The addition of a skate park is only one piece of a dramatic makeover of the east Salem park, located at 241 Geer Drive NE. Other features currently under construction and planned include: Pathway ...

A new adventure park will replace the empty Dollar Tree store in the southeast Salem shopping center that also houses Winco, ...

SALEM — Don’t do it. Don’t go to Salem in October. I know what you’re thinking. “Oh, it can’t be that bad.” “It’ll be fun.” “We’ll make a day of it.” “We’ll go when it’s less busy.” 1) It is. 2) It ...

The Oregon State Penitentiary has an aging population and increasingly decrepit facilities. The state is funding a study on whether to repair or build a new prison. Tropical Storm Melissa update as ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Salem Fire Department says an estimated $20,000 damage was caused to a building after a car crashed into it late Monday night. According to the fire department, they responded ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

Salem, Oregon, unanimously approved an emergency declaration Monday night to prepare for a possible drinking water shortage next year. It comes as the Detroit Lake Reservoir is scheduled to be lowered ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Avelo Airlines will end service in Oregon’s capital after residents called for city officials to terminate their contract with the company. In a statement to KOIN 6, Avelo ...

Why was Salem (and not, say, Portland) chosen as the state capital? Was Salem the largest (or otherwise most important) city in Oregon at the time? How do they choose state capitals in the first place ...

More than 1,000 people gathered at the Oregon State Capitol June 14 as part of nationwide "No Kings" protests countering President Donald Trump's 79th birthday and a military parade celebrating the ...

Eleven people were stabbed in a church-run homeless shelter in Oregon that is directly across from the local police HQ, according to authorities. At least one member of staff at the Union Gospel ...

Multiple people were injured Sunday night in a stabbing in downtown Salem, Oregon, local police said. "The suspect is in custody," the Salem Police Department said in a short update posted to social ...