Salem City Council will consider declaring a state of emergency over a potential drinking water shortfall due to the drawdown ...

Voters in eastern Oregon, Salem and other largely rural areas with prisons have a greater say in the state House than other ...

Competitors start with a 1.2-mile swim in the Willamette River then hit the road for a 56-mile bike route that takes riders ...

The state of Oregon is Salem's largest employer, but the city also serves as a hub for the area farming communities and is a major agricultural food processing center.

FILE - Oregon Senators Lisa Reynolds, left, and Janeen Sollman review paperwork during a special session at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore., in December, 2024. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB ...

Travel & Outdoors The 20 best things to do around Salem, Oregon’s capital and day trip destination Published: May. 24, 2021, 7:30 a.m.

Tony Latrell Williams, who has a history of violence and mental health issues, stabbed 12 people at Union Gospel Mission on ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing elderly man who was last seen at Paulina Lake Campground earlier Sunday. Leon Lyle Haight, age 84, ...

Salem, the capital of Oregon, sits in the heart of the Willamette Valley. The city is filled with parks and green spaces, providing ample options for hiking, biking and other outdoor recreation.

Gurneys line the hallway of the emergency department at Salem Health in Salem, Oregon, Jan. 27, 2022. The department has 100 patient beds including beds stationed in the emergency department hallways.