Salem OR

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a plan to drop Detroit Lake to the lowest water level in its history, but in a slow and methodical way intended to avoid impacting drinking water for 210,000 people in Salem and Stayton. The federal agency is taking public comment and holding five public...

Lebanon High School won $131,000 in T-Mobile’s 5G Friday Night Lights contest, finishing second nationally and funding long-needed repairs to Heath Stadium’s condemned grandstands. Lebanon, OR. — On Friday November 15th a presentation ceremony was held at Lebanon High School where T-Mobile’s Rural Market Manager Gary...

McKay High School in Salem was put under lockdown as police initiated a manhunt for a suspect involved in a domestic violence shooting, as KATU News reported. According to details shared by Salem-Keizer Public Schools, the lockdown, which started at around 10:10 a.m. on November 14, lasted until just after noon;...

The days leading up to Christmas in Salem, 1964, were marked by a deceptive calm. A deep snow blanketed the city, promising a picture-perfect holiday. Yet this serenity was a prelude to catastrophe. A sudden, violent thaw unleashed a deluge that would define a generation, turning the Willamette River from a familiar...

On Saturday I figured the Oregon gas tax referendum drive might be gathering signatures outside the Albany City Hall, near where the farmers’ market was going on. Turns out the “No Tax Oregon” group, backers of the referendum, did have signature sheets on hand under a canopy set up in the City Hall Plaza. When I...

As we look at the latest data for the beautiful Willamette Valley, it appears we're in for a rather unsettled and damp spell as we head through the next several days. Right now, we're seeing cloudy skies dominate, and the chance for rain is quite significant, especially as we kick off the forecast period. We'll be...

One of Oregon’s top track and field athletes is headed to the Great Lakes State. On Sunday morning, Newberg senior Sophia Castaneda announced that she has signed her letter of intent to compete in track and field at the University of Michigan. If you purchase a product or register...

A recent query posted on social media has sparked a discussion about the feasibility of delivering food to a patient in a hospital through DoorDash. The original poster's friend is currently admitted to Salem Hospital and is expected to stay there for at least a week. The question posed was whether it is possible to...

Letitia Carson Elementary and Cheldelin Middle School are closing June 2026. The Corvallis School Board came to the decision to address the $4 million budget shortfall and continued declining enrollment.

MARION COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A 40-year-old man was arrested after a standoff on Thursday night in Scotts Mills, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. Just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, deputies were sent to a home near 2nd Street and C Street to arrest a man wanted on multiple driving charges,...