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(TNS) — Albany is out four figures after suspending its contract with Flock Safety, which operates license plate-reading cameras. Terminating the contract early will cost around $7,000, according to City Manager Peter Troedsson. It had been up for renewal in December, and using the company's system cost the city around

((Left) Freedom in Paris book page spread (right) Mary Marquiss| Photos courtesy of Mary Marquiss) Mary Marquiss has been an art teacher and artist for 30 years and is the forthcoming author of Behind the Painting – An Artist’s Memoir. Through serious life challenges, including divorce, family suicide...

(This story has been updated to include additional information) Highway 22 temporarily reopened 6 miles west of Detroit after a crash on the afternoon of June 17, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT said the crash happened at milepost 45. The crash involved a semitruck rolling over. Crews were

Central Oregon is facing critical fire weather conditions with a Red Flag Warning in effect for the Ochoco National Forest and surrounding areas, including Bend, due to strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures. Central Oregon is facing critical fire weather conditions in and around the Ochoco National Forest,

Oregon lawmakers just bulked up the state’s antitrust muscle, signing off on 16 new positions for the Oregon Department of Justice’s antitrust division and signaling they plan to play a much bigger role in policing corporate power. The Emergency Board on Wednesday approved a staffing package that, once...

SALEM — With much of the Northwest facing heightened wildfire risk this summer, Oregon’s top fire officials expect to vie with surrounding states for firefighters and equipment. Most of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Northern California are considered to be at risk of “significant wildland fire potential” starting next.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a plane crash near McMinnville.

State officials announced Wednesday that they have named a new superintendent to lead the beleaguered Oregon State Hospital, which has faced significant leadership turnover and cultural and operational issues in recent years. Sean Murphy, a longtime healthcare administrator who most recently served as the deputy assist

What will become of Albany’s Carnegie Library downtown? City officials hope they might have some idea about the branch’s future in three years. That, at least, is the goal now baked into the city’s strategic plan, a compilation of the Albany City Council’s and the city administration’s intentions over the next few year

All lanes of Interstate 5 will close south of Salem during overnight hours Sunday and into next week as the Oregon Department of Transportation removes the old Battle Creek Road Bridge. This is phase 1 of a larger project to widen I-5 to have three lanes in both directions from...