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SALEM, Ore. — A federal judge on Monday denied Marion County’s request to file a response opposing a motion by Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) in the ongoing Mink/Bowman case concerning admissions and treatment policies at the Oregon State Hospital. The county had sought permission to formally respond to...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A West Salem High School teacher is using a pageant platform to advocate for inclusion and unified sports programs across Oregon. Lori Anderson, a physical education teacher and head coach of the Titans’ Special Olympics Unified program, is competing as Mrs. Salem in the Mrs. Oregon America pageant.

A person was rescued late on Wednesday after falling down a 200-foot embankment in the Elkhorn area, according to the Salem Fire Department.

The incident occurred in the Opal Creek Wilderness area in Oregon, which has been closed since the Beachie Creek Fire in August 2020

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 60-year-old Salem woman was found guilty of breaking into a West Salem home and attacking a woman inside, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. According to the DA’s office, Maria Michelle Miller broke into the home of her ex-husband in June...

Century-old Oak Knoll Golf Course, 6 miles west of Salem, has closed after being sold to Wandering In Time Holdings LLC. The future of the 58-acre property, zoned for public amusement and recreation , is unclear. Officials with Wandering In Time Holdings did not respond to the Statesman Journal's inquiries about the property. In addition to an 18-hole golf course, the site...

Benton County’s job market is buzzing with new opportunities in sales and marketing—from local startups to trusted financial institutions. Whether you’re a data pro or a people person, there’s something here for you.

The Justin Joyner-era at Oregon State is starting off with a bang as the new staff has been hitting the transfer portal. Wednesday afternoon, Legend Smiley from San Francisco committed to play for Joyner and the Beavers. Smiley, a 6-foot-5, 190 pound guard signed with the San Francisco Dons last...

By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- The head of Salem-Keizer Public Schools spent nearly a year painstakingly holding meetings and restructuring staffing plans to close a $23 million budget deficit for the next school year. By early February, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda shared the plans publicly with staff and media, describing it at The post Redmond, other Oregon school leaders call for...

In 1971, Grace Rye moved with her husband, Jack, to a home about half a mile outside of Monmouth when he took a job as an administrator at Western Oregon University. Rye, 92, and now a widow, discovered in February that the city was proposing to swap 90 acres of land within its urban growth boundary with a 75-acre parcel that nearly borders...