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Willis Burck asked, and Rosemary Schoblom answered. Mr. Burck's question, which I passed along in last week's letter, was whether anybody had a photo of the big fat turkey that used to sit in the middle of a ...

A 27-foot-tall noble fir arrived Monday at the Capitol as the centerpiece of its annual holiday celebration.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

A quartet of alert boaters may have saved a man from hypothermia Wednesday by contacting Albany police after finding him standing, unresponsive, in the waist-deep Calapooia River.

A local radio station, a 4-H leader and a 4-H member were honored on Nov. 3 by the Linn County 4-H Leader's Association at the group's annual 4-H Awards & Recognition night.

Mark Ylen/Democrat-Herald Capt. Dean McHugh of the Oregon Air National Guard salutes during the playing of the National Anthem this morning as from left, Brianna Lewellen, 8, Angie VanSpeybrock, holding Gabi ...

Former Staff Sgt. Greg Jacques of Brookings stood on the Linn County Courthouse steps Tuesday afternoon while a small crowd listened to details of the actions he took in Vietnam that earned him several medals, ...

Ken Foht took part in the Berlin Airlift during his stint with the Air Force In the fall of 1948, Ken Foht found himself on a ship headed across the Atlantic.

Originally, the idea was for the students at Sand Ridge Charter School to learn about military service and the sacrifices veterans made.

PUBLIC SAFETY LOG People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court.

SCIO - Farm Sanctuary, which operates the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America, transported 10 rescued pigs to Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary in Scio last weekend.

East Valley voters chose Republicans for Senate District 9 and House District 17, but results were too close to call for House District 18, according to early returns Tuesday night.

Public Safety Log People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court.

Tax and spend in Lebanon I see the mayor of Lebanon is doing a major whine about Councilor Ray Weldon.

The 2008 Linn County Junior First Citizen nominees: top row from left are Erica Lewis and Logan Smith, Central Linn; Kristine Grimes and Dan Spangler, Harrisburg; second row from left are Emily King and Colin ...

A mayor for uncertain times In these uncertain economic times, Albany needs an experienced mayor.

Hawthorne first-grade teacher Barbi Riggs was honored Oct. 7 as Wal-Mart's Willamette Valley region Teacher of the Year.

By Lindsey Davies October 24, 2008 Scio, Ore.-- The Iowa floods this summer displaced thousands of people -- and animals too.

A fur industry group is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to the conviction of those who released mink this year from six Northwest fur farms.

Oregon Department of Transportation workers respond to a single-vehicle rollover about 7:25 this morning northbound on Interstate 5 at the south Jefferson-Scio exit.