Salem OR

Woodburn’s newest summer tradition is slowly beginning to bloom. The Wooden Shoe Farm has announced the tentative dates and activities for its now-annual Summer Flowers festival. The summer flowers are set to debut July 24, with the festival lasting until Aug. 24. However, these dates are dependent on the...

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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon House passed a bill on Thursday banning the sale and possession of "rapid-fire activators," a gun accessory that increases the rate at which semiautomatic guns can be fired. Advocates for the bill say accessories like bump stocks bypass an existing state ban on...

In a town where soccer already thrives, Woodburn is dribbling closer to leveling up with a new youth soccer complex. After months of negotiations, the Woodburn School District has reached a tentative agreement with the Oregon Youth Soccer Association to lease a portion of district-owned land on Parr Road, behind...

The fifth annual Dirt Road Brewing Street Party will run from 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 28 on 13th Street just north of Main Street. Live music and dancing, food and drink and children’s activities are all part of the celebration, which dates back to 2021 when the inaugural street party was one of the first...

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...

We’ve all heard the story that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple in a Los Altos, California, garage (a.k.a. Jobs’s parents’ house). But did you know that a McMinnville hippie commune with an apple orchard also played a part in the origins of the three-trillion-dollar company? More concretely, the two are...

As the mental health crisis continues to unfold, Oregon is taking concrete steps to expand care for those in need, and Governor Tina Kotek has been at the forefront of the effort. Governor Kotek inaugurated a new 16-bed secure residential treatment facility, marking a key moment in the state's ongoing push to enhance...

The Willamette Valley and the Oregon coast appear to be less likely to face a drought this year than other areas in the Pacific Northwest. During a presentation Monday, Arin Peters—the Western Region Hydrology Program Manager for the National Weather Service—said parts of Washington, including the Yakima area, are...

A Salem man was sentenced June 26 to nearly 64 years in prison for 25 charges related to a 2023 shooting on Highway 22 that left one person dead and an officer and a bystander wounded. Jose Corral-Zavala, 22, was found guilty June 18 by Polk County Judge Monte Campbell of second-degree manslaughter, attempted...