Camp Ready2Respond in Albany gives Oregon teens tools to face, survive disasters
High school students from around Oregon spent the week at a summer camp in Albany to learn new skills and prepare for a potential disaster.
Dundee considering new utility fee to help fund fire, EMS
Dundee may soon join the more than 40 cities across the state that have added fees to customers’ monthly utility bills to raise funds for essential services. The city council is following the lead of the city’s budget committee, which voted May 28 to recommend the city impose an approximately $5 public safety fee, with
Former guard at Oregon state prison found guilty of killing brother in Dallas
POLK COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A 52-year-old former Oregon prison guard has been found guilty of shooting and killing his brother outside his brother’s home in Dallas, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday. Alonzo Rowell of Dallas was convicted of second-degree murder by a Polk...
Milestone Openings: Consumer Cellular, Mendocino Farms
* Wireless provider Consumer Cellular’s (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 100th company-owned store is at 3832 Center St. NE in Salem, Ore. That opening reinforces CC’s belief that in-person service remains a competitive advantage, particularly for Americans age 50-plus, the company said in a news release. The business also said it
Corvallis woman arrested after assaulting officer with knife during arrest
A Corvallis woman was arrested on Thursday after police said that she assaulted an officer while resisting arrest.
6 Oregon cities among worst in US for alcohol-induced deaths in adults 65+
Four Oregon cities see some of the highest rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults older than 65 in the United States, according to a new report. Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus, an Ohio-based addiction treatment center, analyzed five years of federal mortality and population data to identify where alcohol-induced
New 400-Gig Network Links Oregon Communities, Universities
PORTLAND, Ore. — Universities across Oregon are working collaboratively to advance technology projects focused on supercomputing and AI, and bringing these initiatives to every corner of the state. Bridging this innovation is a 400-gig fiber network, moving data and computational abilities at speeds not previously avai
Deb Bridges resigns from Newberg school board
If you have a passion for public education and a few nights to spare each month, there may be a spot for you at the local school district. That’s because Deb Bridges has resigned from her post as chair of the Newberg-Dundee school board after moving outside the district she represented.
Tree-killing emerald ash borer found in new Willamette Valley communities
The tree-killing emerald ash borer (EAB) pest has been confirmed in at least three new Willamette Valley communities this month: in a shopping center parking lot just east of I-5 in Tualatin, in a parking lot right outside Newberg, and at a private home in Silverton. Matt Mills, a specialist with the Oregon Department
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands
SALEM, OR – A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake are thousands of leases and permits covering

















