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NEWBERG, Ore. — Public concerns about the potential for future mountain biking at Bob & Crystal Rilee Park persisted during the Chehalem Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors’ March meeting. The CPRD Board of Directors met March 26 for its regularly scheduled board meeting to hear from...

At least one person died in a crash that closed Interstate 5 northbound in Woodburn for more than three hours March 30, police said. The collision occurred just south of Exit 271 at around 8 p.m., an Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson said. Crews closed two of the highway's three lanes until 10 p.m.,...

The Salem Police Department (SPD) discovered dozens of equipment, driver, and carrier violations during a recent commercial vehicle inspection operation. The commercial vehicle inspection operation took place on March 26, 2026, near Hawthorne Avenue NE and Market Street NE in Salem, Oregon. Police stopped qualifying...

Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport will host its annual science fair and open house Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hatfield Marine Science Day is a free, family-friendly event showcasing the diverse marine science and engineering research happening on the Hatfield campus....

SALEM, Ore. — On March 28, 2026, officers arrested Romel Villarreal, 35, of Salem, in connection with a fatal crash that occurred earlier this morning on Lancaster Drive NE. The victim, Daniel Lewis, 54, of Salem, was pronounced deceased at the scene. At approximately 3:28 a.m., officers responded to...

A Sunday evening domestic disturbance call on a rural stretch near Aumsville escalated into a deadly-force response involving Marion County deputies, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were dispatched at about 7:08 p.m. on March 29 to a home in the 12000 block of West Stayton Road for a reported...

Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 502-538-8321 and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at...

Oregon State has kicked off a national hunt for its next athletic director after Scott Barnes told university leaders he will step down in August. The early batch of names features sitting athletic directors, deputy ADs and local donors, a combination that suggests the Beavers are trying to balance insider continuity...

You may have heard that our health care system in Oregon is in trouble. Going to the Albany emergency room gives you a small demonstration of what is going on. What’s going on, in short, is that there are too many people needing care and not enough people to take care of them. Not enough space either.

A ceramics studio that has found its third home on Philomath’s Main Street is adding something new to the local arts scene — a community-minded gallery open to artists at little to no cost. Slipstream Clay Studio and Supply Shop, operated by Vicki Lynn Wilson, relocated to 1233...