Salem OR

Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire and Rescue:. • 7:23 a.m. — Firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire in the 600 block of Main Street and responded with 10 personnel in two engines, a ladder truck, a rescue truck, two command vehicles and drone operators. M

An Oregon landlord is selling 43 homes in Portland and Salem through sealed bids due June 3 to auction company Realty Marketing/Northwest. The Portland properties include 11 single-family houses, seven duplexes, two five-unit buildings and one six-unit building in Southeast and Northeast Portland. One duplex is in Nort

A longtime state judge in Salem is under investigation after he allegedly used vulgarities to refer to a prosecutor and a fellow judge, both women, during a judicial conference in central Oregon last month, sources say. A spokesperson for the Oregon Judicial Department confirmed Monday that a judicial fitness complaint

Oregon State University’s latest trial reveals that common fungicides aren’t boosting winter wheat yields against stripe rust. Timing and scouting are key for managing this persistent disease.

May 7-13 – Juan Alfredo Montes-Hurtado, 36, of McMinnville, was arrested for DUII. – Taylor Michelle Corder, 32, of Newberg, was arrested for third-degree theft. – James Keith Smith, 42, of Newberg, was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender. – John Albert Markin, 30, of Vancouver,...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Benton County’s Natural Areas, Parks & Events Department is preparing for a Memorial Day tradition: placing flags on the graves of military veterans laid to rest at Crystal Lake Cemetery. Members of the Oregon National Guard, alongside Benton County leaders, local veterans services providers and...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Freshman left-hander Trey Morris struck out six over 5 2/3 innings and Josh Proctor drove in four runs as No. 7 Oregon State cruised past Air Force 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Morris (6-0) was dominant from the jump, allowing just...

Mark Thorsell recounts his service with the Navy’s elite Seawolves helicopter squadron during the Vietnam War. He describes combat missions, surviving enemy fire and transporting Navy SEALs in dangerous conditions. Vietnam veteran from Oregon shares story from elite Seawolves squadron. A Salem veteran who served with t

STAYTON, Ore. - A 77-year-old man suffered serious injuries after a head-on crash on a bridge near Stayton on May 17, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office. Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said deputies responded to Stayton Scio Road around 9:17 a.m. after a caller reported the crash blocked the bridge and

SALEM — A recent cleanup under Salem’s bridges has reopened a familiar question for the city and state: What is the point of spending public money to clear camps if no one keeps them from coming back?. The Oregon Department of Transportation recently cleared camping areas under downtown...