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CORVALLIS, Ore. — Highway 99W south of Smith Loop in Corvallis was shut down in both directions Tuesday afternoon after a semi-truck carrying hay overturned, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office reported the closure at 2:10 p.m., saying the crash involved an overturned semi...

Molalla Fire crews raced to the Molalla River swimming spot known as the Log Jam early Sunday after a report of an injured swimmer, kicking off a rescue that would stretch across four agencies and end with a helicopter flight to Portland. The patient, pulled from the water with a possible head injury and torso trauma,

A proposed multibillion-dollar data center in southeast Salem has developed into a major economic and infrastructure issue for Oregon as city officials consider new restrictions on data center development while additional information emerges about the amount of municipal water the facility could require during periods

Updates on wildfires burning in Oregon, Sunday morning, Aug. 9, 2026: Brush fires near Lebanon and Hillsboro, Grasshopper fire spreads, and Hagen Fire update.

In 1847 William Kuykendall (b. Virginia) arrived in Oregon. He married Margaret Jane Hines on 3/9/1848 and on June 1, 1850, they took a Donation Land Claim of 638.71 acres (#8062 claim #57)) in the Grand Ronde Valley, along the South Yamhill River in Polk County, Oregon Territory. Margaret had arrived in Oregon 10/31/1

There’s something magical about stumbling upon a roadside stand that feels like it was placed there just for you. These hidden farm markets dotting the state are exactly that kind of treasure. I promise you’ll find yourself pulling over more often than you planned. The pies come straight...

Tami Rumfelt is moving from Program Director to General Manager at Extra Mile Media, taking charge of Hope 107.9 (KHPE) and KWIL AM 790/FM 96.9 across Oregon’s Willamette Valley, succeeding Scott Michaels, who departed the company earlier this year. Rumfelt joined the Christian broadcast group in 2023 as Program...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has fined Milky Way Dairy in Aurora $6,240 for spraying liquid manure on St. Paul Highway and on a neighbor’s house. Dairy owner David Williamson admitted applying manure to a field even though the wind was picking up, saying the field “desperately” needed the manure, according to a

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A wind-driven fire that destroyed a mobile home and threatened nearby houses forced 18 people to evacuate near Lebanon, officials said. Firefighters spent hours battling flames in steep, brush-covered terrain. On Saturday at around 2:38 p.m., the Lebanon Fire District said they responded to a mo

Some inventions are so good that no amount of technological progress can actually improve on them, and the drive-in theater is one of those inventions. The 99W Drive-In Theatre in Newberg, Oregon has been proving that point for a long time, and it shows absolutely no signs of stopping. Let’s...