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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The City of Salem is extending a pilot program that forgives certain code enforcement liens after property owners clean up neglected properties. The extension follows what city officials describe as early success in returning long-vacant and nuisance properties to productive use. The Salem City Cou

DAYTON, Ore. — Firefighters worked to put out a fire that sparked on an island in the Willamette River near Dayton on Tuesday night. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Oregon State Fire Marshal to investigate the cause of the fire. The fire was reported...

Trader Joe’s is expanding its Oregon footprint with two new locations, one in Keizer and another in Bend, marking this the most significant growth in years by the grocery chain in the state. Both stores are in the early stages of development, with no official opening dates yet announced, but permits and plans are alrea

The Oregon State Beavers have added another commitment to their 2027 recruiting class. On Wednesday, Desert Vista High School (Phoenix, Arizona) safety Eli Toms announced his commitment to Oregon State. Toms picked the Beavers over offers from Hawaii, Idaho, San Diego State, and Tulane. He took an official visit to Cor

Its humanoid robot, Digit, is designed to perform arduous tasks in factories and warehouses.

An Albany church’s plan to build a worship center has stirred up residents who think the plan would irreparably alter their semi-rural neighborhood. Signs opposing the development have popped along neighborhood roads. I saw the signs when I got on the bike on Tuesday. Here’s a segment:. As...

CORVALLIS — Reser Stadium will have new turf this fall. But the playing surface will not have “a ton different” than the previous design, according to Oregon State coach JaMarcus Shephard. “There really won’t be much different,” Shephard told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Tuesday. “As of right now,...

Marion County, along with a collection of Santiam Canyon cities and agencies, submitted a formal letter June 22 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging it to cancel any deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir in 2026 and reevaluate future draining plans. The letter, which cites serious risks to downstream drinking water

During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially, pricing out many would-be buyers and sellers and slowing the market to a craw

Oregon officials are warning about the spread of an invasive insect spreading across the Willamette Valley.