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Salem short-term rental operators will soon face a new city fee after the Salem City Council gave final approval Monday to Ordinance Bill No. 4-26, extending the city’s Tourism Promotion Area assessment to short-term rentals and accessory short-term rentals. The ordinance passed March 23 and brings Airbnb- and...

NEWBERG, Ore. — The City of Newberg has a new face leading its Public Works Department, and he hit the ground running before his first week was even out when a water main broke on Sheridan Street in mid-March. “For us, emergencies don’t stop,” said Newberg’s new Public Works...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Public concerns about the potential for future mountain biking at Bob & Crystal Rilee Park persisted during the Chehalem Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors’ March meeting. The CPRD Board of Directors met March 26 for its regularly scheduled board meeting to hear from...

At least one person died in a crash that closed Interstate 5 northbound in Woodburn for more than three hours March 30, police said. The collision occurred just south of Exit 271 at around 8 p.m., an Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson said. Crews closed two of the highway's three lanes until 10 p.m.,...

The Salem Police Department (SPD) discovered dozens of equipment, driver, and carrier violations during a recent commercial vehicle inspection operation. The commercial vehicle inspection operation took place on March 26, 2026, near Hawthorne Avenue NE and Market Street NE in Salem, Oregon. Police stopped qualifying...

Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport will host its annual science fair and open house Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hatfield Marine Science Day is a free, family-friendly event showcasing the diverse marine science and engineering research happening on the Hatfield campus....

SALEM, Ore. — On March 28, 2026, officers arrested Romel Villarreal, 35, of Salem, in connection with a fatal crash that occurred earlier this morning on Lancaster Drive NE. The victim, Daniel Lewis, 54, of Salem, was pronounced deceased at the scene. At approximately 3:28 a.m., officers responded to...

A Sunday evening domestic disturbance call on a rural stretch near Aumsville escalated into a deadly-force response involving Marion County deputies, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were dispatched at about 7:08 p.m. on March 29 to a home in the 12000 block of West Stayton Road for a reported...

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...