Benton County

A North Albany man living at his parents’ home after returning from prison, John Dakota Lyon, was sentenced to 77 months after kidnapping his brother, Maverick Lyon, who was home on a college break, before forcing Maverick to face police,…

The mother of a two-month and 10-day-old baby girl, who died from complications associated with 13 broken ribs, pneumonia, and a drug overdose, has been found guilty by a Benton County jury of first-degree manslaughter and criminal…

Three Oregon counties – Coos, Yamhill, and Benton - have been awarded $11.5 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to upgrade and expand regional transit networks. Coos County will receive the lion’s share of the…

More than 700 nurses working with Samaritan Health Services at two hospitals in the Willamette Valley have reached tentative agreements that promise safer hospitals, better staffing, and more affordable healthcare. This follows months of…

Oregon counties will receive more than $31 million through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to help support vital local services. The federal payments help offset the loss of property tax revenue in areas with tax-exempt…

BENTON COUNTY, Ore. — Two Salem women, Julia Dell Yepez and Alexa Montano Corral, both 20,  were arrested earlier this week after a man was shot inside his car near Greenberry on Saturday. Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) officials…

On Tuesday, a former owner of the Corvallis Cannabis Club, 45-year-old Yegishe Nazaryan, was sentenced Tuesday to two years and nine months in federal prison for bank fraud of over $2.5 million that he put into his state-licensed marijuana…

A man has been arrested after allegedly soaking a homeless person in chemicals and then attempting to set the person alight. The City of Corvallis Police Department confirmed that Larry G. Kiser Jr. (48) has been arrested and charged…

Benton County has launched a new program to provide treatment and support services for qualifying drug offenders rather than taking them to court. The Benton Behavioral Health Deflection Program, funded by House Bill 4002 as part of…

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Police and firefighters from the Corvallis Fire Department responded to reports that a train car operated by Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) had derailed around 12:08 p.m. on Saturday after the bridge over the Marys…