Salem OR

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people and dogs were rescued near the Willamette River in Albany late Tuesday night. According to the Albany Fire Department, crews responded to Bryant Park just after 10 p.m. after reports of a man and woman in distress. Two rescue watercrafts, three ambulances and...

Salem’s economic picture, as described Thursday at the Capacity Commercial Real Estate Economic Forum, came through as a blend of stability and constraint: steady demand in parts of the market, limited new supply in others, and a common warning that timelines and costs, especially for tenant improvements and...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Cooler and wet weather returns to the Pacific Northwest on Friday and lasts through the weekend. Temperatures are expected to sit slightly lower than the average of 51 degrees, with highs in the upper 40s along the valley. Rain is expected to become more widespread later in the day and will...

Sheridan Fruit Company struggled after COVID and fought to stay open, but it will now close after more than a century in business.

DALLAS (OR) – Gregory James Paul Chaplin, 39, has been sentenced to serve 48 months in prison for assault and strangulation arising out of a December, 2025 incident in West Salem. Chaplin, of northeast Salem, was sentenced by Polk County Circuit Judge Rafael A. Caso, after a jury unanimously...

An Oregon program set up 30 years ago to control health care costs will continue for now, as a push by the Oregon Health Authority to phase out the program has stalled in the face of opposition. Agency leadership had backed legislation, House Bill 4003, that critics say would have...

Public comment so far has been mixed on whether state officials should approve the proposed absorption of Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services by MultiCare, which operates 12 hospitals in Washington state. The proposed deal would bring the dominant health care provider in Oregon’s central Willamette Valley under...

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists are raising alarms about the planet's trajectory towards a “hothouse” Earth. According to OSU officials, feedback loops could amplify global warming consequences, pushing Earth closer to destabilization. The study, published in the journal One Earth, highlights...