Emerald ash borer detected in Beaverton
The invasive emerald ash borer has been confirmed in several new northwest Oregon locations, including Salem, Beaverton, and Rockcreek, marking a significant expansion of the destructive beetle’s footprint in the state, forestry officials announced Thursday. The detections, confirmed in July after traps set in the spri
A Salem sweet shop with a viral pastry is about to open near Portland
Life in Beaverton is about to get a little bit sweeter. Sewell Sweets, a Salem cake shop, is adding a location on the ground floor of the Modera Beaverton apartment building on SW Broadway. Husband-and-wife team Cat and Chad Sewell opened their original store in downtown Salem in 2022, realizing...
Emergency Fire Cost Committee meets Sept. 8 to discuss forest land fund
Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) --- The Emergency Fire Cost Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters in Salem. The meeting will be open to the public in person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. The committee oversees the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund, which was creat
Salem’s oldest Catholic church gets rededicated years after fire damage
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Salem is scheduled to be rededicated by Archbishop Alexander Sample on Monday night, three years after an arson fire broke out at the site.
Austin Fire smoke pushes into Willamette Valley, brings poor air quality to Lane County
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Smoke from the Austin Fire in Clackamas County moved over the Cascades and into the Willamette Valley on Monday, bringing unexpectedly poor air quality to Lane County, according to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). Matt Sorensen with LRAPA said the sudden influx of...
Salem moving company fined over $3K for multiple violations
A Salem moving company was cited and fined more than $3,000 in August for operating without a certification from the Oregon Department of Transportation and other violations. Marion Mountain Movers of Salem, Your Stuff Movers of Newberg, The Mover Company of the Portland area and Portland Movers 24/7 were cited by ODOT
‘Radio silence’: Oregon State Hospital’s deputy superintendent has been on paid leave for 3...
Derek Wehr has spent the last three years as a ghost in the administrative machinery of Oregon State Hospital. On paper, he is deputy superintendent, a high-ranking official paid an annual salary of $209,576. In real life, he hasn’t set foot in the facility since August 2023 — he’s been relegated to paid administrative
Major rain will return to Oregon this week, powerful storms possible
The heaviest rain in months will arrive in western Oregon this week, bringing with it the chance for powerful storms on Sept. 2 and 3. Forecasters have "high confidence" that 1 to 1.5 inches of rain will fall between the two days in the Willamette Valley, with chances for more than 2 inches at the coast and in the Casc
Oregon robotics company says the industry needs a reality check: ‘I really want to...
The internet is full of videos of robots running races, doing backflips, dancing and playing soccer. Doing real work, though? Jonathan Hurst says that’s harder than it looks. He’s co-founder of Agility Robotics, the Salem company that makes Digit — the rare humanoid robot with an actual job. Standing...
Officer Trent Ireland joins Burns Police Department following DPSST Academy graduation
BURNS-The Burns Police Department officially welcomed a newly trained officer to its ranks following the graduation of Officer Trent Ireland from the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Academy. Officer Ireland successfully completed the intensive 16-week Basic Police Course held at the Or
