‘Franklin Reserve:’ Billboard shows the plan
An errand last month took me along Airport Road in Albany, where I was surprised to see a billboard that said the site of a long-planned housing development was for sale. The first time I wrote about this 6.5-acre property was back in 2019. On a bike ride I was impressed by the large number of mature trees in a grove...
Late-night water rescue at Bryant Park prompts Albany Fire response Tuesday
ALBANY, Ore. — The Albany Fire Department responded to Bryant Park on Tuesday for a report of a man and woman in distress. Crews were advised that at least one person was down a river embankment. Crews responded just after 10 p.m. on Feb. 10. AFD dispatched two Rescue...
Salem man shot in the head near In-N-Out, hospitalized
A Salem man was shot in the head and sent to a hospital after driving near the In-N-Out Burger in Keizer on Feb. 9, police said. The man was driving through the intersection of Keizer Station Boulevard and Ulali Drive NE at about 10:15 p.m. when someone shot his car windows while his two children, ages 2 and 7, and...
Renovated 1888 Building Listed $2.59 Million
NEWBERG, Ore. — Newberg’s oldest commercial building is back on the market after nearly two years of renovations that updated two rental units on the upper level and two commercial spaces on the ground floor. Get These Stories First, Right in your Inbox. We send out a FREE...
Salem Police Department Crime Report Shows Drops in Violent Crime in 2025 over 2024
SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Department has released their latest annual report on crime and it does showed marked improvements in major categories. Crime in Salem, Reporting the Trends 2025 take an extensive look at all the major crime categories and it does in fact show how there is a downward trend.
Slight improvements, dip seen in Beaverton, Sherwood and Tigard-Tualatin school districts’ grad rates
Gradation rates rose — and in one case dipped slightly — from the previous year in three eastern Washington County school districts. Still, all remained higher than the state average for the Class of 2025. Data released Jan. 29 by the Oregon Department of Education show 83% of...
News release: OHA Healthy Homes Grant supports recovery housing improvements
KEIZER, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is supporting healthier, safer housing for people in recovery through its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including funding awarded recently to Soaring Heights Recovery Homes in Keizer. The Healthy Homes Grant Program helps organizations make home improvements that reduce...
Wine Wednesday: Oregon Chardonnay Celebration enters 15th year
It's not just red wine taking the spotlight in the Willamette Valley these days.
Lebanon High begins Heath Stadium bleacher demolition, aims for flat ground by month’s end
LEBANON, Ore. — The renovations at Lebanon High School have begun. Last fall we told you about the school's bid to win T-Mobile's Friday Night Lights competition and, while the Warriors didn't walk away with the grand prize, they came away with more than $100,000 to renovate Heath Stadium's aging bleachers.
Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run by a drunk driver in Thurston County
A motorcyclist was severely injured in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver on northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County on Tuesday. The at-fault driver, identified by the Washington State Patrol as ...
