2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1147+ words) Salem City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke is calling on the city council to revisit in January the reappointment of a Community Police Review Board member with a past murder conviction. Salem City Council voted 5-4 Dec. 8 to reappoint Kyle Hedquist to the…...

2+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (512+ words) Salem City Council will vote on Oct. 27 on whether to accept a $180,000 donation to fund two police officers for the city's Homeless Services Team for six months. In a letter to Salem leaders, business leaders with the Salem Main Street…...

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (105+ words) Lange's Salem start almost didn't happen. At 19 he completed barber school and was ready to move to Lincoln City. An offer to work at Salem's OK Barbershop the night before he left shifted his ... Meet Our Mid-Valley: Salem barber Bill…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (608+ words) Salem Mayor Julie Hoy joined a business group and a Portland lawyer in an effort to repeal a 2021 Oregon law on homelessness. The Local Control & Safety Act petition 54 was filed by Oregon Business & Industry, a statewide business advocacy group, on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (677+ words) Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents have been spotted in Marion County in recent days, according to posts from local organizations. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request from the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (970+ words) Three months into the new paid downtown parking program, Salem officials said parking revenues are outpacing projections and leadership will consider ending the business parking tax earlier than expected. Between the start of paid parking in July and the end…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (243+ words) (This story has been updated to include additional information) Salem Fire responded to a two-alarm house fire Oct. 7 that caused an estimated $400,000 in damages and displaced two people and three pets. The fire was reported at about 2:13 p.m. in the 3300 block…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (696+ words) A Salem man was sentenced Oct. 2 to 15 years in prison for shooting and killing a'Salem man found dead in his car'in east Salem in January 2024. Ismael Ventura-Arellano, 23, was arrested Feb. 5, 2024, in connection to the death of Jesus Ramos-Torres. He was…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (764+ words) This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals passionate about our Mid-Valley community. As an author, Scott Craven wants to subvert your expectations about supernatural beings. Though the Salem author writes supernatural fantasy books, Craven, 66, uses a…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (107+ words) (This story has been updated) All lanes were reopened on Highway 22 on the afternoon of Sept. 24 after they closed due to a two-vehicle crash about 3 miles west of Salem. The crash was reported at about 2:05 p.m. near the intersection with Doaks…...