Oregon lawmakers to vote on transportation bill affecting taxpayers, trucking, road and gas taxes
Business owners, neighbors share mixed reactions to Vancouver Main Street revamp project. A long-awaited construction project to revamp Main Street in downtown Vancouver has reached a new milestone. However, not everyone is jumping for joy. Deputies: Man found with meth, IED in car during traffic stop in Marion Co....
MMIP activists hold late summer walk in Oregon to spread awareness
This Saturday, an Oregon group dedicated to spreading awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people is holding an awareness walk in the town of Independence. Last year’s event drew 300 people to Salem’s Riverfront Park, and was largely supported by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Since...
This Enormous Thrift Store In Oregon Is A Bargain-Seeker’s Paradise
There’s a moment when you first step through the doors of SuperThrift in Salem, Oregon, when your brain needs a second to process what your eyes are seeing – a seemingly endless landscape of secondhand treasures stretching toward a horizon of fluorescent lighting and concrete floors. Thrift stores...
Flashing lights? Not yet, but maybe later
The Albany City Council came close this week to approving flashing lights to warn drivers on North Albany Road of the school zone speed limit when school is in session. The council may still approve flashing lights at an upcoming meeting. But on Wednesday, the idea was dropped after Councilwoman Carolyn McLeod said...
Gilgamesh to close flagship southeast Salem restaurant and brew pub
Gilgamesh Brewing's flagship restaurant and pub in Salem is closing. The last day of business for what is known as The Campus , at 2065 Madrona Ave. SE is Aug. 29. Gilgamesh officials shared the news Aug. 23 via social media: "It is with a heavy heart that we announce we are closing our Campus location ..." the post...
Salem bomb squad disarms explosive device during traffic stop
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office seized an improvised explosive device, as well as five grams of meth, during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. Allan Martin was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device and unlawful possession of meth. Deputies...
Kotek Unveils ‘Wheel of New State Taxes’ After Funds Vanish Into Oregon’s Black Hole
SALEM, OR — With Oregon’s budget once again disappearing into what experts are calling “a large cosmic anomaly in Salem,” Governor Tina Kotek proudly unveiled her brand-new “Wheel of New State Taxes” at a press conference Thursday. The massive carnival-style wheel, adorned with bizarre...
Never-ending battle: Scum on Waverly Lake
Three weeks after two harvesting machines cleared the surface of Waverly Lake of unsightly plant growth, on Wednesday the scum was back on the east end of the lake. A bike ride took me past the lake on the Salem Avenue side Wednesday afternoon. The end nearest the floating dock and boat ramp looked pretty green.
Lebanon hospital birth center remains, thanks to community effort
The birth center at Lebanon Community Hospital will continue to operate after a community effort to prevent its closure.
34 Oregon sheriffs support Marion County lawsuit, ask for clarification on ICE enforcements
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dozens of Oregon sheriffs have cosigned a letter asking for clarification about whether or not they can legally work with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena requests, given Oregon’s sanctuary state laws. Thirty-four out of Oregon’s 36 sheriffs signed the letter in support of...
