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Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Latest developments in Roseburg's Mt. Nebo wildfire. Plus, a cougar sighting near Corvallis homes. Meteorologist Cameron Landfield has weather.

More than 700 nurses working with Samaritan Health Services at two hospitals in the Willamette Valley have reached tentative agreements that promise safer hospitals, better staffing, and more affordable healthcare. This follows months of negotiations that began in March, and the healthcare workers will begin the...

The Oregon Humane Society welcomed more than a dozen dogs from central Texas animal shelters to help make space for pets displaced by the recent flash floods. A total of 16 medium to large dogs were flown to Troutdale from Texas on July 31 before being transported to OHS shelters in Salem and Portland. Texas has seen...

Albany drivers caught by photo radar in the school zone on North Albany Road paid the city almost $150,000 during the last three months of the school year just past. The city of Albany reports receiving $149,133 for 900 speeding tickets on North Albany Road in April, May and June.

Members of a northwest Corvallis neighborhood are feeling uneasy after a cougar was spotted under a porch with the remains of a deer. Restaurant sells out after review by TikTok Food Critic Keith Lee. Updated: 3 hours ago. |. A TikToker with more than 17 million followers, known for his...

A specialty chemical company has agreed to pay half a million dollars for environmental violations at its former plant in the Linn County city of Albany. W.R. Grace operated the facility for 14 years, closing it in December 2024. But EPA investigators say over a five-year period starting in 2019, the company didn’t...

Paradiso's downtown Salem location has permanently closed after "unforeseen staffing challenges," the restaurant announced. "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of Paradiso at the grand theatre," the restaurant wrote in message dated July 30 that was posted on Instagram July 31. The post...

LEBANON Ore. (KPTV) - To keep people safe on the Santiam River during the summer, the Lebanon Fire District’s (LDF) free life jacket stations have proven to be successful. But according to the Fire District, they’re now dealing with a theft problem and may be forced to close the free life jacket program altogether.

Sip cider among the sunflowers at one of the Willamette Valley’s most iconic farms. Wooden Shoe is hosting the Blooms and Brews Festival, set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the farm’s flower fields. This event coincides with Wooden Shoe’s Summer Flowers event, which...

SALEM, OR — This morning, July 31, 2025 the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held the Cherriots Employer Paid Transit Tax Forum and had it open to all Salem Chamber and Keizer Chamber members. 135 people showed up, mostly local business owners, and expressed their concern over this new payroll tax set to be implemented...