Salem OR

For those of us who call Oregon home, a threat lurks off our coast: the Cascadia Subduction Zone. It’s not a matter of if — it’s when. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management reports there is a strong chance of a magnitude 7.1 or greater quake hitting our region within the next 50 years. When it happens, water...

NEWBERG, Ore. (KATU) — A tragic pilot training flight conducted by the Ascend Pilot Academy has led to a lawsuit seeking $57 million in damages. The crash resulted in the deaths of Certified Flight Instructor Michele Cavallotti and student pilot Barrett Bevacqua. Plaintiff Hurd, who was a passenger observer on the...

ALBANY Ore. (KPTV) - On Tuesday morning, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) workers cleaned up about 200 feet of pumpkin seeds that were spilled across a road between Albany and Corvallis. Crews arrived at the scene on U.S. 20 at milepost three between Albany and Corvallis around 9:15 a.m. and...

Those in need of a morning bagel in Salem will have a new go-to option very soon. Northwest Bagels operates out of a private bakery in the city, and is soon to open a location at 190 High Street SE, according to a report from The Statesman Journal. The new shop will serve NY-style bagels with locally sourced...

Salem, Ore. – Oregon lawmakers will meet with families, education experts and community leaders Tuesday evening, to discuss the Governor’s executive order creating phone-free schools. The virtual roundtable will focus on how families and districts can successfully carry out the order to remove students’ cell phones...

One clear day in the small town of Monmouth, 69-year-old Susan Gallagher, a caregiver recently evicted from her home, drove a faded-brown 1998 Chevy pickup truck to a local church. Her pillow lay on the passenger seat, where she sleeps among her belongings, near a bottle of hand sanitizer, a box of tissues and a tiny...

NEWBERG, Ore. - The Whitman College women's tennis team concluded an excellent weekend of action at the ITA Fall Northwest Regional Championship. Nana Vang won the singles title and teamed up with Sascha Wells for a doubles crown, and Leah Lovato won the B draw consolation championship. "It was an...

At San Diego Mesa College, preparation is the heartbeat of the cross country program. Head coach Sean Ricketts makes sure his athletes don’t just compete in familiar grounds but also gain experience on the road. This past weekend, the Olympians traveled to Western Oregon University for the annual Michael Johnson...

As scheduled, a contractor’s crew replaced the Periwinkle Creek crossing on the Union Pacific Railroad’s mainline in Albany on Sunday. From what I could see from the Pine Street pedestrian crossing, where I happened to be on a bike ride about 4 p.m., the new bridge including railings had been installed by then....

Oregon State starting quarterback Maalik Murphy’s health is in question with week six looming. The quarterback suffered a hand injury in Oregon State’s 27-24 loss to Houston on Friday night. Beavers head coach Trent Bray said Monday that Murphy didn’t practice with the team Sunday. Bray did not divulge further...