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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s become a bit of a broken record. The Linfield Wildcats are heading to the DIII World Series this week for the fourth straight year. “Only eight teams out of 400 make it, and that’s incredible,” said senior catcher Ashlyn Aven. “To say that we’ve made it all four years in […]

On a bike ride in Corvallis this month, I came across a big construction project of the Eugene-based Obie Companies, and I wondered if the developer has a similar, though probably smaller, project in mind for Albany as well. At the corner of First and Madison streets in Corvallis, across...

Christopher Lee Pray, whose brazen escape in a state van forced a national safety review at the Oregon State Hospital in 2023, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison. The new time is tied to his August 30, 2023 getaway and will be served alongside a much longer prison term he picked up last year, keeping the high-pr

Bricks and Minifigs (stylized as Bricks & Minifigs), a reseller and trade hub of Lego products, is being accused of stealing the collection of a father-son duo from Keizer, Oregon. Amid the allegations and online backlash, the Danville, Virginia-based store has defended the franchise in a Facebook post. The official...

An Oregon mother is on trial for allegedly allowing her boyfriend to abuse and kill their 2-month-old daughter, with prosecutors saying she did nothing to stop him from "tossing her around like a rag doll" until she died with 18 rib fractures and other injuries. Deborah Albin, who was 27...

Home prices have been a major talking point since the pandemic, when they climbed at a record pace in response to a frenzy of demand. This increase led to a sharp decline in affordability that weighed on buyers and sellers and slowed the housing market to a crawl. Now, the...

CORVALLIS — Oregon State is preparing contingencies for potential infield substitutions during this weekend’s Eugene Regional. Cooper Vance is “day-to-day” with a right hamstring injury, OSU coach Mitch Canham said on Tuesday. The senior, who pulled up after running to first during Friday night’s intra-squad scrimmage

May 14-20 – Kyntrell Ramone Lomax, 31, of McMinnville, was arrested for stalking, fourth-degree assault, strangulation, harassment and violating a restraining order. – Elizabeth Turnor Bingham, 54, of Newberg, was arrested for failure to perform the duties of a driver involved in a hit and run accident (property) and a

A man who escaped from the Oregon State Hospital in 2023 and was found days later in a muddy Portland pond was sentenced to 57 months in prison on May 22. Christopher Lee Pray, 41, pleaded guilty to escape in the first degree and unauthorized use of a vehicle. In August 2023, Pray stole a state vehicle after receiving

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 62-year-old man was arrested after Marion County deputies reportedly found guns and several bags of drugs in his car during a traffic stop. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says deputies stopped a car along Silverton Road NE near Fisher Road NE in Salem last week for moving violations.