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Seeing a rat in the yard - or worse, inside your home - can be an alarming experience. And for good reason. "Rats are very intelligent and resourceful," said Dana Sanchez, Extension wildlife specialist with Oregon State University. "Simply putting down a trap and expecting a rat to fall into it won't work."

City leaders are beginning to explore street fees, fuel taxes and other revenue options as Salem’s transportation fund approaches a projected deficit. Salem needs roughly $11 million more each year just to keep its streets from deteriorating beyond their current condition, city officials told the City Council during a

Shifting animals from one laboratory to another does not reduce suffering so much as relocate it.

The Linn County Alcohol and Drug Program is expanding its Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) Education Program to their Lebanon and Albany locations, in order to provide more convenient class options for community members. The program said DUII education classes, which are required after a court sentence

CORVALLIS — Oregon State maintains its quarterback competition remains a three-man battle following its first scrimmage of fall camp. Maalik Murphy threw a touchdown and Brady Jones threw a pick six during Saturday’s scrimmage, though those were hardly the only notable passes. Murphy, Jones and Braden Atkinson are stil

Crescent Valley High School has withdrawn from T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights Contest due to extensive requirements and staffing challenges.

NEWBERG, Ore. — In a room at the Windrose Conference and Meeting Center in Newberg, a group sits around a large, U-shaped table, walking through a checklist of discussion items before they move to the next room over, where an easel and instructor wait to check up on the group’s German language progress.

Dry and warm conditions are expected to continue today across the Willamette Valley with minimal weather impacts. We anticipate northerly surface winds will maintain daytime highs near seasonal norms, while cool and moist air infiltrates the region each night. This means marine fog is likely to develop along the coast

When you’re driving down 9th Street in Corvallis, you might not be aware of what's lying underneath. Just off of Linden Avenue–within a stone’s throw of a present-day Starbucks and Cold Stone Creamery–something historic was discovered in 2021. A utility crew that was supposed to be digging up a natural gas pipeline fou

Nick's Italian Cafe, the McMinnville restaurant credited with helping launch Oregon's wine tourism industry, has closed permanently, just six months shy of what would have been its 50th anniversary. The closure comes after a failed safety inspection revealed a kitchen ventilation hood so far out of code that fixing it