Salem OR

SALEM, Ore. – The State of Oregon has formally appealed FEMA’s decision to deny Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding under FEMA DR-4907 following the devastating December 15–21, 2025 storms that brought record flooding, landslides, mudslides, and severe winds across the state. The original declaration was for

PORTLAND, Ore. — A motorcyclist led multiple law enforcement agencies on a nearly hourlong pursuit across several counties late Friday before being taken into custody at a gas station in Polk County, authorities said. The incident began about 9 p.m. when Transit Police made a traffic stop on a...

After nearly 40 years of growing organic vegetables along Grange Hall Road, John Eveland is ready to pass the carrot — he just wants to make sure the right hands are there to catch it. “There’s been some definite sadness and some tears have flowed,” Eveland said Friday. “I...

One of the things I enjoy most about traveling around Oregon is discovering locally owned restaurants that you would probably never find if you simply followed the familiar chain restaurant signs along the highway. Sometimes the best meals happen completely by accident, and that was exactly the case during a recent roa

Ahead of National Donut Day on June 5, DoorDash released a list of the top 100 donut shops in the United States – with two Oregon shops snagging spots on the list.

The owners of a historic residence in Albany’s Monteith District have renewed their request for a city permit to turn the house into an outpatient center to treat substance abuse. The property is known as the Sternberg House, built in 1868 and remodeled in about 1920. It is on...

We have gathered seven accessible choices. Some may even surprise you!. Miljenko’s Selection Rose 2025 – This bright and beautiful rosé wine is floral and mineral-driven with delightful notes of strawberry and peach. Its fresh acidity makes it ideal with your summer fare such as Niçoise-style platters or fresh, seasona

“Places of Hope,” the next installation on tap at Art Elements Gallery in Newberg, will feature two artists from diversely different disciplines. The exhibit, which will kick off June 2 and continue until Aug. 8 at the 604 E. First St. gallery, will feature painter Marla Baggetta and blown glass artist Kelly Howard. An

A lengthy mediation session Thursday afternoon between the Woodburn School District and Woodburn Education Association led to tentative agreements on three issues, but not the big breakthrough that’s needed to get a contract over the finish line. And with no new mediation session scheduled – though hoped-for sometime i

Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized home living with open concept living and dining rooms, efficient kitchens and walls of glass that draw in the outdoors. The architect will be celebrated Saturday, June 6, in advance of the 159th anniversary of his birth at the Gordon House in Silverton, Wright’s only design built in Or