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SALEM, Ore. — The future of Oregon's automatic voter registration program is up for public debate. State elections officials held a hearing Tuesday morning in Salem on a set of proposed rule changes to the state's "Motor Voter" system, which automatically registers eligible voters when they visit the DMV.

(Update: Video Added) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public feedback on proposed rules governing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) takeoff and landing in Oregon’s state parks and along the ocean shore. "The proposed rules establish where and how UAS may take off and land on...

February marks the 10th anniversary of The Melt Down, Yamhill County’s cheesiest and most beloved community fundraiser. For 10 years, local restaurants, businesses and neighbors have come together around a simple idea: enjoy great food, support local businesses and ensure no one in our community goes hungry. The...

Salem has every right to be angry about the City Council’s decision to keep Kyle Hedquist on the Community Police Review Board. People can call it irresponsible. People can argue the council didn’t do enough homework before knowingly reappointing someone with a murder conviction to a board connected to policing and...

Salem Health and PacificSource have reached an agreement to continue serving patients on the Oregon Health Plan through 2026, a Salem Health spokeswoman, Lisa Wood, said Tuesday evening. The existing contract between Salem’s largest health care provider and not-for-profit insurance company PacificSource was set to...

Nearly 30 years after an elderly woman was found dead in her East San Jose apartment, authorities in the South Bay have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

Salem councilors face union pressure to reverse vote keeping convicted killer Kyle Hedquist on police oversight board after missing background check.

The Salem-Willamette Valley Airport in Oregon is no longer staffed by Transportation Security Administration officers as commercial flights at the facility have ended. The change was first reported by the Salem Reporter , which noted that Avelo Airlines, the last commercial carrier to serve the airport, ended flights...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Residents driving past The Bite of Newberg may have noticed a few changes lately. For one, its signs now read Berg Bites instead of The Bite of Newberg. Vinyl banners now hang on the exterior fence detailing the food carts circling the parking lot on the east side of First Street. Occasionally, there...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Our Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert continues for the Cascades as heavy snow fell Tuesday evening, and more is expected on Wednesday. Mt. Hood ski resorts saw snow amounts ranging from nine to 16 inches in the last 24 hours. LATEST FORECAST | SHARE YOUR...