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A 44-year-old man was arrested Thursday and faces charges in connection to the death of a woman whose body was found on Lancaster Drive in Salem.

The permit renewal process for the landfill owned by Phoenix-based Republic Services comes in the middle of an EPA ...

An updated financial forecast predicts Salem will face a $13.8-million budget shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year. Here's what to know.

Thousands of Providence health care workers are striking this morning in the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Here's why.

Oregon lawmakers meeting in a special session Thursday approved spending $218 million to pay off hundreds of unpaid invoices from contractors who worked during the historic 2024 wildfire season ...

The 180 full-time Experiences employees and 248 guides will still receive salaries through March, along with severance pay and health care. Part-time employees will continue to receive benefits ...

Four Oregon lawmakers sent a letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy urging them to stop a controversial plan to kill 450,000 barred owls.

Lawsuits or the threat of them have led to trail closures and a rise in insurance costs for ski areas, outfitters and guides over the past decade.

Oregon is home to the world's largest dark sky sanctuary, so it's no surprise the Beaver State is also home to one of the ...

The woman died after being attacked by two pigs who were roaming near her home, according to Pataskala police.

Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make upgrades to the buildings.