Four Corners has been one of Salem-Keizer's most challenged schools, serving many kids who are in foster care, don't have stable housing or are otherwise struggling. Take a look inside as part of our special report on the quest to boost achievement in high-poverty schools.

The Chemeketa Community College board meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17.

This week, we're publishing "Nine Into Six," a five-part series on the challenges Salem's high-poverty schools face getting kids who start kindergarten behind their peers across Oregon on track for middle school. Reporter Rachel Alexander takes you behind the scenes to share how this series came about and where we got our data.

The Polk County Commission meets 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 17.

If it were pass the House, the bill would be the most comprehensive reform to Oregon's mandatory minimum sentencing law to date.

Julia Brim-Edwards, who'd clashed with the former officeholder, says Bev Clarno is ready to lead

Salem residents could soon find a new expense on their water bill or a tax on their wages, but several questions remain for Salem City Council to consider.

The credit would be given to low-income Oregonians and is estimated to be around $100 per year.

In Salem's high-poverty schools, the average student starts kindergarten not recognizing enough letters to write their own name. In the first of a five-part series, we looked at how those schools use extra federal money to try to close the gap.

A federal court is being asked to step in to mandate changes to Oregon's system for caring for thousands of children in foster care. The lawsuit comes after years of scandals in the state-run system.

The Bureau of Labor and Industries' Civil Rights Division said investigators "did not find sufficient evidence to continue our investigation," in letters sent last week. A third complaint remains open.

A new leave proposal would create a kind of savings account for workers to draw on to be paid while on leave. Businesses would contribute as well, a new cost that troubles some owners.

Redwood Crossings will give tenants, who make at most $13,700 a year, in-house access to social services, laundry and a community kitchen.

With charismatic DJs, clever introductions and no ads, The Moon is the brainchild of Sean Mulrooney, who's spent the past year running the Salem owned-and-operated station.

With the bill for public employee retirements going up, Oregon school districts worry they will have to cut education to cover the cost. Gov. Kate Brown is proposing a way to have the state step in to pay some of that bill.