p.m., an e-bike rider identified as 67-year-old Richard Allen Hawkins was riding west on Union Street Northeast when he collided into a car traveling northbound on Front Street Northeast,...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A driver from Salem died in a crash off of Interstate 5 on Thursday evening in Douglas County, Oregon State Police said. The crash was reported at about 6 p.m. near milepost 95 in Douglas County. Initial reports state Siayrah Jade Steeley, 25, of Salem,...

Marion County’s transportation scene is busy right now, with solid openings for drivers and mechanics. If you like being on the move and want steady hours, these roles are worth a look.

Anderson Hay is asking a bankruptcy judge to sign off on the sale of its Aurora, Oregon, straw‑processing complex as part of a Chapter 11 restructuring that would take the company out of the straw business altogether. The proposed deal would pull a major export operation out of the Willamette Valley and could...

The U.S. Forest Service, which manages 16 million acres of public land in Oregon, announced a major reorganization on March 31 that includes closing regional offices in Portland and opening a new headquarters in Salem. The shakeup of the federal agency has been in the works for the past year...

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved a series of rate adjustments for PacifiCorp residential customers, with the changes taking effect April 1, 2026. The adjustments stem primarily from PacifiCorp’s annual power cost update, which reconciles projected and actual expenses from 2024. The...

ALEM, Ore. — On April 2, 2026, at approximately 1:51 a.m., officers arrested Jeremiah Boast, 25, of Salem, following an attempted traffic stop that turned into a vehicle elude, resulting in the seizure of drugs, cash, and a firearm. Officers attempted a traffic stop on a red Mercedes at...

Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, a white Jeep Gladiator veered off Skyline Road South near Lombardy Lane South and slammed into a tree, killing the driver. Marion County deputies later identified the victim as 53-year-old Dwight Mills of Salem. He was alone in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The...

CORVALLIS Ore. (KPTV) - After a 26-year-old was arrested in Corvallis for allegedly pointing a laser at a police officer, on Thursday, police reminded the community that it is both dangerous and against the law. According to police, an officer with the Corvallis Police Department was sitting in his marked...