By popular demand from local teens, Salem and Marion County's annual youth summit is focusing on mental health for the second year in a row. Registration for the Nov. 2 event is open now

The Chemeketa Board of Education meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 23 at the Salem campus, Building 2, Room 170.

Learn how many calories a lumberjack ate in the 19th century or about the town that fell into the sea.

Vanessa Nordyke won the most votes from Salem City Council members on Monday night to take the open Ward 7 seat.

An internal state report shows that the state Department of Human Services has seen uneven performance out of a central hotline that was supposed to ease reporting on possible abuse of children. Dropped calls and long wait times on hold persist, the report said.

Local school buses will be delayed, and the Oregon Department of Transportation expects the road to remain closed for several hours.

Salem Reporter sent a short survey to the finalists for the open seat on Salem City Council. Here are their thoughts on some of the city's ongoing concerns.

Tuesday's school board meeting will be one vote on a land sale followed by a discussion of the board's role in supervising Superintendent Christy Perry.

In schools, in government offices, and in businesses, people engaged in a drill to get ready for a major earthquake in Oregon. Roughly one out of five Oregonians took part.

Bonnie Heitsch, an Oregon Department of Justice attorney and a finalist for Salem City Council's open Ward 7 seat, said she didn't want to divide votes between her and another finalist, Vanessa Nordyke.

A judicial advisory committee advanced a new rule Friday that will require federal immigration enforcement agents to get a warrant from a judge before making arrests in Oregon courts.

Teachers are usually expected to buy some supplies for their classrooms out of their own pockets. But many regularly turn to DonorsChoose.org, where private donors have funded over 700 projects in local schools over the past five years.

For 25 years, Salem's only Catholic high school has played "home" football games at Willamette and won state track championships without a track. Tonight, students get their first chance to play on a new field.

About a quarter of all of Oregon's tobacco retailers are in counties that say they don't have the ability to enforce the statewide ban on flavored vaping cartridges. Local officials say they don't have the manpower.

"At that time the gun was still coming up I could see it coming up and I believed he was gonna kill me and I fired one shot,” the officer told investigators.

Updated story: A ban on marijuana vaping products remains in effect.

Scott Gabriel Spangler was struggling with police, aiming a gun at an officer when he was fatally shot in the face, according to police records.

Rex Hollopeter was burned on more than half of his body and may lose his hand, said his longtime friend.

You can now check "report cards" for your local school, showing state test results, attendance and more. We pulled out a few highlights.

The keynote speaker talked about Dress for Success, a group that offers job support and professional attire for women seeking financial independence.

Oregon urges travelers get passports as the state is still months from providing driver's licenses that pass muster at airports.

The unions’ reticence to fork over funds and endorse in the wake of the reforms may put dozens of Democrat incumbents, many of whom receive a high share of donations from unions, in a tricky spot.

We've got you covered for the evenings you want to settle in with a book or the mornings you want to head outside for a run.

Cat-themed items - no surprise - populated the auction list at Paws and Purrsonality event in Salem.

UPDATE: Two efforts to recall Kate Brown ended in failure Monday, with one organized by the Oregon Republican Party conceding without turning in petitions to the state. A second campaign submitted paperwork to the state claiming 290,000 signatures but elections officials concluded petitioners turned in significantly less than that.

We quizzed members of the Salem-Keizer School Board about their reading of recently-released student scores. Five responded and two didn't answer.

Fewer residents believe Salem is moving in the right direction, according to a new survey, but their confidence remains high in police, fire, parks and other city services.

Rural areas will see the highest increases, while Salem homeowners will pay about 1% more than last year after a school bond expired.

It's hard to save the bees without knowing which ones call Oregon home. Scientists spoke to Salem City Club about a volunteer-driven effort to better document the state's bee population.

Ban takes effect Tuesday, Oct. 15, as OHA and OLCC to create work group to investigate cause of vape-related outbreak.