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LAFAYETTE, Ore. — Two people have died after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99W near Lafayette, Oregon State Police confirmed. Details about the crash are extremely limited at this time, but officials said that the car went off the roadway and struck a tree. No one else was in...

Follow live weather updates here. Another powerful atmospheric river is forecast to hit Oregon late this week , bringing potential flooding, landslides and power outages, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. The storm, which is expected to begin around 4 a.m. on Dec. 18 and last for 24 to 36 hours,...

About 1,700 gallons of untreated sewage spilled in the Willamette River on Dec. 17 following an overnight windstorm in Salem . The overflow happened near the 100 block of Union Street NE after the Union Street Sewer lift lost power at 1 a.m. The incident was resolved by 1:30 a.m. City officials said that to...

Pacific Power is dealing with widespread outages across the state after blustery overnight conditions. The largest affected areas are in the mid-valley near Salem and Corvallis and in northwest Oregon near Seaside. Douglas County has several small outages, according to the company’s website. The largest group of...

A search warrant execution in Corvallis on Tuesday morning led to a situation involved a barricaded, armed individual that was resolved with the intervention of a SWAT team.

BENTON COUNTY, Ore. — The Benton County Emergency Response Team is warning residents to remain on alert as crews continue cleanup efforts following recent severe weather. Emergency management says crews spent the day clearing down trees and working to reopen closed roadways and that they are prepared for additional...

Danielle Bethell, a Marion County commissioner running for governor in 2026, faces a pair of state ethics investigations into whether she used her elected position to benefit her son and daughter. Investigators at the Oregon Government Ethics Commission will pursue full-fledged inquiries into the cases, after the...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - An hours-long standoff with an armed suspect who reportedly barricaded himself inside a Corvallis home on Tuesday ended with the suspect suffering an apparent fatal drug overdose, according to the Corvallis Police Department. CPD officials said that they attempted to serve a search warrant related...

A Clackamas County Grand Jury has determined that two deputies were justified in shooting a Wilsonville teen accused of charging at them with an axe.

On Tuesday at 9:13 p.m. a winter weather advisory was released by the National Weather Service valid from 10 p.m. until Wednesday 4 p.m. for North Oregon Cascades, Cascades of Marion and Linn counties and Cascades of Lane County. "Total snow accumulations up to 4 inches to 8 inches, mainly...