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Who will be the most impactful defensive lineman in Salem-Keizer this fall? It's your turn to pick. The 2026 OSAA high school football season is closing in and the Statesman Journal is working across ...

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The Oregon Department of Justice on Aug. 7 approved the proposed merger between Salem Health and Santiam Hospital, paving the way for the systems to combine and close their $61 million deal. “The ...

A 47-year-old Klamath Falls man was killed during firefighting operations on the Wrights Spring Fire in southern Oregon. Jason Ensign was operating a D-6 dozer in the area of Yahwee Plateau on Aug. 6, ...

Three new wildfires across Oregon brought evacuations on Aug. 7, while fire crews near Mount Hood prepared for red flag conditions on the 50,000-acre Grasshopper Fire. The Woodrat Fire near ...

Gov. Tina Kotek said she supports local moratoriums on data centers until a report from her committee can be reviewed and ...

A new wildfire has brought evacuation orders about 12.5 miles south of Bend, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. The Hidden Forest Fire is currently estimated at 50-60 acres but is ...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a new air quality advisory for Salem, the Portland metro area and Hermiston due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. It comes just ...

The Emergency Conflagration Act was invoked the morning of Aug. 7 for the growing Wrights Spring Fire, burning southeast of Chiloquin. The Wrights Spring Fire was reported Aug. 5 in the Fremont-Winema ...

As wildfire threats have reduced, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is back open, the National Park Service said Aug. 6. About one third of the Painted Hills unit experienced moderate to low ...

When talking to The Journey Media, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning unveils his own version of a Duck football Mount Rushmore.