Albany

Greater Albany Public Schools is in the early stages of a possible school consolidation effort and bond proposal as part of its Long Range Facility Plan.

Albany City Council voted 4 to 2 Wednesday to end its use of AI-powered Flock license plate recognition cameras.

The Linn County Courthouse and other buildings were locked down and surrounding streets were closed Monday morning while Albany police responded to a man believed to have a firearm.

The utility company used a variety of mechanisms to raise rates without review from the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

The 20 Oregon micropolitan and metropolitan that were named in the report were evenly split between adding and losing people.

Six agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surrounded Maria Trinidad Loya Medina's car in Albany's Big 5 parking lot on Jan. 10, broke the car’s window and arrested her. She’s been detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma ever since.

Jackson Street Youth Services, a nonprofit that supports youth experiencing homelessness in Linn and Benton Counties recently opened a new drop-in service center in Albany.

A propane heater used by two people sleeping in a tent is believed to have caused an Albany fire that damaged a home Tuesday morning.

An account from the sheriff’s office says that the man who was shot was armed but was the alleged victim of the incident.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has identified the man found deceased in the Willamette River last month, as 34-year-old Jonathan Avery Smith of Albany.

Corvallis-Albany Farmers Market has partnered with Portland-based Farmers Market Fund to provide food for people that have run out, or are low on SNAP benefits.

A 17-year-old from Albany has been missing for four months.