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SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon legislators returned to Salem for three days of committee meetings to prepare for the 2026 short legislative session, which begins Feb. 2. The main goal of the 2026 session is to rebalance Oregon’s budget after state officials say federal cuts created a $900 million funding gap.

ALBANY, Ore. — At 9:27 a.m. on Tuesday, Albany Fire Department responded to a home on Water Avenue NE with reports of fire. Crews located fire burning on the exterior and interior of a single-story home. The sole occupant of the house was not home at the time of the fire.

ST. PAUL, Ore. — Amazing America 250 celebrates America’s 250th anniversary through stories of amazing local people, pride and our shared American history. Click HERE to watch the documentary 'The Price of Freedom: Stories Behind America's Most Sacred Places' on YouTube now. William Cannon was born in 1755...

LINN COUNTY, Ore. — The Linn County Sheriff's Office reports that on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 4:09 p.m., the Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls from residents located in the 41700 block of Upper Berlin Drive, outside of Sweet Home, for a disturbance. It was reported that there was...

Robinson posts 4 pins, one technical fall to join North Medford’s Skyler Hall as tourney champion. Crater sophomore Audrey Robinson didn’t take part in last year’s Lady Dragon Invite, which regularly draws the top girls wrestlers from across the state to compete in Dallas as a primer for the state championships.

SALEM, Ore. — ODOT crews are busy this week on a section of I-5 South of Salem. Drivers should expect overnight closures of I-5 both directions through Wednesday night from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. This Battle Creek Bridge Section of work is part of a much larger vision...

NEWBERG, Ore. — A long process took its first step Monday night as consultants presented initial findings for a potential future clubhouse at Newberg’s public Chehalem Glenn Golf Course. The Chehalem Parks and Recreation District Golf Course Clubhouse Citizens’ Advisory Committee met to review early results and...

Oregon regulators fined a railroad company about $82,000 after its trestle bridge in Corvallis collapsed last January, causing a train derailment that dumped toxic chemicals into the river below. But that railroad company has appealed the fine and disputed even basic facts about what the state says happened. Portland...

NEWBERG, Ore. — The highly anticipated Hawaiian Bros. fast-casual restaurant is set to open its doors and drive-thru for the first time Monday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. We send out a FREE weekly newsletter featuring the previous week’s biggest stories, upcoming events, and other local happenings. Our email newsletter is...

Company officials and community leaders gathered Jan. 12 for the ribbon-cutting of Hunsaker Dental's new 29,841-square-foot location at 835 Commercial St. SE. The office just south of downtown was once the home of Salem's iconic Kwan's restaurant . The pagoda-style restaurant was replaced with the office and medical...