INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KOIN) — Fifteen minutes southwest of Salem sits Independence, Oregon: population 8,600. It’s a quaint and unassuming town that’s quietly becoming Oregon’s first smart city. “I ...

35-year-old Mohammad Hussain Musawi of Independence was the pilot of the plane. 35-year-old Mohammad Bashir Safdari, also of Independence, was a passenger on the plane. 29-year-old Ali Jan Ferdawsi of ...

As summer unofficially comes to a close, pieces of the season still are available in Polk County. Bright fuchsias, mustards and scarlets surround Buena Vista Flowers with late-season blooms. Dahlias, ...

The predictions were dire in 2013 as Oregon lit the fuse to blow up a system that for decades had overseen the state's seven public universities. The universities would be at each others' throats, ...

The pilot in an Independence, Oregon, plane crash that killed all three men aboard this month was at fault for hitting power lines that led to the aircraft’s demise. The crash happened at 4:54 p.m.

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