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SALEM – The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds Cascade Natural Gas customers and community members to share their input on the utility’s proposal to increase customer rates by 15.82 percent. If the hike is approved, it would go into effect October 31. “We want every Cascade Natural...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Benton County Sheriff's Office is set to test the Linn-Benton ALERT system on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. BCSO officials said the test will reach all traditional landlines in the 9-1-1 database across Benton County. Registered devices will also receive the alert. The Linn-Benton ALERT system...

Some places sneak up on you slowly, revealing their charms over time like a good mystery novel. Silverton, Oregon, is not one of those places, it hits you right in the feels the moment you arrive. Located in the Cascade Mountain foothills about 45 minutes southeast of Portland, this town...

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis has become the first hospital in Oregon to receive the IRIS Healthcare Air Quality Seal of Recognition from the International Respiratory Infection Society. The designation recognizes the hospital’s efforts to improve surgical safety through enhanced air quality...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crash at a Silverton apartment complex Thursday evening left one pedestrian dead and another with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Just before 7 p.m., officers responded to reports that a vehicle had hit pedestrians at the Silver Place Apartments. Arriving at the scene,...

A Marion County grand jury has indicted 19-year-old Izaha Gabriel Silva on multiple charges, including second-degree assault, in connection with a late-night shooting just off downtown Salem that left a 24-year-old man wounded in the shoulder. Detectives with the Salem Police Department’s violent crimes unit have...

OREGON, USA — Imagine a time when travel in the Willamette Valley would have only been possible by boat because gigantic icebergs floated across the massive lake that stretched from the Columbia River all the way to Eugene. Rick Thompson is a detective! Not of crime — but of...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Benton County Sheriff's Office has announced a test of the Linn-Benton ALERT system on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 1 p.m. The test will cover all of Benton County. All traditional land phone lines in the 9-1-1 database will receive the message. Those who have registered other devices with...

Walking down Fourth Street towards Madison Avenue in Corvallis you will notice a new sign on the corner of the original JC Penney building. The sign reads “The Plaza.” The glitzy neon-like sign outside reflects the amazing transformation that has happened inside, which is now open for business.