City council reviewed more than 70 pieces of new legislation in 2025. Council considered 77 pieces of legislation in 2025, a decrease from the previous year’s high total of 95, but more than the 71 ...

The Salem Citizen Budget Committee voted in an 11-7 split on Jan. 14 to recommend the revival of the city's social services ...

A special meeting was held by the Salem City Council on Wednesday following growing calls for a convicted murderer to be ...

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first public debate between Mayor Julie Hoy and Councilor Vanessa Nordyke on ...

Salem City Council will vote Jan. 12 on whether to add four ambulance medic positions to address increases in emergency calls ...

The city council approved the creation of a new city department Tuesday. The council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance creating and adopting chapter 170, part one, title five of the codified ...

With tens of thousands of dollars and no uncontested races, the 2026 campaign for mayor and four Salem City Council seats is ...

The Salem Police Union is demanding the city council reverse its decision to reappoint a man who served 28 years for murder ...

A plurality of Salem City Council members voted to move forward an order to draft a home rule petition requesting authorization from the state Legislature to provide ranked-choice ...

The Salem City Council will meet Thursday to discuss an order for the city solicitor to prepare a home rule petition to amend Salem’s charter to allow for ranked-choice voting in the city’s local ...

The city council had already approved last month spending more than $600,000 to expand the size of the HST and have it operate seven days a week instead of four. The plan also includes adding mental ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Salem city leaders are speaking out following the majority vote declaring a state of emergency due to immigration activity in the state's capital. The Salem City Council voted 6-3 ...