Two-alarm Salem mobile home fire displaces 8 people, 3 pets
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - On Sunday, crews responded to a large fire involving two mobile homes, a carport, multiple vehicles, and several large cedar trees, according to the Salem Fire Department. The first crew responded at about 6:36 p.m. to find heavy fire conditions and called for a second alarm,...
$2.7 Million Investment to Expand Senior Services in Salem-Keizer
SALEM, Ore.—The Mountain West Center for Community Excellence (MWCCE) is deepening its longtime support of Center 50+ by partnering with Friends of Center 50+, the nonprofit arm of the senior center, to expand programs and services for older adults across Salem-Keizer. Mountain West Investment Corporation has pledged...
The Pastrami Sandwich At This No-Frills Bakery In Oregon Is So Good, You’ll Drive...
Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come from the most unassuming places, and White Rabbit Bakery in Aurora, Oregon is living proof that you should never judge a sandwich by its cover – or rather, a bakery by its modest exterior. Let me tell you about a place where...
TSB Realty Closes Sale of 221-Bed Student Housing Near Oregon State
TSB Realty has completed the sale of The Union Corvallis, a 68-unit, 221-bed luxury student housing property located near the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon. Cardinal Group Companies (CGC) purchased the property. “The Union has an exceptional reputation in the market and a strong operational...
Time to brush up on roundabout rules
As you may have read here before, Albany is about to get another traffic roundabout. Judging by how befuddled a few drivers still seem to be by these features on our streets, it might be worth another look at how to use them. ODOT has just opened a big roundabout...
Woodburn School District to provide free supplies for all students this year
Woodburn School District students will be starting the school year off with full backpacks. Superintendent Juan Larios has announced that for the fifth year in a row the district will be purchasing and providing free school supplies for every student. Larios says that it is a district priority that every Woodburn...
Handyman Thief Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison
OREGON CITY, OR – A handyman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing a $44,000 Rolex watch from a Lake Oswego home, where he had worked. Mickal Ivan Reutov, 34, was sentenced in the Clackamas County Circuit Court during a video conference, while he sat in the Oregon State Penitentiary serving a...
Man arrested after ‘violent’ assault, robbery near Salem park
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an assault and robbery near a Salem park, according to the Salem Police Department. Frank Donovan Eckel is facing charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. Police say the charges stem from...
Salem Police Chief Says City Needs 60 More Officers
SALEM, Ore. — A call for help, from Salem’s Police Chief. Trevor Womack told the Salem city council:. “Out of Oregon’s 8 largest cities we’re at the bottom for the staffing ratio officers per thousand people . When it comes to violent crime in Oregon, we have the second highest rate only behind Portland. Independent...
OSU research lab experiments with storm surge and coastal housing
Doctorate students at Oregon State University have conducted an experiment to see how houses in coastal communities hold up to storm surge. The experiment was held Aug. 6 at the Hinsdale Research Lab in Corvallis. It holds the largest tsunami basin in the world, which is capable of multidirectional wave generation.