Ambar Estate becomes Willamette Valley's first regenerative organic certified vineyard, utilizing Shetland sheep for sustainable cultivation and soil health.

Heavy rain over the weekend is forecast to bring some minor flooding across northwest Oregon. An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley and 3 to 5 inches in the surrounding mountains with warm temperatures that will also lead to snowmelt.

Bird flu has infected chickens, cows, house cats and at least one pig in Oregon. Area public health experts shared some tips on how to keep the disease from spreading. Dozens of humans in the U.S. have had bird flu,

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Marion and Polk counties covered by Regence will have to find care outside of Salem Health’s network of providers, switch insurance or pay out of pocket. Salem Health operates Salem Hospital, West Valley Hospital and other clinics in the mid Willamette Valley.

The Willamette Valley is a long way from the deserts of Arizona and California, but that has not stopped a tiny feathered visitor who normally lives there from paying a rare visit to Oregon. Avid birders in the area reported seeing a Costa’s hummingbird near a Springfield park this winter.

A Newberg winery claims to be the first regenerative organic certified vineyard in the Willamette Valley, using sheep to help cultivate its land. Ambar Estate joins Troon Vineyard in southern Oregon as the first certified regenerative organic vineyards in the state.

Wet and windy weather finds its way back to western Oregon and Washington on Wednesday. Gusty winds develop this morning for the coast and Willamette Valley with widespread rainfall and soggy conditions.

An Oregon hotel in the Willamette Valley was ranked as one of the 100 best hotels in the nation for 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The morning will start off dry Saturday, but after lunchtime rain will pick up and continue through Monday as a Pineapple Express sets up for the Willamette Valley and much of Oregon. Temperatures will be mild this weekend with snow levels as high as 8,

Oregon State Police shot and killed a 22-year-old man Thursday after responding to reports of a "suspicious person" on Turner Road in Salem.

A wind storm, rain, thunder and lightning on Monday knocked out power across the Salem area with a tornado warning issued for part of Marion County.