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PORTLAND, Ore. - Army water managers will hold two virtual information sessions on Tuesday, May 19, to discuss severe drought conditions and the summer forecast for the Willamette Valley's 13 reservoirs. According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, it is the sixth driest in terms of water year precipitation

(TNS) — It’s been almost a full school year since Greater Albany Public Schools and other school districts approved new restrictions on smartphones in the classroom. According to voices from GAPS, it’s gone off without a hitch. “I really expected more reaction to the policy than I...

Authorities are searching for an 80-year old Lebanon man who was reported overdue after not returning from a hike in the area of Big Meadows Road, east of Idanha in Linn County. According to the Linn County Sheriff, Jerry Highsmith's daughter contacted dispatch Tuesday to report her father went backpacking...

Linn County’s Deputy District Attorney Jessica Cooney referred to the case as "one of the most egregious crimes that could be committed."

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Salem police served a search warrant early this morning in the 1600 block of Madras Street Southeast. Portland ER doctor sentenced to 13 months for leaving Woodburn fatal crash scene. “Several people were detained or taken into custody in connection with an ongoing investigation,” Salem...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Marion County has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its proposal to dramatically lower water levels at Detroit Lake, arguing the agency failed to complete a federally-required turbidity study before moving forward with the project. County commissioners formally a

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland doctor was sentenced to prison Tuesday for a hit-and-run that proved fatal in December 2024. A Marion County judge sentenced Kenneth Kolarsky, 59, to 13 months in prison and three years of post-prison supervision after he pleaded guilty to attempted failure to perform the duties of a driver

The West Linn boys and girls golf teams, competing in the Special District 2 Regionals at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn on Monday, May 11, were determined to get to state — and that’s just what the Lions did. Boys regionals. The West Linn boys, who won...

New research by a George Fox professor is being hailed as a potential landmark breakthrough in the treatment of neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and epilepsy. The work of Robert Melendy — who holds a doctorate and teaches physics, math and engineering at the Newberg school — is being billed as a possible “Holy Gr

TURNER, Ore. — The man behind one of Oregon’s most beloved attractions is being remembered for a lifetime of creativity, persistence and joy. Roger Tofte, the creator of the Enchanted Forest theme park, died in February at age 96. On Tuesday, hundreds of people gathered at the Oregon State Fairgrounds to celebrate his