Detroit News

Cold weather causes cold river temperature. Cold river temperature causes fish to change their habits.

With Detroit Lake at 3 feet below low pool and dropping about three-quarters of a foot a day, the last usable boat launch, the old low-water ramp at Mongold, could be unusable by the weekend, according to Bob Rea, the Detroit Lake Park manager.

A text that the weekend's hottest party will feature free HIV/AIDS testing. A funny YouTube video by your closest friends about using protection and that, yes, oral sex is sex.

The vehicle is more likely to be an SUV than a sleigh, but you still can make an old-fashioned family tradition by going into the woods and cutting your own Christmas tree.

Dallas voters appear to have approved an $8.6 million levy to finance maintenance projects in the Dallas School District.

The city of Detroit is asking voters to approve a five-year local option levy that would add $1.5085 per $1,000 of assessed value to the city's permanent tax rate in the Nov.

Dallas voters appear to have approved an $8.6 million levy to finance maintenance projects in the Dallas School District.

It's a relatively quiet election season in Polk and Marion counties: Residents in four cities have issues to decide Tuesday.

One man of faith taught the youths of a whole community to grow along their journeys to God.

Major Jerry Ames is the Marion and Polk counties coordinator for The Salvation Army.

A Stayton woman was arraigned Monday on an accusation she stole more than $10,000 in property from her employer, a local fire district.

The only three measures on the Nov. 3 ballot for Marion County voters are proposed by Santiam Canyon towns.

Bid Date/Time: Sept. 30, 2009, 2 p.m. The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, established the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to make money available for infrastructure improvements to drinking water systems.

Firefighters were on a seek and destroy mission Wednesday, fanning out in a grid pattern to turn over the remaining hot spots.

Habitat for Humanity has always been about special people doing special things. But when longtime Habitat volunteer Ray Crist of Lyons passed away, special action was taken.

MOSIER, Ore. A wildfire that burned just over 1,200 acres last week is now less of a threat Monday to residents in this Gorge town.

The base for helicopter operations on the Canal Creek Fire will be moving from Gates to the Outdoor Event Center in Sweet Home on Wednesday afternoon, providing the community of Sweet Home the opportunity to see the helicopters from a much closer vantage point.

Calm winds aided firefighters in their effort to establish fire lines on the north and west sides of the Canal Creek Fire on Monday.

The Canal Creek fire is located approximately 8 air miles southwest of Detroit, OR.

Another wildfire continued to burn east of Salem Friday. The Canal Creek fire grew to 200 acres in the Willamette National Forest and is burning in heavy stands of old growth timber.