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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read announced the start of the 2027-2028 Oregon Blue Book Cover Photo Contest today in Salem.The contest seeks photo submissions for the cover of the upcoming edition of the Oregon Blue Book. The Oregon Blue Book, which is the state's official...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The 2026 Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 5, at 1 p.m. in Salem. The annual event, held at the Oregon Public Safety Academy, honors law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. No new names were added to the memorial this year. The post Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony set for May...

( This story has been updated with new information) After an overnight outage, TripCheck traffic information has been restored and is showing current road conditions. Oregon Department of Transportation officials warned the morning of April 30 that the cameras are working, but information may be outdated following overnight server maintenance. They said service was restored and updated at 10:15 a.m. Whitney Woodworth is the...

SALEM, OR – Fifty-four Oregon students are advancing to the National History Day contest after qualifying at the state competition April 11 at Willamette University. About 160 middle and high school students from cities including Portland, Beaverton, Corvallis, Bend and Medford competed in Oregon History Day, presenting documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances and websites based on the theme “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”

Oregon State Police identified the driver who died in an early-morning crash south of Silver Falls State Park on April 29 as 18-year-old Adrian Ramos Monroy of Salem. Police said that Monroy was driving south on Highway 214 near milepost 22 at a “high rate of speed” at 1:48 a.m. when the Subaru WRX he was driving left the road...

OREGON - Eight people face federal charges for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking network that moved methamphetamine and fentanyl from Mexico into California and distributed it across the United States, including Oregon. The organization transported drugs into California from Mexico before distributing them across the country through shipping...

A judge Thursday sentenced the two owners of a Tigard-based real estate investment business to federal prison terms exceeding a prosecutor’s recommendations for bilking investors out of a total of $18 million. U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon called Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Trisotto’s sentencing proposals “just too low.”...

The former Silverton doctor arrested on suspicion of striking and killing a Woodburn man in a 2024 hit-and-run pleaded guilty April 24 to felony hit-and-run charges, according to court documents. Kenneth Kolarsky, 59, faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $125,000, according to court documents. He is scheduled to appear in Marion County court...

Guess what’s back again. It’s our old friend the logjam in the Willamette River under the Albany railroad bridge. It was less than a year ago that the pile of logs and debris that had built up for years in the same spot was cleared away. Over several...

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 nature (sexual abuse, stalking, etc.). Individuals are identified in the log only if...