Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton was retaining his position by a 2-1 margin over challenger Steve Warden in Tuesday’s initial election returns. Garton, who lives in Dallas, was appointed sheriff in ...

A judge on Friday struck down a Polk County ordinance that limited the duties of the elected treasurer and gave many of the job responsibilities to a hired finance manager. In the lawsuit brought by ...

DALLAS, Ore. (KATU) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the immediate termination of its seasonal Marine Patrol program following a significant funding cut from the Oregon State Marine ...

A man has been arrested in connection to the cold case murder of his wife 25 years after her unidentified skeletal remains were discovered in the rural hills of Oregon, investigators said Tuesday.

Marion County plans to reduce its workforce by 32 positions. Polk County plans to eliminate nearly four positions. Both county boards of commissioners are scheduled to adopt their budgets on June 25.

POLK COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Humane Society is helping out with the rescue of 41 neglected dogs that were living in unsanitary conditions in Polk County. The investigation began on Sept. 11 ...

The following are snapshot looks at candidates for the Oregon Legislature who are running in districts that include representing portions of Marion and Polk counties. Candidates elected as state ...

Southwest Polk Fire District, Dallas Fire and other responders use ropes to rescue a cyclist who fell down a ravine on July 2, 2022. Southwest Polk Fire District and other responders say they had to ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Polk County, an area which may ...

POLK COUNTY, Oregon — More than 100 Oregon cities and 27 counties put psilocybin bans on the November ballot, two years after voters approved Measure 109 in 2020, legalizing the psychedelic drug in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ended its seasonal Marine Patrol program on Monday, according to a Facebook post. According to the post, Sheriff Mark Garton was forced to end ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The 3 men who died in a Polk County plane crash Saturday evening were former Afghan Air Force pilots, US allies during the War on Terror ...