Salem OR

As overnight temperatures are expected to dip into the lower-to-mid-30s over the next several days, officials around the Willamette Valley are working to open warming shelters for those in need of help.

Robin Buckingham, principal of Claggett Creek Middle School, has been named the 2026 Oregon Middle School Principal of the Year by The Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators, a subset of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA). This prestigious honor, announced by COSA Executive Director...

A Salem business is accusing the city of retaliating against them for complaining to elected leaders about the city's sign code and is now ordering them to add fire hydrants to their back property — a project they say will cost them more than $300,000. Melissa Pollman, co-owner of Storage 4 Less and ConKraft...

A Salem woman was arraigned Dec. 29 at the Marion County Court Annex on charges connected to the death of her mother . At about 1:43 a.m. on Dec. 27, Salem Police responded to a crash in the 1800 block of Lancaster Drive NE. Police said a Nissan sedan, driven by 33-year-old Karlie Dolan, was going northbound on...

– Javon Quentin Lockhart, 21, of Newberg, was arrested for assaulting a public safety officer. No bail was set and he received an undisclosed sentence on the charge. – Megan Alizabeth Rainey, 34, of Newberg, was arrested on a warrant from Yamhill County Circuit Court for violating a release agreement after being...

Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 502-538-8321 and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at...

A deadly episode involving a suspected drunk driver has left one individual dead and another facing serious charges. According to a social media post from the Salem Police Department, Karlie Dolan, 33, of Salem, was arrested after being involved in a fatal crash this past weekend. The accident took place...

At long last, there is light at the end of the tunnel for Susan and Dwight Sheets. The historic Santiam Pass Ski Lodge is in the final phase of a seven-year restoration. Restored lodge is expected to open to the public around Christmas 2026. The project has raised $1.36 million,...

Dozens of road construction projects in the Mid-Willamette Valley are scheduled to get underway in 2026, including the Center Street Bridge in Salem, a roundabout at Highway 22 and Kings Valley Highway and the Scotts Mills Bridge. Many visible road construction projects are continuing like the Aurora-Donald...

ST. LOUIS—Being closer to family proved to be the biggest motivation for moving in 2025, although job-related relocation still plays a significant role. The 49th Annual National Movers Study from United Van Lines found nearly one-third (29%) of those tracked for the study cited family as the reason for relocating,...