Salem city leaders are considering new programs to improve downtown safety following the stabbing of 12 people in June at the Union Gospel Mission. Proposals include a new Community Health Response ...

Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at ...

A nearly five-hour-long Salem City Council meeting saw the approval of the city's Fiscal Year 2026 budget and also touched on downtown safety and the city's contracts with Avelo Airlines. New Ward 6 ...

Salem leaders are exploring tactics like reviving the disbanded downtown police bike team, expanding the team that responds to encampments and creating a non-police response to homelessness to improve ...

The Salem City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and swore in new Ward 6 Councilor Mai Vang. A work session will be held July 21 to discuss downtown safety concerns. Residents urged the ...