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SALEM, Ore. — Beginning June 1, all households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Oregon will be required to complete an interview when applying for or renewing monthly food benefits, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS). The change marks a return to standard f

A pair of Woodburn High golfers made their way through a regional qualifying tournament May 11-12 at Mallard Creek GC to find themselves qualified for the Class 5A State Tournament. Nehemiah Puente will be the in the 5A boys field, while Emma Puente will join her teammate Jaclynn Ybarra in...

Simpson Park, on the Willamette River downstream from Albany, has become a haven for homeless camps, but local authorities are trying again to clear the campers out. Two women went to the Albany City Council Wednesday and spoke on behalf of the people living among the trees and bushes in the undeveloped park. They comp

Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. In Pendleton, the issue of homelessness has permeated the city council race, and leading candidates have vastly different approaches to solving it. Antonio Sierra reports on how homelessness has divided the small Eastern...

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a sensitive

WOODBURN, Ore. (KATU) — Woodburn police responding to an animal complaint found an abandoned dog early Wednesday morning, the department reported on social media. Police said officers found a German shepherd tied to a rock and a parked vehicle in the 600 block of Willow Avenue around 5:20 a.m. Wednesday.

Two lawsuits filed over the past week allege the drinking water systems that serve more than a quarter of a million Willamette Valley residents are being harmed by a federal agency that says it’s trying to help threatened fish. Both lawsuits stem from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’...

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According to the State Department of Agriculture, one horse at a veterinary hospital in Marion County, Oregon, was recently euthanized after contracting strangles. No quarantine has been issued in connection with this case. EDCC Health Watch is an Equine Network marketing program that utilizes information from the Equi

KEIZER, Ore. — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a father hospitalized back in February. Around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Salem Police's SWAT and Keizer police served a search warrant for an apartment in the 1600 block of Madras Street Southeast in Salem. A resident, 20-year-old Ethan Adri