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Six Oregon metro areas have some of the highest rates of alcohol-induced death in the nation for people 65 and older, according to a recent industry study. Roseburg (second), Eugene-Springfield (fourth) and Medford (fifth) are among the top five nationally. Salem (ninth), Bend (11th) and the Portland metro area (15th)

Oregon’s beleaguered Department of Transportation has plenty of problems to worry about without also trying to construct an entirely new highway in Newberg. As such, the goal of erecting a second section of the Newberg-Dundee bypass is simmering on the back burner of the state’s transportation objectives. The...

East of I-5 and south of Santiam Highway, you can see the beginnings of what that part of Albany may look like some years from now, with multi-story apartment blocks covering what now is open land. On the south side of Creel Avenue, “Colonia del Valle Prospero” looks to be...

WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Forestry is warning that the invasive emerald ash borer appears to be spreading in the Willamette Valley. The department said the insect was spotted in at least three new places in June: a shopping center parking lot just east of I-5 in Tualatin, a parking lot o

(KRON) — Two men and a teenage boy were killed Monday night after their car went off Highway 9 near Saratoga, according to the California Highway Patrol. Crash investigators said a 21-year-old Yuba City man was driving eastbound in a 2024 BMW M3 with two passengers, a 27-year-old man from Salem, Oregon, and a 17-year-o

(This story has been updated to include additional information) Highway 221 reopened 8 miles north of West Salem on the morning of June 23 after a crash, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT reported the crash at 8:20 a.m. and said it happened at milepost 12. It was not immediately clear what c

SARATOGA, Calif. - Three people died when a BMW went off state Route 9 near Saratoga on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 9:36 p.m. on the highway west of Redwood Gulch Road. BMW over embankment. What we know:. A preliminary investigation determined...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The city of Corvallis is seeking inspiration from the thrill of scavenger hunts through its new Dive Bar Crawl. The event features a digital passport that acts as a GPS-driven adventure through nine of the area’s most iconic watering holes, including The Peacock Bar & Grill, Suds & Suds, Squirre

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 85-year-old hiker who sustained serious injuries while hiking in Marion County was rescued by emergency responders last week. On Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a hiker who had fallen and sustained serious injuries roughly one mile up

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A brushfire near Sherwood is threatening a barn structure in the area, and firefighters are currently at the scene trying to extinguish it. At around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue announced that fire crews were on the scene of the brushfire at 17900 SW Hillsboro Hwy. Firef