Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality will soon regulate the pollution and any cleanup of six PFAS compounds known to be harmful to human health.

Experts say the Oregon’s lack of market-related data on cannabis may be hampering its efforts to fight illegal growers.

Columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller explains why and how to keep bird feeders clean so disease doesn’t spread.

Mark Meleason alleged in a lawsuit filed March 21 in Marion County Circuit Court that failures in training, supervision and policy by Oregon’s state police and justice department resulted in a DEA agent running a stop sign and killing his wife, cyclist Marganne Allen.

The city of Salem is inviting the public to learn about its plan to update Riverfront Park’s playground and give feedback on how to make it more accessible for children at an April 12 open house. The upgraded playground is set to be done in 2026, thanks in part to a large state grant the…

A pickup truck driver struck a 58-year-old pedestrian Tuesday morning in the Highland neighborhood, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition. The crash shut down the 1900 block of Northeast Broadway Street, Salem police said.

Gov. Tina Kotek proposed an additional $100 million to continue the Early Literacy Success Initiative grants across Oregon schools but some want more targeted spending.

A team of second and fourth graders from Heritage School are headed to a national competition with their concept for a patch that can send health information for people with dementia to their caregivers.

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The Union Gospel Mission announced Monday that Craig Smith, a local volunteer and agriculture business leader, will become the organization’s new executive director May 1.

Outcry against Sen. David Brock Smith’s bill to end mail-in voting overwhelmed the state Legislature’s website.

An abrupt halt to federal grants worth $12 billion around the country has state and local agencies contemplating layoffs and cuts to programs combatting diseases such as tuberculous, mpox and the flu.

About 30 people discussed aggressive federal cost-cutting efforts and sweeping layoffs in a Friday Braver Angels event organized to promote respectful political discussion and disagreement.

A Salem project was slated to combine more than a dozen government and nonprofit service providers into one downtown hub. State officials recently declined to back the effort after funding challenges forced project leaders to stray from their original plans.

State data shows deaths under Oregon’s assisted suicide law declined in 2024, even as prescriptions increased.

Colleges and universities in Oregon and California can no longer allow students without permanent legal status access to some federally funded programs meant to help disadvantaged students earn degrees, according to a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Education. Officials from the agency rescinded Biden-era waivers Thursday that had, since 2022 in California and…

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Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains what motivated him to start preparing for emergencies.

The state recently awarded the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency an $800,000 grant which will launch a new program to take unsheltered people released from prison or the Oregon State Hospital straight to a shelter where they can get behavioral health support. It aims to improve outcomes and reduce repeat arrests.

The city of Salem said in a release that it will begin testing the interconnected Salem-Keizer drinking water systems starting Friday through Monday. Some residents, mainly those in West Salem, will notice slight changes to the taste, color and odor of their drinking water during the testing period, the city said.