The Oregon Republican officially filed for the 2026 campaign on Monday, setting up a likely rematch with Gov. Tina Kotek.

Salem City Council will vote on Oct. 27 on whether to accept a $180,000 donation to fund two police officers for the Homeless ...

Oregon Business & Industry is behind a prospective ballot measure filed last week that seeks to give cities more authority to ...

Mayor Julie Hoy joined a statewide business advocacy group and a Portland lawyer in an effort to repeat a 2021 Oregon law on ...

Abbey McDonald joined the Salem Reporter in 2022. She previously worked as the business reporter at The Astorian, where she ...

Police in Salem are denouncing pranks that use artificial intelligence to create images of homeless men at people’s homes, in some cases leading people to call 911 to report a burglary. “The prank ...

Salem City Council voted to allocate $626,200 in funding for expanding police response to encampments and adding a mental health response team.

(This story has been updated to clarify the amount of new funding) With homelessness and public safety ranking as residents' top concerns, Salem City Council voted Oct. 13 to allocate $626,200 in ...

A Community Satisfaction Survey commissioned by Salem leaders in September found that homelessness and public safety remain ...

The hardworking crew at Evergreen Skateparks recently shared another progress report on the upcoming 20,000 ft. Salem, Oregon, build and it looks like things are really starting to take shape. This ...