Salem's Blossom Gardens to open, offering affordable housing for refugees

3 May 2025, 3:01 pm

Salem will welcome Blossom Gardens, a new affordable housing community designed to support refugees resettling in the area.... Read More »

May Day rally in Salem defends immigrant workers’ rights, opposes sanctuary city cuts

1 May 2025, 12:17 pm

May Day rallies are taking place in cities across the Pacific Northwest, including Salem, to demand immigrant workers be treated with dignity and respect, while also condemning efforts to take away ...... Read More »

Moving to Salem? Here's what to know for housing, public safety, downtown, jobs, schools

29 April 2025, 12:02 am

Moving to Salem? Here's what to know about government, schools, restaurants, parks and recreation in Oregon's capital city.... Read More »

Meet the 8 candidates running for 4 Salem-Keizer School Board seats

26 April 2025, 12:05 am

One slate is backed by Community for Salem-Keizer Schools, a coalition of the district’s labor unions, Stand for Children, Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter of Oregon AFL-CIO, Racial Justice ...... Read More »

Meet the Ward 6 candidates that will shape the future of Salem City Council

26 April 2025, 12:01 am

The Ward 6 seat on Salem City Council will be decided by voters on May 20. Meet the candidates vying to represent north Salem.... Read More »

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek backs Salem property tax

22 April 2025, 4:05 am

Oregon governor and Salem resident Tina Kotek plans to vote for a temporary new property tax levy that aims to keep the city’s library, parks and senior center open as the capital city faces a $14 ...... Read More »

Will Salem voters pass levy to fund library, parks, Center 50+? A look at the campaign

13 April 2025, 12:00 am

The fate of the 5-year levy that would fund the library, parks and Center 50+ now rests in Salem voters' hands.... Read More »

Report: 10-year increase in violent crime continued in Salem in 2024

10 April 2025, 5:06 am

Salem Police releases a 15-year crime trend report each year. The report, released Monday, analyzes violent crime, property crime, and all crimes by the number of crimes reported and by rate to ...... Read More »

Salem to cut 51 jobs, end some services in proposed budget due to $13.8 million shortfall

9 April 2025, 1:16 pm

With a $13.8 million General Fund shortfall, Salem is facing major cuts to staffing and services. Here's what to know about the proposed budget.... Read More »

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