Police leaders will update Salem City Council March 9 on the city's violent and property crime rates, which decreased in 2025 compared to 2024.

In her second State of the City address, Salem Mayor Julie Hoy promised to continue to get the city "back to basics." ...

After just over a month of long meetings, sharp disagreements and hard-fought compromises, the Oregon Legislature adjourned ...

The 2026 Oregon legislative session ended around 4:17 p.m. on March 6. Democrats largely succeeded in accomplishing their ...

The city council approved two grant applications in its meeting Tuesday. Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey to prepare and submit an application to the ...

Oregon lawmakers have passed significant legislation to enhance behavioral health care access and workforce support. These measures received bipartisan backing.

The Oregon City School District is facing an estimated $7 million to $8 million deficit for the 2026-27 school year and is considering a range of cuts to balance the budget, including staff reductions ...

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon issued the preliminary injunction after a three-day hearing in which the plaintiffs testified about having chemical or projectile munitions used against them.

The Legislature put its final stamp of approval on updates to Oregon’s open meetings law Friday. But key lawmakers, including the one who carried the bill on the Senate floor, concede those changes ...

The abuse of the child occurred on five different days from Sept. 1, 2023 to May 23, 2025, according to the indictment.

Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack will retire on May 22, 2026, closing the book on a 34-year law enforcement career and five years at the helm of the Salem Police Department, City Manager Krishna ...

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal, died at 99.