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Woodburn police performing school traffic safety enforcement for back-to-school week
The Woodburn Police Department will be keeping a close eye on all Woodburn school zones for the beginning of the school year, Aug. 26 to Sept. 6. Authorities will be focusing on speed, seatbelt usage, cellphone uses and any other unsafe driving violations. "The goal of traffic safety enforcement is to keep students, school staff and community members safe during this school season," the agency said in a release. Most school zones have a 20 mph limit in Woodburn between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days. Woodburn students return to school Aug. 26.
Oregon affordable housing providers barely staying afloat, threatening construction goals
One of Oregon’s largest affordable housing landlords was bleeding red ink. Reach Community Development, which manages rentals for more than 2,400 low-income households in the Portland area, lost $4.1 million in 2022, the most recent year for which it’s filed a tax disclosure. If you purchase a product...
Rain, few thunderstorms possible Thursday around the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Summer-like weather continues to slip away as rain and the chance of thunderstorms increases around the Pacific Northwest Thursday. A late summer season cold front swings through western Oregon and southwest Washington Thursday. That front will help cool temperatures into the low- to mid-70s as the chance of rain increases. A few light rain showers are possible along the Willamette Valley Thursday morning. The afternoon hours will likely be dry and cloudy. Heavier rain showers are expected after sunset. Some of those heavy rain showers could turn to non-severe thunderstorms.
Hood To Coast runner is raising money for addiction recovery program
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - This weekend thousands of people will be running across Oregon for the 42nd Annual Hood To Coast relay. FOX 12′s Spencer Schacht met up with one woman who is pounding the pavement for a cause that she says saved her life from addiction to methamphetamines.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Champions Modular Housing as Solution for Wildfire Recovery and Housing Crisis
On Monday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited Blazer Industries, inspecting the company's production of modular homes in Aumsville, which promises to add a new dimension to the state's housing strategy. The factory is gearing up to provide prefabricated residences for those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire in Lane County. Governor Kotek, during her tour, noted the urgency of the situation, "We simply need more homes to address Oregon’s housing crisis, and modular housing is a part of the solution". Her words, reported by the Governor's Office, highlight a critical step forward in disaster recovery and housing accessibility.
Asante, Hunter headline Auburn's Senior Bowl watchlist representation
The coveted Senior Bowl watchlist has been released, and Auburn is well represented. A total of 14 players on Auburn’s roster made the cut, with linebacker Eugene Asante and running back Jarquez Hunter headlining the representation. Asante broke onto the scene last season by recording a team-leading 86 tackles...
1 dead, 3 injured after 4-vehicle crash on I-5 near Aurora
AURORA, Ore. (KPTV) - A deadly, multi-car crash shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 for six hours on Thursday. At about 5:29 a.m., emergency crews responded to a crash at milepost 277, just south of the Aurora-Donald Interchange. Oregon State Police say an investigation showed a black Volkswagen...
Dreaded invasive ash borer reaches Marion, Clackamas counties
The scourge of the invasive emerald ash borer has reached the Woodburn area. Officials from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Forestry announced that in Marion County, five beetles, indicating a “significant population,” were found in traps along the Pudding River south of Woodburn and west of Mount Angel, the release said. “Given the trees did not show any signs of damage, we would not have known...
Heavy rain forecast for Oregon's mountains, valleys. How much will it help fire season?
Another round of significant rain is forecast for western Oregon’s mountains and valleys, helping to further slow the state’s wildfire season. This system won’t come with as much drama as last week’s, when high winds and more than 3,000 lightning strikes lit up the sky. But it will get quite wet between Thursday...
A 23-unit Subway franchisee shuts down
Subway closed 23 locations in Oregon and Washington after the brand terminated a struggling local operator out of Portland. The stores were owned by Cap Ten Enterprises and feature locations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. KOIN in Portland quoted the operator saying the company’s problem started when the store’s bank account was hacked and drained of “hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS AFTER TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Three people were taken to hospitals after a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at approximately 12:50 p.m. a 17-year-old Vancouver, Washington juvenile was driving her SUV on Garden Valley Road. She and a passenger, a 19-year-old Roseburg woman, were in the turn lane on Garden Valley when she proceeded to turn left. The driver stated that she did not see another SUV traveling eastbound on Garden Valley. She proceeded to turn directly in front of the second vehicle, giving the other driver no time to stop. This caused the second vehicle to crash into the passenger side of the first vehicle.
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