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KEIZER, Ore. — As students have started settling into the school year, one local district is taking some extra safety steps. Salem-Keizer middle schools will be getting weapons detectors over the course of this school year, just one year after they were installed in the high schools. The district’s...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two months after a bullet struck a Salem home, authorities announced the arrest of a suspect behind the gunfire. The case goes back to July 13, when Salem police responded to reported gunfire near a home on Park Avenue Northeast. On the scene, officers found...

Albany parents are saying their children come back from school hungry due to not having a long enough lunch period, but the school district said lunch periods are actually longer than what parents think.

The Samaritan Pharmacy will begin opening on Sundays, Samaritan Health Services announced. Located on the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus in Corvallis, the pharmacy’s hours beginning Monday, Sept. 21 will be 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed 1-2 p.m.) weekends. The decision to extend...

First Baptist Church slates myriad activities as part of the United Nations International Day of Peace. A local church has jumped onto a bandwagon sweeping much of Yamhill County with a series called “Seeking Peace” that is designed to invoke the thought in the county’s citizenry. First...

Parole violation — Ronnie Joe Davis, 31, no known address. Parole and probation officers arrested Davis Tuesday on a parole violation for first-degree sexual abuse. Davis was lodged in the Jackson County Jail without bail. Unlawful use of fire, criminal trespass — Noe Granados-Alvarez, 25, of the 1500 block...

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A driver was arrested for impaired driving and three residents were displaced after a car crashed into a Corvallis home on Sunday evening, according to the Corvallis Fire Department. CFD officials said fire crews responded at about 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 14 to a report of...

Top rodeo competitors from across the Pacific Northwest will descend on Salem this weekend for the 2025 Northwest Professional Rodeo Association Finals. The Sept. 19-20 event represents the culmination of a year-long competition circuit, which included the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo in July. Rodeo performances are...

(This story has been updated to include additional information) The Marion County Sheriff's Office had reopened the area around the 5300 block of State Street in east Salem as of 7 p.m. Sept. 17 after responding to a disturbance at a home. The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post just before 6 p.m. there was a...