Salem OR

SALEM, OR – An incumbent on Salem’s city council is launching a write-in campaign to try and keep her seat. Ward 6 Councilor Mai Vang lost her primary race to challenger Betsy Vega by only 44 votes. But Vang’s campaign made allegations about Vega’s residency. Vega...

Sponsored by the Oregon Brewers Guild, “The Best of the West” is a national competition dedicated to a single style of beer: the West Coast IPA. Unlike other competitions, it awards multiple gold and silver medals, recognizing the quality and depth of the world-class IPAs being produced around the country.

PHILOMATH, Ore. — A 55-year-old from Corvallis died Mondya afternoon in a crash on Highway 20 outside of Philomath, the Benton County Sheriffs Office said. The crash was reported at about 3:30 p.m. along Highway 20 roughly seven miles west of Philomath. Initial reports state Eric Hillard Lee, 55,...

OAKDALE, Ore. (KATU) — A fast-moving vegetation fire driven by dry fuels and strong afternoon winds burned about 6.6 acres Monday in Oakdale, threatening six homes and damaging several outbuildings before firefighters contained it within about two hours. Southwest Polk Fire District responded at about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

The second annual Axe Samba Festival returned to Eugene’s Riverfront Park on Saturday, featuring west coast drum groups performing Brazilian Samba.

Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire and Rescue:. • 12:10 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation in the 32000 block of Fern Road. Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 3:17 a.m. (Hoskins Road),...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. - Wildfire smoke will reduce air quality across Lane County beginning tonight, with the heaviest impacts expected in eastern Lane County, including Oakridge, Westfir and the Eugene and Springfield area. According to Lane Regional Air Protection Agency, smoke impacts are expected to continue until furt

SALEM, Or. — Salem City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to consider a formal pause on any new AI data center development. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and will be streamed online. The city currently has a "pending" application from California company Verrus to build...

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for a region of the state that includes Benton County, in effect from noon Tuesday until 11 p.m. Wednesday. Afternoon high temperatures are expected to reach 95 to 100 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday with overnight lows only dropping into the 60-degree range, accord

The South Willamette Valley has avoided most air quality impacts of wildfire smoke this summer. But that’s expected to change this week. The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) forecasts smoke from fires in Central and Eastern Oregon and Washington to drift into Lane County on Monday evening and into Tuesday mo