Salem OR

SALEM, Ore. — A former employee of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), Cherie MacDougall, was arraigned this week in Marion County Circuit Court on a series of felony charges stemming from alleged misconduct at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in 2022. MacDougall, 42, faces a total of 10 charges,...

Samaritan Health Plans has notified thousands of its Medicare customers in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties that it will end its popular Advantage insurance plans at the end of the year. In a letter received by its Advantage clients over the Labor Day weekend, Samaritan did not divulge its reasons...

Salem’s newest community tradition wasn’t born in a boardroom or a long-planned civic initiative. Instead, it came from a schoolteacher juggling family schedules, entrepreneurial dreams, and a request from a local pizza shop looking for more foot traffic. Out of that mix grew the Crazy Saturday Night Market, a...

NW Alpine, the U.S. manufacturer of alpine climbing apparel based in Salem, OR is going out of business due to a lack of cash flow. Bill Amos, founder and CEO, on social media also cited “deteriorating consumer confidence and a largely listless outdoor industry.”. NW Alpine plans to initiate...

Corvallis police have confirmed that they had no involvement in the ICE operation that took place in the city early Wednesday morning.

Cloudy skies and smoke cast a dreary hue over Eugene and Springfield Wednesday afternoon — conditions that could persist into the weekend. Smoke may settle into the southern Willamette Valley overnight Thursday and into Friday, when calmer winds can trap smoke in the bowl-like landscape, according to the National...

In 2016, I moved from Boston, Massachusetts, to Salem, Oregon, to cover the business of food and beverage for the Statesman Journal. In Salem, that meant agriculture—hazelnuts, apples, nursery trees, and plenty of wine grapes. I was in my early twenties and derived my wine knowledge from anecdotes dropped by...

After multiple crashes in recent memory, railroad safety is one of the top concerns for Woodburn’s local officials and residents. To address this concern, the city is hosting another workshop on railroad safety education presented by the Operation Lifesaver organization. The workshop will take place 6-7 p.m....

The Oregon Hop Festival is returning to Woodburn this weekend, with beer, music and so much more.

NEWBERG, Ore. — During the height of COVID-19, downtown felt quiet and uncertain. That’s when the Newberg Downtown Coalition, a local nonprofit, launched its “Light Up Newberg” project. By installing strings of lights on downtown buildings, the initiative aimed to brighten the atmosphere and highlight the character...