Salem OR

Salem’s 2025 Tree Report shows the city now has 49,836 documented trees in parks and public rights of way. The report highlights several key projects from last year:. Emerald Ash Borer Planning: Salem continues preparing for the invasive emerald ash borer, first detected in Oregon in 2022.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Opposition is building against a proposal to open a new location of a major fast-food joint in Oregon’s wine country. As first reported by Newsberg, some Dundee residents have expressed concern for the plan to construct a McDonald’s on 225 SE Highway 99W. The drive-thru would take up just over...

After the completion of this year’s short session in early March, State Representative Cyrus Javadi recently sat down with the Headlight Herald to discuss happenings in Salem. Javadi’s biggest success was the passage of a bill amending restrictions on transient lodging tax (TLT) revenues to allow localities more...

Marion County will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. to consider a request to rezone a 24.88-acre property at 5355 Gaffin Rd SE, Salem from Special Agriculture (SA) to Commercial (C) and to update the comprehensive plan designation accordingly. The applicant is TIBA Inc.

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A Marion County Grand Jury determined that a deputy was justified in shooting a Salem man after the sheriff’s office reportedly received a call from a person claiming they were a hostage. According to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office, deputies responded to a 911...

The 6-year-old Australian shepherd and blue heeler mix — completely blind since age 3 — had been missing for 16 days after slipping out of his yard along Kings Valley Highway north of Alexander Road. His return capped a search effort that drew dozens of volunteers, involved thermal drones, game cameras and social...

The Keizer City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Simon Council Chambers at Keizer City Hall (930 Chemawa Road N.E.). The hearing will consider selling about 3.58 acres in Keizer Station Area C-1 to Keizer Petroleum LLC for development of an energy station and...

Recycling in Oregon changed starting July 2025 with the roll-out of the Recycling Modernization Act. What does that mean for you? More items are accepted in the blue recycle cart: plastic tubs, plastic buckets, small scrap metal, food and beverage cartons and egg cartons. When everyone does their part, these changes...

ALBANY, Ore. — Can you identify this person? The Albany Police Department is asking for the public's help. The pictured person is wanted in a felony theft investigation. If you can ID him, contact Albany PD's Lt. Libra at [email protected], send private Facebook message the department, or call their...

FALLS CITY, Ore. — A 63-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a man with a shotgun during a fight at a Falls City, Oregon property back in 2024. A jury convicted Terry Lawrence Allwen of second-degree murder back on March 20, the Polk County District Attorney's Office said.