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Talk about long meetings. After a four-hour public hearing about plans for a large church campus in rural North Albany, the Benton County Planning Commission postponed a decision until May 5. Northside Christian Church wants to build the campus at 4500 Powers Ave. NW. It would be built in two...

Town hall planned to discuss VA closure in McMinnville.

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Thanks to its annual Oktoberfest, the small town of Mt. Angel, Oregon, is hardly flying below the regional radar. But the Willamette Valley town of just 2,400 residents packs a pleasantly surprising year-round culinary punch. Sure, you can still track down a brat and a doppelbock in March, but do a little digging and...

Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson says her office has convened a grand jury to investigate Oregon State Hospital and will likely issue a report by the end of the year. Clarkson says she has grown increasingly concerned in recent years that the state’s flagship psychiatric hospital, which has its...

There’s something deeply satisfying about finding a place that delivers exactly what it promises without making you work too hard for it. The Corvallis Riverfront Trail in Corvallis, Oregon is that rare gem where the effort-to-reward ratio is so skewed in your favor that you’ll wonder if you’re somehow cheating at...

Dek: Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack will retire May 22 after more than five years leading the department, closing a tenure defined by strategic planning, body-worn camera deployment and ongoing staffing pressure. Decision Snapshot. FAQ’s. Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack will retire effective May 22, ending a...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Newberg-Dundee ranked fifth among Oregon’s safest cities in 2026, according to an annual report released by SafeWise, a national home security research organization. The combined community posted a violent crime rate of 1.22 per 1,000 residents and a property crime rate of 10.65 per 1,000 — figures...

The group that led the gas tax referendum effort is suing Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read in federal court after a Marion County judge ruled against it in a suit over legislation that moved the vote from November to May earlier this month. The new lawsuit, filed on March...

The beleaguered Oregon State Hospital, which has struggled to stay in federal compliance for years, is facing yet another investigation into its operations, this time from very close to home. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson announced Friday that her office would conduct a grand jury inquiry into the...