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Amazon is opening its largest fulfillment center in the Pacific Northwest and building another large e-commerce distribution center in Indiana. The new facility in Woodburn, Oregon, outside of Portland, covers 3.8 million square feet — four times the size of the nearby international airport’s terminals — and will...

Brian Dalton received a Standout Volunteer award from Oregon Main Street for his 430 volunteer hours enhancing downtown Dallas through events, preservation, and community leadership. Dallas, OR. — Official Release: Oregon Main Street announced its 2025 “Excellence on Main” award winners on October 8 during the...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Halfway through the work week, and the weather is remaining dry in the Willamette Valley. Wednesday will be much cooler compared to the 80° temperatures we saw across the metro area on Tuesday. In fact, people can expect high temperatures 10 to 15° cooler than yesterday. High temperatures...

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. Click here for the full story. A Stoller Group development company has broken ground on a $50-million-plus five-story, 118-room hotel at the Evergreen campus that's home to the famous Spruce Goose airplane and other...

I’ve heard people refer to Salem as “The Gateway to Oregon,” and I think we are capable of being so much more than that. It sounds flattering at first thought, but think about what it really means. A gateway isn’t a destination. It’s something you pass through on your way to somewhere else. A “gateway” is a community...

A larger police presence has rapidly changed the dynamics near the ICE facility, shrinking the crowd and stopping some of the conflict. Latest updates: City, state leaders respond to Sec. Noem on Portland protests, ICE building security. Updated: 3 hours ago. |. City and state leaders respond to Homeland Security...

Morning light spills across worn wood, catching the soft grain and the marks of meals shared long ago. The surface holds stories – of flour-dusted hands, steaming coffee, and laughter that lingers long after the plates are cleared. In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, kitchens feel grounded in this kind of...

An Oregon High School is competing for a $1 million prize in a national contest. The winnings would go to a new stadium. Lebanon High School is currently in second place in the T-Mobile 5-G Friday night lights contest. Junior Callie Steinhebel, the captain of the dance team at Lebanon...

The legendary substitute teacher, Hector Cobb, is the most recent winner of the best substitute teacher award in the state of Oregon, and will be honored in a ceremony later this month. Cobb has been a substitute teacher at Cleveland High School for the last 43 years, teaching multiple generations...

The Woodburn Police Department plans to continue its dedicated DUII enforcement officer position for a second year, pending renewal of a state traffic safety grant. At a Sept. 22 city council meeting, the council approved the extension of the program as long as the police department continues to receive funding from...