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TUALATIN, Ore. (KATU) — Dozens of dogs were washed, dried and brushed at this year’s Dog Wash Extravaganza at Stickmen Brewing in Tualatin. It's all to benefit Project POOCH, a non-profit that pairs incarcerated youth with shelter dogs. Project POOCH runs a small kennel at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Marion

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a new tool now available for high school students interested in sports journalism. U-Report is a new platform at KOIN 6 where high schoolers can create stories and publish professional-level content.      More than 60 schools in our area are already signed up.      At Cascade High School

There’s a celebration going on and DirectLink wants you to be part of it. DirectLink has reached a historic milestone with the completion of its service area-wide fiber expansion, making fiber internet available to homes and businesses throughout its cooperative service territory (Canby and Mount Angel). To celebrate t

As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure drinking water for Salem residents and businesses remains clean, plentiful and safe, we are taking further legal action to prevent the planned first deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir this fall unless certain safeguards are put in place. Today, the City of Salem...

The ribbon cutting for the renovations at the Corvallis Armory for the Oregon Army National Guard, Aug. 20, 2026. The Oregon Army National Guard celebrated newly-completed renovations to the Corvallis Armory with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. The armory was originally constructed in 1959, to serve full and part-time Na

The city of Salem has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in an effort to stop the planned drawdown of Detroit Lake this fall. The city said it filed the motion Friday in U.S. District Court in hopes of preventing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan from starting until final decisions on the initial case are

The latest news stories and stories of interest in the Willamette Valley from the digital home of Southern Oregon, from Wynne Broadcasting’s WillametteValleyMagazine.com. Weather conditions can allow even a small spark to quickly become a fast-moving wildfire. Help us keep Oregon safe by staying vigilant and avoiding a

We are expecting moderate heat risk across portions of the Willamette Valley and Columbia Gorge today, especially for those sensitive to heat without adequate cooling or hydration. Overnight lows in the low to mid-60s will offer limited relief from the heat for the Willamette Valley. An upper-level system over the...

Benton County’s Developmental Diversity program will celebrate its 55th anniversary with a free community event on Tuesday, county officials announced. The Aug. 25 gathering will run from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., and will include light refreshments, cake, activities and an oppo

KEIZER, Ore. (KATU) — A legal battle over a $200,000 Lego Star Wars collection on consignment in Keizer, which eventually drew national attention, is now over. It began as an alleged business arrangement between Bryan Mansell, the owner of a LEGO collection, and Chrystal Law, the former franchise owner of the Keizer Br