Salem OR

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) is set to host its first quarterly Advisory Committee meeting of 2026 virtually on March 4. The meeting will start at 9 a.m., followed by a public town hall at 11:30 a.m. The Advisory Committee, established in 1945, plays a...

NEWBERG Ore. (KPTV) - A person was hurt in a two-alarm house fire in rural Newberg on Saturday night, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. Just after 8 p.m., crews were sent to a house on Old Parrett Mountain Road. The 911 caller said the kitchen was on fire, and firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed...

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics purchased the former RAM Restaurant & Brewery property more than two months ago but has declined to disclose plans for the site. “The current plan for the site is additional parking, with no further plans announced at this time,” Salem Health spokeswoman Lisa Wood wrote in an email to...

Depoe Bay, Oregon – Two men accused of carrying out an armed bank robbery along the Oregon coast are now in custody after law enforcement recovered more than $50,000 in stolen cash and seized multiple weapons. Authorities say the suspects attempted to evade capture by switching vehicles and setting one car on fire...

A Salem woman, who says she’s an American citizen, claims federal agents dragged her from her car and assaulted her.

The Tesla company has told the Albany building department it plans to construct an electric vehicle charging station with 16 stalls on Southeast Pacific Boulevard. Daniel Baba, a design engineer for Tesla based in Bothell, Wash., applied for an electrical permit at 3080 Pacific Blvd. S.E. last July. The permit was...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A suspicious death in Salem has been classified as a homicide following the arrest of Aaron White, 43, in connection with the death of his 70-year-old mother. She was found dead at her home in the 4500 block of Dark Forest Place Northeast on Friday,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Salem, OR – Two suspects were taken into custody early Monday morning following a SWAT operation connected to a violent shooting investigation in Salem, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office....

The City of Salem will pilot the Daxbot security robot at Pringle Parkade on High Street SE starting February 2. The two-month trial will evaluate its effectiveness before considering whether to continue and expand to other parking garages. Patrol hours for the Daxbot will be from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Area law enforcement agencies are looking for the following people who have absconded from the law. Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707....