Salem OR

Some Saturdays have no agenda, and those are usually the ones that end up being the best. I had nowhere particular to be, no list to check off, and nothing more specific in mind than a vague feeling that a regular store was not going to cut it that day.

Saturday was another milestone in the long and continuing saga of the transformation of the former Cumberland Church in Albany into the Cumberland Community Events Center. Last year the old church bell was refurbished and then rehung in the little steeple of the historic building. On Saturday the bell was dedicated.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Several dozen people gathered at CJ’s Sports Bar and Grill in southeast Portland Saturday night to ride and remember 35-year-old Cyrus Pino, also known as “Chewie.”. The group of motorcyclists, many with the Twisted Fate Motorcycle Riding Club, said Pino was one-of-a-kind. “He was...

Over the past two weeks, Travis Bazzana rallied from a slow start, reaching several career milestones.

A crash has shut down a key Interstate 5 connection in the southern Willamette Valley, prompting Oregon transportation officials to warn drivers to plan for delays and detours. The Oregon Department of Transportation said the I-5 southbound off-ramp at Exit 188 to OR-58 toward Oakridge and Klamath Falls is closed...

2 Towns Ciderhouse is releasing its take on a classic, refreshing German staple: the radler. Normally, it’s expected this should be a 50/50, one part lager and one part citrus juice or soda. But 2 Towns Ciderhouse is taking a different direction by starting with their northwest cider apples, before adding grapefruit and blood orange citrus. At 6%, this is no light sipper...

The Little Kits Early Care and Education Center at OSU-Cascades will close on July 2 due to financial challenges. University officials say they are seeking an independent childcare provider, but current families may not automatically qualify for a replacement program.

Local youth will get a chance this summer to pull on firefighter gear, work a hose line and learn the kind of skills that save lives — all under the guidance of the people who do it for a living. The FRIEND Firefighter STEM Camp, presented in partnership with...

PHILOMATH, Ore. — A 72-year-old man died Friday morning after a house fire in Philomath, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews responded at approximately 7:30 a.m. May 8 to a structure fire near Northwest Sixth Street and Main Street under a unified command involving the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Philomath Fire Department.

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a McMinnville park that left one person hospitalized. The McMinnville Police Department said two more suspects, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, were arrested Friday and Thursday. The 17-year-old was charged with third-degree assault and riot, both felony charges, while the 16...