Salem OR

It is much more comfortable out there Tuesday compared to Monday! Metro area afternoon temperatures are running 10-15 degrees cooler. Our Mother Nature-powered air conditioner has flipped back on- maybe you noticed the breezier conditions as cooler marine air is pouring back into the region. Still- some areas have alre

A man was taken into custody after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said he left a dog inside a hot truck, resulting in the animal’s death.

Bridge work south of Salem will close lanes on both the northbound and southbound sides of Interstate 5 from June 21-24. The overnight closures begin June 21, with short closures, and from June 22-24, the interstate will be closed to northbound and southbound traffic from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. between exits 252 and exit 24

Just to follow up: The low tree I ran into on Albany’s Dave Clark Path on Wednesday evening is gone. The tree, or thick branch or limb, was hanging over the low point of the path near Sherman Street. On a bike ride Wednesday evening, my helmeted head slammed into it at what I guess was about 10 miles per hour.

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A recovery effort is underway in Marion County after a stolen car ended up in the Willamette River over the weekend. FOX 12 spoke to neighbors in the area who said they have many questions, but the biggest is how the car got there in the first place.

A vehicle was reported stolen out of Salem, Oregon, and authorities began investigating. Little did they know that the car, a gray sedan, was shortly after found in a local river, submerged, waiting for someone ... Read more

Trader Joe’s is growing its Oregon footprint with two new stores. The California-based grocer — perhaps best known for its private-label snacks, frozen meals and grab-and-go offerings — operates more than 600 locations nationwide. Sixteen of those grocery stores are in Oregon, with another pair on the way.

A man was arrested and charged after allegedly leaving a dog inside a hot car for nearly 2 1/2 hours, resulting in the dog's death and subsequent disposal behind a Marion County bar. A man has been arrested and charged after reportedly leaving a dog inside a hot car on...

MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Just short of 240 runners took to the McKenzie River Trail last Saturday for the annual McKenzie River Trail Run, filling almost all of the event's permitted capacity and continuing a tradition that's made the race Oregon's oldest continuously held ultramarathon. Now in its 36th year, the 50-kilometer.

LINN COUNTY, Ore. — Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle-versus-motorcycle crash on Highway 164 near milepost 7 in Linn County. Police said a green Dodge Ram driven by Jason Richard Jones, 47, of Albany, was westbound on Hwy 164 near Albany when it collided with a red Honda mo