UPDATE: DEPUTIES SEARCHING FOR A MISSING 68-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S IN MARION...
MARION COUNTY, OR — UPDATE: At approximately 6:24 p.m., on Friday, August 8, 2025, Debra was located and has been transported to the hospital for evaluation. No further updates are available at this time. The Marion County Sheriff's Office is reporting that: Deputies are currently searching outside of the...
Oregon ethics commission pursues legislative action, further revision on meetings policy
Leaders of Oregon’s Government Ethics Commission agreed Friday that there isn’t enough clarity surrounding their recently-acquired power to ensure public officials only make governing decisions in front of their constituents, leaving the door open for future legislative action or additional guidance from the...
Woodburn’s farmworker housing numbers grow with the help of state funding
Farmdale Apartments will receive funding as part of investment from Oregon Housing and Community Services. The number of farmworker housing units in Woodburn will soon receive a major boost. The Farmdale Apartments in Woodburn is one of 10 housing developments statewide to receive funding as part of a $160 million...
Guatemalan blueberry pickers detained by ICE in targeted arrests near Woodburn, attorneys say
Legal advocates are sounding the alarm after they say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a group of farmworkers near Woodburn on their way to work Thursday morning.
Extreme heat warning issued for Oregon from Sunday to Tuesday – temperatures up to...
On Friday at 2:01 p.m. an extreme heat warning was released by the National Weather Service valid from Sunday noon until Tuesday 5 a.m. for West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn counties and Lane County Cascade Foothills.
Benton County program exceeds goal, helps 122 people transition from homelessness
A collaborative housing initiative in Benton County has successfully moved 54 households from homelessness into stable housing over the past year. The effort surpassed the program’s original target and provided new homes for 122 individuals, including 53 children. The Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool Program, launched...
Salem Police Arrest Man in Connection with Missing Child Case
SALEM, Ore. — A Salem man is in custody after police located a missing 11-year-old girl with him in a secluded area Monday evening, August 5. The girl had been reported missing just after 5 p.m. from her home near Lansing and Kathleen Avenues NE. Salem Police launched a large-scale search, including canvassing...
Quick arrest in Corvallis after robbery of 81-year-old man
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A robbery near NW 14th Street and NW 14th Place in Corvallis led to the arrest of a suspect on Friday afternoon, according to the Corvallis Police Department. CPD officials said that the incident involved a male suspect in his 20s assaulting and robbing 81-year-old Robert Henderson....
Her job: Enforcing city’s no-camping rules
Marimar Moreno, Albany’ park service officer, was walking along the Dave Clark Riverfront Path on Thursday afternoon. She was checking the path ahead of concert night at Monteith Riverpark. The city hired Moreno three years ago, but somehow I had never run into her before Thursday. I stopped the...
Missing 61-year-old woman found dead in Wilsonville
A 61-year-old woman previously reported missing at the end of last month was found dead in Wilsonville Thursday afternoon, police said.
