Salem OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 35-year-old man accused of shooting at five kids in the parking lot of the Canby Safeway in May of 2025 was arrested Thursday, Canby police announced. Julio Espinoza was charged with five counts of unlawful use of a weapon, five counts of menacing and one count of second-degree criminal...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A man was arrested on Friday afternoon in connection to an assault and robbery at a Costco parking lot in Salem, according to the Salem Police Department. Just after noon, officers were sent to the Costco on 27th Avenue Southeast, where they found a woman bleeding from a head wound in the parking...

Albany’s new “plaza street” on the Willamette riverfront has sustained some damage well before it has seen its first intended use for events like the farmers’ market. As you’ll recall, the western end of Water Avenue was rebuilt with pedestrians in mind. The street was completed last fall with features including...

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a robbery that injured a store employee in Salem last May, according to the Polk County District Attorney’s Office.

SALEM, OR – (February 5, 2026) — Today, Cherriots, in partnership with LYT, a leader in cloud-based, connected vehicle solutions, announced the official launch of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology at 22 intersections along the Lancaster Drive corridor. This project specifically targets Route 11, the busiest...

Salem-area hospitals and health organizations plan to host free sports physicals and health screenings and expand mobile health care services for residents over the next five years. Those efforts are part of a new health improvement plan that aims to improve access to health care, housing stability and mental health...

If you’re feeling a bit peckish and want to support a worthy cause in the community, a Newberg veterans group has just the thing for you. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 4015 will hold its Valentine’s Breakfast Fundraiser from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 14 in the Friends Center at 200 S. College St.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Benton County, Oregon – A Keizer man was sentenced after a theft investigation involving stolen school equipment in Kings Valley. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, a Benton County Circuit...

SALEM, Ore. — Budgets and funding challenges are at the heart of this year's short legislative session in Salem, and the discussion tends to be dominated by topics like education and transportation, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers have also introduced a bill aimed at rising tens of millions of dollars in new...

YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — Another suspect has been indicted in the death of a teen found shot and killed in rural Yamhill County in 2023, KATU has learned. According to court documents, Gabriel James Rivas, 18, was indicted Wednesday on charges of 2nd degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.