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AUMSVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — In March 2009, Steve Keudel was using a basket attached to a forklift to cut some limbs on trees at his farm in Aumsville. He was standing in the basket attached to a forklift when, suddenly, a downed limb clipped the power line. “I hollered...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - An advocacy group for immigrant communities says at least 16 people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday morning. Oregon for All, a coalition of over 100 organizations, says witnesses told them ICE agents smashed windows of a van while some of the people were on...

Three people were injured in an explosion at a Woodburn motel Saturday night. At approximately 10:42 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Woodburn police responded to a report of an explosion at the Woodburn Inn, located at 1025 N. Pacific Highway. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a 25-year-old man bleeding...

The Corvallis School Board is scheduled to vote on the closure of two schools on Thursday. But parents are rallying against making the decision that day, calling the process of deciding on school closures opaque and rushed. Parents made their opinions known at an Oct. 30 meeting, which filled the...

Hidden along Highway 99W in the heart of Oregon’s wine country sits a humble farmstand that has locals and tourists alike making special detours just to sample a slice of heaven. Blue Raeven Farmstand in Amity might look unassuming from the outside, but inside awaits a pie experience so...

The city of Woodburn has suspended its use of the Flock Safety Camera System. After multiple Woodburn residents raised concerns about the role surveillance cameras could play in aiding federal immigration arrests during the Nov. 10 council meeting, the city decided to pause its use of the system for at least two...

This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Woodburn mayor reaffirms city’s commitment to protecting community amid ICE arrests.

After the federal government shutdown left about 90,000 people in Marion and Polk counties who rely on government food assistance without benefits, Salem City Council voted unanimously Nov. 10 to make a $20,000 donation to Marion Polk Food Share. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , or SNAP, is a federal...

Area law enforcement agencies are looking for the following people who have absconded from the law. Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707....

Longer harvest rotations are also becoming less feasible, meaning trees may have to be logged before their optimal age The post Wildfire risk is making timberland less valuable appeared first on Columbia Insight .