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After 12 years working as a hospice nurse, Christie Rivelli reached her breaking point. The pressure had built since the pandemic, when her workload went from 15 patients at a time to 28. She watched her coworkers quit the profession, and their positions were rarely replaced. Meanwhile, her colleagues in hospice...

On September 17, 2025, at approximately 5:21 p.m., Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 5300 block of State Street NE in Salem. Deputies contacted the victim, who had sustained injuries. The suspect, 54-year-old Eric Palmer of Salem,...

A Salem man was killed in a road rage incident in Idaho after he blocked a road and damaged a car, prompting the other driver to shoot him in self-defense.

The Mid-Willamette Valley grew stronger this year. The numbers prove it. The Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR) said nearly $80 million in new private investment came to the region in fiscal 2025. One hundred thirty-six jobs were added. The work was steady. The results were clear. The money came...

P&Q paid visits to Allied Rock and Washington Rock Quarries in the Pacific Northwest this month, along with the Knife River Training Center in Albany, Oregon. Below is a selection of photos from those stops, but be sure to look for in-depth coverage of the visits in the magazine in the coming weeks and at...

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Senate has postponed a key vote on Governor Tina Kotek’s $4.3 billion transportation package, further delaying action on one of the most contentious pieces of legislation this session. The Senate was originally scheduled to convene today, Wednesday, to take up the bill. That...

Woodburn, OR – A Hubbard man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Crosby Road NE in Marion County. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 2:54 a.m. to the 10,700 block of Crosby Rd NE near Woodburn. When...

Albany parents said their children come back from school hungry due to not having a long enough lunch period. Greater Albany Public Schools responded by saying the lunch periods are actually longer than what parents think.

MONMOUTH Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Attorney General is warning folks about an increase of card skimmers at grocery and convenience stores across the state, and the impact on those who use EBT cards to redeem their SNAP benefits. Due to federal funding cuts, the Oregon Department of Human Services...

Nestled less than an hour south of Portland, the city of Woodburn stands as one of Oregon’s agricultural powerhouses. The fields of the Willamette Valley depend heavily on the labor of immigrant and refugee farmworkers, particularly Latino families. For decades, however, these workers faced unsafe conditions, wage...