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Corvallis, OR – Residents across Benton County are being warned today about a phone scam involving callers impersonating sheriff’s deputies. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), scammers are spoofing the agency’s phone number and introducing themselves as “Sgt. Corey.” The callers allegedly claim...

SHERIDAN, Ore. – Oregon environmental regulators have issued one of their largest penalties in recent years, fining wood treatment company Stella-Jones more than $1 million for repeated pollution violations at its Sheridan facility. Yet despite years of contamination concerns, the company will be allowed to continue...

MILLERSBURG, Ore. – A cloud of hazardous materials appeared over ATI Millersburg Operations around 8 p.m. Tuesday night and quickly dissipated within the hour. The materials came from the chemical operation area and Albany Fire’s hazmat team responded to the scene. Albany Fire Lieutenant Greg Sipe, who's a...

The man accused of stabbing his mother in her home near Woodland, Washington was taken into custody Thursday evening, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said.

Marion County is enlisting the support of other local governments as it seeks to clarify its obligations under Oregon’s sanctuary law. The county has asked others to sign onto a letter in support of litigation it filed last month against the state of Oregon and the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit asks a...

There were minor changes implemented to the drafts proposing new districts, and even a shift to five classifications, in Oregon high school sports. On Monday, the classification and districting committee of the Oregon School Activities Association met and discussed minor edits to the previously displayed proposals....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six patients were taken to the hospital after what authorities said was a hazardous materials incident in Albany Tuesday night. According to the Albany Fire Department, firefighters responded around 8:30 p.m. at the ATI Millersburg Operations. Eleven patients were evaluated, with six taken to...

Each fall, Salem-Keizer Public Schools notifies families to address units of study in accordance with state law, that encompass age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education, HIV/AIDS and STD prevention that will be taught throughout the school year. Annual notification were shared with all elementary families...

It has been 26 years since Leona LeClair Kinsey (Puyallup) of La Grande, Oregon, joined the legions of Indigenous women who have vanished without a trace. Kinsey’s daughter, Carolyn DeFord (Puyallup), is still searching for answers, a search that has also drawn her into fighting for justice for Indigenous people.

Two Grand Ronde Tribal artists -- Steph Littlebird of Salem and Stephanie Craig of Dayton -- are among 14 who have been selected to receive grants from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights grants program. According to its press release, OCF’s Creative Heights initiative “has invested roughly $1 million...