Dr. Angela Plowhead, Salem-area mental health care provider, Air Force Veteran, and former Oregon Republican Party Vice...
Polk County
Polk County judge sentences Tristan Sillman to four years in prison for the 2025 Ace Hardware break-in,...
A 75-year-old Polk County man was arrested after violating a restraining order, barricading himself inside a home,...
Micah James Wilson received a six-year consecutive prison sentence for a 2023 armed bank robbery in Independence,...
A 23-year-old Keizer man died after his Ford Ranger left Highway 51 and rolled down a slope...
Independence Police arrested Jose Antonio Rodriguez on a 1997 warrant after detectives revisited the cold case and...
Polk County prosecutors declined charges in an October 2025 West Salem parking lot confrontation, citing evidence showing...
A suspicious device discovered near a Monmouth construction site prompted evacuations before the Salem Bomb Squad determined...
OSP Fish and Wildlife troopers are investigating two unlawfully killed deer in rural Polk County and asking...
Michael Jay Terrance Cole, 43, received 43 months in prison for identity theft after stealing personal information...
James Lawrence Kleinschmit, 55, was sentenced to 275 months for multiple violent crimes, including rape, burglary, and...
Brian Dalton received a Standout Volunteer award from Oregon Main Street for his 430 volunteer hours enhancing...
Former Oregon GOP Vice Chair and Air Force veteran Dr. Angela Plowhead announced her 2026 campaign for...
Senator Deb Patterson is running for re-election in 2026, focusing on healthcare, affordable housing, education, and climate...
The Polk CARES Center in Dallas, OR, opens to provide walk-in behavioral health crisis support, funded by...
Dallas resident Stephanny Shabri Johnson sentenced to 66 months for forging currency and identity theft; case investigated...
Luis Miguel Meza, 54, of Monmouth, was sentenced to 150 months for repeatedly sexually abusing an eight-year-old...
The Polk CARES Center opens on October 6, 2025, offering crisis and substance use support services to...
SW Polk Fire District contained a low-risk grass fire that escalated due to dry conditions and winds....
On June 17, 2025, a fatal crash occurred in Polk County involving a swather and a Toyota...
The City of Dallas has announced Jennifer Ward as the new Public Works Director, beginning June 24,...
The City of Dallas partners with the Oregon Film Trail to celebrate its film history, unveiling a...
Tara Leeann Griffin, 41, was convicted of Assault and Criminal Mistreatment involving an infant after a retrial,...
Dallas City Council seeks passionate applicants to serve. Submit applications by May 12, 2025, and attend the...
Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, sentenced to 2 ½ years for assaulting deputies in Polk County Jail, faces additional...