Salem OR

A recent letter made me raise my eyebrows ("Sacrifice one university to save the rest," May 27). Letter writer Raymond Saul argues that the state should “sacrifice” Western Oregon University in order to “save” our university system from financial collapse. His polemic ignores the facts and targets those less privileged

Authorities say a 5-year-old girl from Oregon died in a rollover crash on a Twin Cities highway Saturday morning.

The disappearance of Rodney Lynn Grissom and Karen Jean Lee remains one of Oregon’s haunting unsolved missing persons cases. Rodney was only 14 years old, and Karen was 15, when the two teenagers vanished in May 1977 after reportedly planning to run away together. Their story began as a teenage escape, but it soon turn

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The motorcyclist who died on Interstate-5 in Portland just south of the Marquam Bridge on Friday was identified as 60-year-old Jason A. Doherty, of Newberg, authorities said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, Doherty was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar southbound o

People across Oregon’s Willamette Valley and Southwest Washington are likely to face extreme heat early this week. According to the National Weather Service, there is at least a 70% chance that temperatures will exceed 90 degrees across the region after rebounding into the low-to-mid 80s on Sunday afternoon. The...

Salem police say a northeast resale shop burglary has already led to a big recovery of stolen merchandise, a storage unit search and one man in custody after tens of thousands of dollars in goods went missing. The department reports that officers tracked down a large amount of allegedly stolen...

While motorists who race down Southwest Oregon Street near Hall Street in Sherwood might eventually get the message, many are still on a learning curve as speeding fines will begin being issued Monday, June 22. That’s despite warnings on signs approaching the new speed cameras — which are in place...

Open Art Lab: Stop by the Canby Library for an Open Art Lab with Audra on Wednesday, June 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Maker Lab. This event is open to all ages. All supplies will be provided for this event. Waivers are available at https://go.lincc.org/maker-lab-waivers. Bingo Action...

Clouds and cooler temperatures will persist across the Willamette Valley tonight as onshore flow continues from a system to our north. Inland clouds should begin to break by late Saturday morning as daytime heating progresses. Breezy conditions, with gusts up to 40 mph, are possible in the central Columbia River Gorge

A 5-year-old girl named Camila Flores was killed in a single vehicle crash in Sunfish Lake, Oregon, when the van she was in rolled multiple times on Interstate 494, as she was not wearing a seatbelt. A 5-year-old girl from Oregon was killed in a single vehicle crash in Sunfish...