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Originally scheduled to begin April 14, the trial of Paul Bachand, who is accused of child sex abuse, has been delayed until fall. Bachand — former owner/chef of the now-defunct restaurants Recipe: A Neighborhood Kitchen in Newberg and Pinch in McMinnville — was indicted on 12 counts of first- and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and a single count of encouraging sexual abuse...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wet, wintry, and stormy weather returns to the region on Wednesday for western Oregon and southwest Washington on Wednesday. Temperatures will run nearly 10 degrees below average on Wednesday afternoon with daytime highs in the low 50s for the Willamette Valley on Wednesday. The cold airmass following this latest cold front will help to increase instability across the region. With a...

It will stay damp through midmorning today, with light rain still adding up in spots. Since midnight, totals range from just a few hundredths on the coast to nearly three-quarters of an inch in Salem. Yesterday brought the heaviest rain to the coast, where Astoria picked up 1.83 inches, while...

A crash closed both lanes of Interstate 5 northbound south of Enchanted Forest for about an hour April 15, Oregon Department of Transportation officials said. The agency was notified of a crash at 9 a.m. at milepost 244 north of Jefferson. The crash happened on the portion of the highway just before the interstate becomes three lanes, an ODOT official said. Crews detoured traffic...

Former federal corrections officer Peter Nicholas Fles, Jr. was sentenced to 12 years in prison for two counts of first-degree sex abuse of a child under the age of 14 in West Salem, and will also be required to register as a sex offender upon release.

Over 1,600 people in West Salem lost power early in the morning April 15 after a tree fell on power lines, Salem Electric officials said in a statement. A Salem Electric spokesperson said the tree fell on the power line on an undeveloped area south of Sunwood Court NW near the Bonneville Power Administration substation on Highway 22. The power outage was reported at...

Tallman Brewing announces Tappin’ Talent Search in Lebanon and Cottage Grove Oregon. This six-week electrifying showcase is searching to find the best talent in the Northwest and awarding THOUSANDS of dollars in cash & prizes! Singers, musicians, performers… Time to shine! Tallman Brewing and Axe & Fiddle are setting the stage. Come support emerging musicians and performers show us what they got!

I knew it would happen. The second I started blabbing about the fact that I’m not a fan of pitch competitions I’d jinxed myself. Now…? All I seem to get are pings about pitch competitions. Here’s another one: the Technology Association of Oregon AI Startup Innovation Sandbox.

Why should Portland have all of the AI hackathony and gathering fun around Claude…? It shouldn’t. That’s why it’s nice to see Salem, Oregon, entering the game with Claude Social Night. (On the downside, it’s the same exact night as the TAO AI Sandbox event, April 22, 2026. But alas, such is life. (And isn’t it nice to see competing AI events…?))

Salem City Council on Monday approved the first major step toward new housing on nearly 19 acres along Walker Road NE, voting 7-1 to annex the land and allow denser multifamily development on six acres despite objections from nearby residents and the North Lancaster Neighborhood Association over traffic safety near Chavez Elementary School.