If you looked at the Santiam Canal in Albany in the last day or two, you might have thought that it wasn’t running as full as it usually is.
Sometimes following up on a reader’s tip takes longer than one might wish. So it was not until Monday that I stopped at the Linn County Armory Building while on a bike ride downtown.
On Facebook, someone wondered why Albany was replacing functioning curb ramps on Elm Street with new ones. The answer is that rules are rules, especially federal rules, whether they make sense or not.
What happened this morning, Friday, April 10, 2026, at the railroad crossing on Albany’s Madison Street? In short, a man survived a collision with a train.
Albany Public Schools are preparing to close some schools to save money over the next few years while also getting ready to ask voters to approve a major new bond issue for capital projects. To do both at the same time sounds like an impossible task.
You are probably sick of reading about the installation of flashing lights in the school zone on North Albany Road. But let me explain why I expect the number of speeding tickets there to fall sharply after the lights are in place.
CARA to consider 12 grant applications
Twelve Albany property owners are competing for money in the last round of urban renewal grants from the Central Albany Revitalization Area or CARA.
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