Missing person alert for man believed traveling near Lebanon
LEBANON, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) issued a missing person alert Wednesday for a man believed to be traveling on highways north and south of Lebanon. Authorities are searching for Joe Morgan, who is described as a white man, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing...
FOUND: Police K-9 disappeared from Newberg during morning thunderstorm
Yamhill County deputies are searching for a missing Belgian Shepherd police K-9 that disappeared during overnight thunderstorms in Newberg, Oregon.
Clackamas County suburbs grapple with new housing laws that limit public involvement
The recurring process where neighbors oppose and appeal proposals for dense development near their homes has been upended by state law and the cities of West Linn, Lake Oswego and Wilsonville are grappling with the ramifications. A new Oregon law limits who gets notified of plans for residential development in...
Oregon landfill won’t tell county where its ‘garbage juice’ goes amid expansion push
A lack of transparency is raising concerns for nearby residents.
Police: Man arrested after fentanyl, meth found during traffic stop in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A man was arrested after drugs were found during a traffic stop early Thursday morning, according to the Salem Police Department. At about 2:19 a.m., officers stopped 43-year-old Joshua Walker in the 600 block of Greencrest Street Northeast. Police said officers learned Walker had three outstanding
Lightning-linked fire calls and power outages as storms hit Oregon, SW Wash.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — People are waking up to thunder and lightning across western Oregon and southwest Washington. Thunderstorms began developing around 3 a.m. near Salem and have been slowly moving northwest over the past couple of hours. KATU News is tracking several fire calls and power outages attributed...
A Man Built This Tiny Oregon Railroad In 1954 And Families Still Ride It...
Some Oregon destinations begin with investors, development plans, marketing studies, and carefully drawn blueprints. Shady Dell Train Park began with one man imagining a place where families could sit beneath the trees, unpack a picnic, watch miniature locomotives roll past, and learn why trains had fascinated generati
Middle School Seeks Athletic Director; World Cup Finale Watch Party
Siuslaw Middle School is looking for a new teacher, coach and athletic director following the resignation of Jeromy Graybill. Graybill, who has served in those roles since the 2016-17 school year, has accepted a position at Junction City High School. The district has posted the athletic director opening as an internal
Wine Wednesday: Method Oregon spotlights locally-made bubbles
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bubbly weekend awaits in the Willamette Valley for Method Oregon. The three-day event from July 24-26 highlights dozens of wineries from across the state that are focused on making world-class traditional method sparkling wine. The celebration includes a Sparking School, a Bubbles Block Party.
Drone, crews locate 1.4-acre brush fire in Lebanon; cause under investigation
LEBANON, Ore. — Tuesday evening, the Lebanon Fire District was dispatched to the second fire in three days in the area of Brewster Road and E. Grant Street. Crews responded around 7:25 p.m. on July 14 to the fire, which was initially dispatched as a smoke investigation and elevated to a first alarm fire once the Battal
