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SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2021 murder and attempted murder at a Salem hotel, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office said on Thursday, a judge sentenced 34-year-old Antonio Soto to life in prison....

By early May, 74 new shelter and transitional housing units will be ready for veterans and medically fragile people experiencing homelessness in Salem. The Capital Inn & Suites on Fisher Road NE near Sunnyview Road in northeast Salem was purchased by the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency and will be turned into...

North Salem graduate Eimy Martinez won the 3,000-meter event Saturday at the Oregon Preview track and field meet. The Oregon State runner turned in a time of 9:48.65 to win the event at Hayward Field in Eugene. Her time was the sixth-best in school history. “It was a good race....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State Police say that a crash between two cars near milepost 152 in Lincoln County on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, killed one person and hurt three others. Authorities say that Ashlee Christine Hayden, 32, of Tidewater, died at the scene around 3:30 p.m. when...

The OSAA held the 2022-23 dance/drill state championships on Friday and Saturday at the Salem Pavilion in Salem. Check out a full list of the results from the event:. 1. Addison Schrotzberger (Scappoose) 2. Kaylie Schrotzberger (Scappoose) 3. Princess Fraire (Scappoose) 4. Stella Neville (Philomath) 5. Taylor Anderson (Astoria) 6....

SALEM – The Southern Oregon women's golf team knocked out two program milestones in one round with a big finish Sunday at the Willamette Valley Cup. Haley Brown became the Raiders' first medalist and led the team to its first tournament title at Creekside Golf Club. Brown, a junior from Gold Hill, closed with a 7-over-par 79 and finished at 20-over in the two-round event to top a field of 22.

The Salem-Keizer Public Schools governing board is now allowing in-person public comment for the first time in more than six months — but it comes with restrictions. And there seems to be no specific plan from the board on when they plan to fully reopen their required public meetings in-person to the public.

LINCOLN COUNTY, OR - The Oregon State Police is reporting that on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at approximately 3:28 P.M., OSP responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101, near milepost 152, in Lincoln County. The preliminary investigation indicated a white Subaru Impreza WRX, operated by Ashlee Christine Hayden, 32,...

Salem, Ore. — The City of Salem has entered the fourth and final phase of its restoration project in the Willamette Slough. This year’s effort starts with replanting. Next week our contractor, Integrated Resource Management (IRM), will be on site planting 12,850 native bareroot plants along the banks of the slough to help combat future re-infestation by Ludwigia and other invasive plants. Work will begin on Monday, March 20, and continue through Wednesday, March 22, or until all plants are installed. The work includes site preparation, planting, and installation of beaver fencing in select planting areas.

Salem, Ore. — City of Salem has selected seven park projects to fund through the Salem Parks Improvement Fund (SPIF). These projects are nominated by neighborhood associations across the city and represent critical infrastructure needs for those spaces. This year the committee was able to fund all of the nominated projects in full.

The retail apocalypse continues in Oregon, with a store in Salem, Oregon closing its doors after 88 years. Another day, and yet another announcement that a retail store is permanently closing its doors.

Three seats are up for election on the Salem-Keizer Public Schools governing board in May. Candidates will be running in Zone 2, which covers northeast Salem; Zone 4, which covers South Salem; and Zone 6, which covers Keizer. Six people filed for candidacy by the Thursday deadline. This year's election...

Cooke Stationery, one of the oldest businesses in downtown Salem, Oregon, is closing its only store next month after 88 years of operation. The office supply store will discontinue deliveries at the end of March before shutting down completely after its last day of in-store business on April 28, according to the Statesman Journal.

Hundreds gathered Saturday at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem for the annual Cherry Blossom Day celebration, despite a somewhat delayed arrival of the popular cherry blossoms this year. Though the pink petals were missing from the trees lining the Oregon State Capitol Park on Saturday, the festivities were plentiful....

The winter high school sports season is over, but there are still a few Mid-Valley athletes to recognize for their postseason performances. This week’s Statesman Journal Athlete of the Week nominees are:. Lizzy Bennett, West Salem basketball. Kyleigh Brown, Silverton basketball. Cruz Veliz, Woodburn basketball. Spencer Horne, Cascade basketball.

Across Woodburn schools, signs hang in classroom windows and on school building walls. “Woodburn teachers don’t want to strike, but we will.”. The Woodburn School District and the union representing Woodburn teachers have been negotiating a new contract for nine months. Wednesday, Woodburn Education Association representatives announced that they’d reached an impasse with the district, a step that is legally required when talks break down. It means teachers are one step closer to a potential strike.

There’s nothing quite like an unforeseen natural disaster to test the mettle of a work crew. That’s what Woodburn Public Works Director Curtis Stultz discovered on Monday, March 13.

As an avid camper and lover of the great outdoors, I had always heard amazing things about Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. So, when the opportunity arose for me to take a camping trip there, I jumped at the chance. About Silver Falls State Park. Silver Falls State Park...

Jefferson held the Jefferson Jump-Off Saturday with the Lions, Scio, Willamette Valley Christian and Falls City having athlete’s winning events. Willamette Valley Chirstian’s Caleb Reichelt jumped six-feet in the High Jump, winning the event by eight-inches over Jefferson’s Andrew Keena (5’4″). Falls City’s Kirk Davis was third with a jumpe of five-foot-four-inches.

Jay Minyard has resigned as Sprague’s head football coach, creating a rare vacancy at the position. Minyard is set to become the new athletic director at South Albany, ending his 11-season stint with the Olympians.  ...