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The Beavers’ top returning tackler was arrested Monday and is accused of one felony, two misdemeanors. Oregon State linebacker Aiden Sullivan was arrested Monday, August 10, for an incident that occurred in April. Corvallis Police Department arrested Sullivan and booked him at Benton County Jail on Monday. He’s accused

MARION COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A 37-year-old man was sentenced to prison after being found guilty in an abuse case, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. Bryon Gilmore was sentenced Thursday to 56 months in prison. A jury found him guilty of unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree animal abuse, menac

The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, has a new name-the North American Aerospace Museum. The museum, which opened in 2001 approximately 50 miles southwest of Portland, is famously known for being the home of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the "Spruce Goose,"-a name that designer Howard

The man accused of smashing a glass display case and stealing a haul of gold during a Christmas Eve heist at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals has been convicted. A Washington County jury found Vincent Charles Roberts II guilty Friday, Aug. 7, of second-degree burglary, first-degree aggravated theft, first-

A train stalled on a Union Pacific-owned rail and blocked traffic Aug. 13 on 12th Street NE between Center Street and the Amtrak station in Salem for about an hour during the early morning commute. About a dozen commuters, passersby and other witnesses told the Statesman Journal the train, which included some cars bea

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Corvallis School District board adopted a resolution Aug. 12 that puts a five-year local option levy renewal on the November 2026 ballot. The levy would renew current local option taxes that voters first approved in 2006 and have renewed three times since then. The proposed rate of $1.50 per $1,00

A discount grocery chain is moving into the building that Rite Aid left behind in Silverton, turning a vacant pharmacy at 626 McClaine St. into the town's newest place to shop for bargain groceries. Grocery Outlet plans to debut the new store on August 20, according to a spokesperson, occupying the former Rite Aid phar

About 1,500 animals were released from a mink farm in Turner early Aug. 13 after someone cut through a section of the facility’s perimeter fence, according to Fur Commission USA, a national trade association representing mink farmers. Cascade Farm has recovered about 80% of the released mink, said Challis Hobbs, the as

The Corvallis Fire Department in Oregon handled an unusual call on August 10 when a kitten got its head stuck inside a hole in a piece of furniture. As reported by UPI , the department’s Station 2 crew was dispatched to the home after receiving reports of the trapped animal. Photos from the scene show firefighters care

Local and federal officials are warning Oregonians about increased bear activity after recently reported encounters and sightings.