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ALBANY, Ore. - Veterans from various wars were celebrated in Albany on Tuesday during the annual Linn County Veterans Day Parade. Thousands gathered to show their appreciation for those who served. The parade is one of the largest in Oregon and has been honoring service members for decades. Veterans from...

WOODBURN, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - Police are investigating an explosion that occurred inside a Woodburn motel room on Saturday night. According to the Woodburn Police Department, officers were called to a reported explosion at the Woodburn Inn on North Pacific Highway at about 10:40 p.m. Officers said they found a...

Devon Dobek, a hunter from Hubbard, Oregon, was reported missing on October 31 after he did not return from his hunting trip in Mount Hood National Forest. According to the officials from Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, “The missing hunter, 51-year-old Devon Dobek of Hubbard, was due to return from his hunting...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Marion County, OR – A late-night traffic stop in Salem led to two arrests and a major methamphetamine seizure, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred around 9:31 p.m. Tuesday...

Dutch Bros Coffee is known for its random sticker drops and will be releasing a festive new sticker early Nov. 12. The coffee chain announced on social media that it will be giving away candy cane-scented stickers with every drink purchase beginning at 5 a.m. on Nov. 12. Stickers will be available for a limited...

A 12-year-long study changes focus after a "regime shift" in Oregon's Detroit Reservoir.

AUMSVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — In March 2009, Steve Keudel was using a basket attached to a forklift to cut some limbs on trees at his farm in Aumsville. He was standing in the basket attached to a forklift when, suddenly, a downed limb clipped the power line. “I hollered...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - An advocacy group for immigrant communities says at least 16 people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday morning. Oregon for All, a coalition of over 100 organizations, says witnesses told them ICE agents smashed windows of a van while some of the people were on...

Three people were injured in an explosion at a Woodburn motel Saturday night. At approximately 10:42 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Woodburn police responded to a report of an explosion at the Woodburn Inn, located at 1025 N. Pacific Highway. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a 25-year-old man bleeding...

The Corvallis School Board is scheduled to vote on the closure of two schools on Thursday. But parents are rallying against making the decision that day, calling the process of deciding on school closures opaque and rushed. Parents made their opinions known at an Oct. 30 meeting, which filled the...