Salem OR

I’ve been in my musical era for a while – I just can’t get enough plucky heroes, insanely choreographed dance numbers and songs sure to stay stuck in my head. My family lives in McMinnville, about an hour out from Portland, but we often prefer to go to the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene to get our...

A man was arrested and faces charges in connection to stealing at least 17 utility trailers across the region. Nickolas Alexander Edwards was taken into custody Thursday, Jan. 15, by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Auto Theft Taskforce and Portland Police Bureau. Police say he recklessly attempted to elude...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, Oregon – Oregon could see a cooler late-January pattern settle in next week, but current signals point to only a limited chance for snow, with no strong indication of a widespread or high-impact...

Craving a classic steakhouse experience without the fuss or frills This Salem favorite keeps things straightforward, satisfying, and delightfully old school. Sizzling cuts, warm service, and wallet friendly prices make every visit feel like a win. Stick around to discover exactly what makes Best Little Roadhouse a go...

Overnight temperatures are sliding toward freezing across parts of Oregon and southwest Washington this weekend, and local agencies are swinging open the doors to warming centers. The added overnight and daytime space is expected to offer beds, hot drinks, and connections to services for people who need a warm place...

Hoping to find direction and stability, Chris McFarland joined the U.S. Army in 1986 as a homeless 17-year-old high school dropout. After leaving the military, he spent more than a decade cycling through homelessness, substance use and incarceration, serving time in prison from 1997 to 2000. Today, McFarland is a...

A new car wash could be coming to Woodburn. Thoroughbred Express Auto Wash, a small carwash chain started in Kentucky, has submitted an application for a new approximately 3,070-square-foot car wash on a vacant lot at 1299 N. Pacific Highway in Woodburn. The proposed car wash would include a single...

Marion County, OR. — Marion County has submitted two additional comment letters urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Willamette Valley System, citing significant deficiencies in the analysis of water quality, infrastructure impacts, and...

Oregon lawmakers have spent more than a year trying and failing to secure more dollars to maintain the state’s roads and bridges. Yet, in public and private meetings this week in Salem, they have found themselves back at square one. Without more funding soon, the Oregon Department of Transportation...

The Salem Citizen Budget Committee voted Jan. 14 in an 11-7 split to recommend that Salem City Council revive the city's social services fund with $400,000 and use some of those funds to help families impacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests. Budget committee member Evan Manvel initially motioned...