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DALLAS (OR) – Gregory James Paul Chaplin, 39, has been sentenced to serve 48 months in prison for assault and strangulation arising out of a December, 2025 incident in West Salem. Chaplin, of northeast Salem, was sentenced by Polk County Circuit Judge Rafael A. Caso, after a jury unanimously...

An Oregon program set up 30 years ago to control health care costs will continue for now, as a push by the Oregon Health Authority to phase out the program has stalled in the face of opposition. Agency leadership had backed legislation, House Bill 4003, that critics say would have...

Public comment so far has been mixed on whether state officials should approve the proposed absorption of Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services by MultiCare, which operates 12 hospitals in Washington state. The proposed deal would bring the dominant health care provider in Oregon’s central Willamette Valley under...

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists are raising alarms about the planet's trajectory towards a “hothouse” Earth. According to OSU officials, feedback loops could amplify global warming consequences, pushing Earth closer to destabilization. The study, published in the journal One Earth, highlights...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Salem police are asking for the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man accused of attempting to kill a woman during an attack late Tuesday night. Police said Daniel Ray Myers of Salem is wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation stemming from an incident reported around 9 p.m....

One of two men arrested in 2024 on allegations they tampered with ATM machines in Newberg and McMinnville has admitted to several of the crimes. On Jan. 23, Luis Miguel Gonzalez Pena, 34, pleaded guilty in Yamhill County Circuit Court to two counts of first-degree criminal mischief and one count of computer crimes.

PORTLAND, Oregon — A sophomore at George Fox University is hospitalized and fighting for her life after what her family describes as a sudden and dramatic medical emergency that began with a minor skin condition. As of one week ago, Jacquelynn McGuyer was a healthy 20-year-old college cheerleader. Just...

Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened hours apart late Monday and early Tuesday at Keizer Station.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Marion County law enforcement agencies are raising concerns over the recent release of a patient from the Oregon State Hospital, claiming the man still poses serious risks to the community. On Tuesday, 41-year-old Grant Brannaman was transferred from the Oregon State Hospital to Jory...