Firefighters battling Oregon blaze make heartwarming rescue
Firefighter Jennifer Colcon said her heart broke as soon as she saw it. A member of the Polk County crew with the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Colcon had been dousing hot spots in the Rowena fire Saturday when the crew turned its attention to a flare up along U.S. 30.
Silver Falls State Park reopens campgrounds with increased accessibility
MARION COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Silver Falls State Park has finished the construction project to add more ADA-compliant features to their campgrounds, and has reopened camping reservations for this summer. Known for their Trail of Ten Falls and their expansive camp grounds, Silver Falls is now trying to be known...
Brush fire near Lebanon’s old mill grows to nearly 6 acres before being contained...
LEBANON, Ore. (KOIN) — A small brush fire near an old mill site in Lebanon grew to about 6 acres before it was contained by crews on Tuesday night, according to officials. Lebanon firefighters responded to what they thought was a small brush fire, only to discover one to two acres burning, according to Lebanon […]
Fatal Crash – Highway 18 – Polk County
Polk County, Ore. 16 June 2025- On Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 7:07 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 18, near milepost 27, in Polk County. The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Freightliner commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Nikita P Sukhodolov (19) of...
ICE detains Newberg man, Yamhill Co. Dist. Attorney records refute DUI charge
NEWBERG, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said they arrested and detained a Newberg man with a criminal record, but the Yamhill County District Attorney's Office said man has never been charged. Moises Sotelo-Casas is currently being held at the ICE detention facility in Tacoma.
Study finds no harm from preserved wood decks
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Researchers at Oregon State University have confirmed decks built with today’s pressure-treated preserved wood products cause no environmental harm from preservative chemicals leaching from the wood and into rainwater or surrounding soil. The researchers collected runoff and soil samples the first...
OSU Using AI To Identify Wildlife
An Oregon State University Undergrad has developed a way to use artificial intelligence to identify species captured on trail cameras. Owen Okuley said the A-I works similarly to how a human learns to identify images. “You’re shown something and told what it is and you kind of associate the two....
59-year-old Dallas woman dies in Monmouth Highway crash with farm vehicle
A 59-year-old Dallas woman died June 17 after a two-vehicle crash on Monmouth Highway , Oregon State Police said. Police responded to the crash at about 6:38 a.m. near Monmouth. A preliminary investigation found a 34-year-old Monmouth man was driving a farming swather, which is used for harvesting, west on Monmouth...
New Clink Restaurant Coming to Salem Shopping Area
A new French-American restaurant with themes of wine will soon be coming to the proposed shopping area called The Forge. According to The Forge marketing team, the two restaurants that will be coming to the area are Clink, the French-American restaurant, and Dreamies Creamery, which is based in Dallas. Clink will...
No Kings protest attracts estimated 7,000 in Corvallis
A week ago at this time, volunteers from Indivisible Benton County were working diligently to organize the No Kings protest in Corvallis, aiming to demonstrate against presidential policies that have resulted in widespread job losses and reduced government services. “We care about our fellow human beings in this...
