The Oregon Supreme Court denied to hear Salem's case to withhold the arrest records of a man convicted of sexually abusing a child. The denial ends a nearly four-year effort waged at an unknown cost to taxpayers.

Matt Garrett, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, announced Friday he plans to retire in June. After more than a dozen years he said it was time to "move an identify a new opportunity."

Every year lawmakers hunker down in the Capitol and reform Oregon's laws and policies. Here's how you can impact their decisions.

Homelessness, traffic congestion, budget shortfalls and more will headline the Salem City Council's upcoming policy agenda work session on Wednesday.

College administrators are proposing a $3 increase to tuition and a $6 increase to universal fees per credit. This would bring the cost per credit from the current $105 to $114.

The city of Salem is overhauling its comprehensive plan for the first time since the 1970s and is collecting data to show ways it can grow. On Wednesday, planners revealed what kinds of data will be featured in a report, slated for release in spring.

We gave disposable cameras to homeless people living around downtown Salem and asked them to document their lives. Anthony McGuire shows us what Christmas looks like on the streets.

Marion County Commission meets 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16

The Chemeketa Community College board meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16.

An investigation by Salem Reporter established the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation grew rapidly, taking on services to children at a pace that left little room for unexpected expenses, and took on substantial debt to open a new building. The volunteer board is reviewing all programs as it trims expenses.

A handful of homeless people still at a camp under the Marion Street Bridge left Tuesday morning with help from local aid organizations. Police looked on, and then a dump truck backed in to start hauling away what was left behind.

The Polk County Commission meets 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16

Auditors and others for years said Oregon's abused children would get faster, better help if the state streamlined hotline calls. A Portland center cranking up now will replace 15 call centers around the state.

An eviction of a homeless camp under the Marion Street Bridge is expected to start around 8 a.m. Tuesday. City officials, police and social service providers offered a rough outline of their plans, and denied rumors of a case of tuberculosis.

More than a week after the state labor bureau released a report on sexual harassment in the Oregon Capitol, the fallout continues as one longtime aid resigns and two senators weigh in on Senate President Peter Courtney.