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With summer in full swing, people around Salem are walking, biking and using an increasingly popular form of transportation: e-bikes.
Last Sunday, Theresa Briggs was driving in west Salem when she was hit head on by a driver who fled the scene.
Highway 22 between Salem and the Oregon Coast was reopened as of 8:52 p.m. July 17, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. The crash was reported by ODOT at 4:45 p.m.
The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s how to experience everything else Salem has to offer.
President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending. Opponents fear it will worsen food insecurity in Oregon.
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Salem County, here's what sold for or under $200,000 between July 14 and July 20.
A second death was confirmed in a fatal waterfall accident in central Oregon as search and rescue operations entered a third day on July 21, authorities said.
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fast-moving grass fire that was spreading towards heavy brush and timber near Salem, Oregon, preventing the fire from escalating into a larger incident.
A man who is suspected in the disappearance of his then-girlfriend in the 1980s and was recently extradited from California to Oregon has been arraigned on a murder charge stemming from the cold ...
Lightning Sparks 72 Fires in One Night in Southwest Oregon The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month of July.
The Cram Fire in central Oregon has burned more than 95,000 acres, becoming the nation's largest wildfire this year.
The Cram Fire in central Oregon, already the country's largest in 2025, could be the first this year to grow to at least 100,000 acres — a phenomenon that is becoming more common.