Interstate 5 southbound lanes near Keizer have reopened following this morning's fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash near milepost 259. The victim has been identified but next of kin notification is not completed, according to the Oregon State Police.

With furloughs, budget cuts and layoffs, Oregon State University has seen the effects of the economic downturn. Yet that did not prevent OSU employees from making a record donation to the Governor's State Employees Food Drive this year.

MILLERSBURG — ATI Wah Chang is temporarily laying off workers at its Millersburg plant at the end of this month.

Herb Yamamoto bought a deteriorated former homeless shelter on Lyon Street, transformed it into a showplace office and then invited Albany Area Chamber of Commerce members to come take a look during a Tuesday Business After Hours event.

Beginning Monday, March 22, the customer service hours for home delivery and subscriber information will be 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7-10 a.m. weekends and holidays.

Forecasters continue to revise downward their  estimates of the summertime water supply for the Willamette Valley.

Detectives from Sweet Home Police Department, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Albany Police Department assisted by Florence PD personnel, served a narcotics related Search Warrant at 1497 15th Street, Florence, Tuesday at about 5 p.m.

LEBANON - Reading, writing and math are important.

HOLLEY — Two mature male cougars believed to have killed livestock on nearby farms were trapped and shot within an hour of each other Monday.

Although 14-year-old Tristen Parten has been suspended for five days from Memorial Middle School in Albany for fighting another student, his mother, Angela, said she now is satisfied with how the school handled the incident.

HARRISBURG — Kari Hanson dropped into the new Harrisburg City Hall Monday afternoon to sign her son up for summer baseball. She ended up offering to have her Brownie troop plant flowers around the building, which opened for business earlier in the day.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

Albany’s $1.6 million hydropower generator was turned back on Monday after being hampered for nearly three weeks by low flow in the Santiam River.

Liz Unser’s new roof was as good as finished when she got home Monday afternoon.

Edgewater Village, a housing development along the Albany riverfront, would be delayed another year under a contract change being proposed to the downtown urban renewal agency.

SWEET HOME — Little Promises Daycare will be running as usual this summer, thanks to a deal struck last week with the Sweet Home School Board.

LEBANON — The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce has warned business people of a possible scam.

Film tells story of cochlear implants

EUGENE (AP) - When it comes to storing carbon, no national forest in the United States does more than the Eugene-based Willamette, according to a survey released by an environmental group.

PORTLAND (AP) - Unemployment in Oregon fell slightly in February to 10.5 percent.