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The team at the Oregon Historical Society’s Digital Collections recently released thousands of historic images from local photographer June D. Drake. Drake operated a commercial studio in Silverton, Oregon, in the early 1900s. Before his retirement in 1960, Drake took tens of thousands of images throughout Oregon and...

Locals and tourists alike may have come across signs around the state that are part of the Oregon Film Trail, a project that recognizes significant movies and TV shows that filmed on location in Oregon. The initiative, created by the Governor’s Office of Film and TV (also known as Oregon...

Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: New Benton County Crisis Center nears completion. Plus, Mapleton residents return home following wildfire evacuation. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has weather.

Woodburn Police Chief Jason Millican was officially sworn in Monday, June 9. Millican has served as the city’s interim chief since November, when former Chief Martin Pilcher left the position to take over the police department in Richland, Washington. The newly appointed chief is a Woodburn native, having graduated...

JUNE 19, 2025 – The future of Army flight medicine has been driving across the country in a shipping container for the past year. The Future Medical Evacuation (medevac) Cabin Technical Demonstrator (FMC-TD) is a 20-foot mockup of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) medevac patient handling system that...

LEBANON – Pendleton School Superintendent Kevin Headings is returning to his roots. He is the new principal at Riverview Elementary School in the Lebanon School District. Headings was on the first staff at Riverview, teaching fifth grade, when it opened in 2002. He also did his administrative internship there during...

Salem, Ore. – Salem residents may soon see a notice on their doors about the City-owned ash tree(s) adjacent to their homes. The Urban Forestry Division is identifying ash trees that need protection from the emerald ash borer pest, which is harming trees throughout Oregon. The notice informs residents...

Thunderstorms are moving across the area, bringing pea-sized hail, gusty winds, and lightning. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible,” NWS Portland said. “If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. When thunder roars, go...

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An early morning collision on Tuesday in Polk County tragically cut one life short, and left a highway closed for several hours. According to the Oregon State Police, the incident involved a heavy-duty farming swather and an eastbound white Toyota 4Runner. The swather, helmed by 34-year-old Dylan Wyatt Branch from...