Albany Democrat-Herald

City learned in 2007 it had drilled on land it didn’t own Full Story »

Linn-Benton Community College’s new science building, MadroneHall, will be officially unveiled at grand opening ceremonies onWednesday, Dec. 16. Full Story »

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise incourt. Initial charges often change as a caseprogresses. Full Story »

Linn County commissioners cleared the way Wednesday for futuredevelopment of a park on 175 acres at Seven Mile Lane and Highway34. Full Story »

LEBANON — Lorene Bute of Lebanon is getting a Caribbean vacationthanks to the morning talk show “Live! With Regis and Kelly.” Full Story »

Putting an end to years of speculation, Walmart said Wednesdayit plans to open an Albany store. Full Story »

Plans for a Lowe’s home improvement center at the southeastcorner of Ninth and Oak in Albany have cleared one hurdle. Full Story »

Four-acre location is on Pacific Boulevard S.W. Full Story »

Rita Cavin is stepping down after 6 years as president Full Story »

This much seems certain: It’s going to get less cold, and it’sgoing to rain. Full Story »

The city of Albany says the makers of Gatorade owe it damagesfor at least 15 years after failing to build a beverage plant aspromised. Full Story »

Members of a Linn County inmate work crew filled sandbagsWednesday and placed them to build up the western bank of theAlbany-Santiam Canal near 11th Avenue.  Full Story »

Breakfast with Santa will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at theVenetian Theater, 241 First Ave. S.W., Albany. Full Story »

Dutch Bros. Coffee stands will donate proceeds from everybeverage sold on Friday, Dec. 11, to local children’s organizationsas part of its annual company-wide Give Back to the Communityprogram. Full Story »

The Albany Friends of the Library will host its annual SilverTea to honor volunteers at noon Friday, Dec. 11, at the library,2450 14th Ave. S.E. The public is invited to the event, which willfeature a variety of Christmas cookies. Full Story »

SCIO — Students from Oregon Connections Academy are invited toparticipate in a special Reader’s Theater hosted by the onlineschool on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Albany Public Library. Full Story »

Downtown Albany stores will be open until 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec.12, for customers’ shopping convenience. Carolers will be downtownto add to the festivities and Father Christmas will be on hand towish everyone a merry Christmas . Full Story »

The National Energy Technolgy Laboratory (NETL) in Albany isbuilding to meet its needs. Full Story »

Ken Clark, the Corvallis man who was rescued - wheelchair andall - from icy river waters Tuesday, is doing well after hisnear-freezing ordeal. Full Story »

An attempt to lend a hand turned into a bizarre situation forone man and led to the arrest of another. Full Story »

A lingerie shop was heavily damaged in a downtown fire Wednesdaynight and a one-block area of Fourth Street was cordoned off. Full Story »

The wondering is over: It’s a Walmart store that will anchor ashopping center to be built in Albany, east of Interstate 5. Full Story »

Oregon State Police called for assistance Tuesday afternoonduring a traffic stop of this motorhome on northbound Interstate 5south of the Highway 20 off-ramp, near milepost 233. Full Story »

SCIO — It was “controlled chaos” Tuesday morning as  volunteersscrambled around each other to pack as many holiday gift boxes aspossible to ship later in the day to soldiers serving in Iraq . Full Story »

With supplies of H1N1 vaccine more readily available, the LinnCounty Health Department has scheduled two more free clinics nextweek to administer it. Full Story »