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A cougar was euthanized by the Benton County Sheriff's Office after it killed livestock and was deemed a threat to human safety.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The juvenile cougar that was euthanized on Monday was found in the backyard of a home on Northwest Camellia Drive. It was seen in broad daylight by neighbors a day after it had killed a goat, and neighbors think it was coming back for more. The...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Corvallis Police arrested 29-year-old Seth Amos Grace after, during an early morning drinking session on Saturday, Grace punched a woman in the face and attacked her boyfriend with a katana-style sword, which resulted in hospitalization. Responding to reports of the incident at Grace’s home on...

A Dallas man was arrested in Newport last week during a traffic stop where police said they discovered a modified handgun designed to work like a machine gun.

A recent social media post on the Sherwood Police Department’s Facebook page is drawing widespread attention for its unusual approach: a call for tips about a Tuesday shoplifting incident written in the style of a “missed connections” ad. The post — which went live on Wednesday night...

JEFFERSON, Ore. (KPTV) - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 70-year-old woman who they say went missing in the Jefferson area Wednesday night. Denise Epps Parrent was reportedly last seen near the 14000 block of Ananonda Ln SE, just outside of Jefferson, at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

By KAYLEE TORNAY and ASPEN FORD InvestigateWest After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. [box type="shadow"] In Brief: Stella-...

One important thing missing from the discussion about the Newberg City Council awarding almost $743,000 to SPARK Newberg, is that the money is being used to “build wealth” for a demographic that the SPARK organization admits already is, “people who are employed, oftentimes in jobs that pay well, but still cannot...

Back on the block’: Albina nonprofit opens first affordable housing development. The project is the Albina Vision Trust’s first affordable housing development and includes 94 units, 19 of which are supported by project-based vouchers. ‘It was a saving grace for us’: Homeless residents scramble facing NE Portland RV...

A young apex predator was euthanized after killing a goat and roaming backyards, Oregon deputies said. On Sept. 1, Benton County deputies responded to an area outside the city limits of Corvallis after getting reports of a mountain lion killing livestock, according to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office. The...