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A four-alarm fire is burning this morning at St. Joseph Parish in downtown Salem. Our news team is working to gather more information and we ask readers to send photos or information to Editor Les Zaitz: [email protected]. We will update our reporting as we get verified information.

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Area students head back to school next Tuesday, and many will have a new principal to great them.

Thirteen schools in the Salem-Keizer School District have a new principal this year, and there are over a dozen new assistant principals at middle and high schools throughout the area.

Meet them below.

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UPDATED: 4-alarm fire hits St. Joseph Parish in downtown Salem
Salem firefighters are working to stop a fire that struck the sanctuary of St. Joseph Parish early Thursday, Aug. 31. This is a developing story.
UPDATED: 4-alarm fire hits St. Joseph Parish in downtown Salem
Salem firefighters are working to stop a fire that struck the sanctuary of St. Joseph Parish early Thursday, Aug. 31. This is a developing story.
13 Salem, Keizer schools will start the year with new principals
Dustin Purnell at North Salem High School and Scott Gragg at McNary High School are among the new school leaders starting this fall.
13 Salem, Keizer schools will start the year with new principals
Dustin Purnell at North Salem High School and Scott Gragg at McNary High School are among the new school leaders starting this fall.
Oregon has process to prevent gun violence but it’s not widely used, report finds
Oregon’s “red flag” law was passed in 2017 to prevent homicides and suicides, but there’s little public awareness of it.
Oregon has process to prevent gun violence but it’s not widely used, report finds
Oregon’s “red flag” law was passed in 2017 to prevent homicides and suicides, but there’s little public awareness of it.
Republican senators, state attorneys seek Oregon Supreme Court review of anti-walkout law
Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, accrued more absences than allowed during the 2023 session under an anti-walkout law, but is not involved in a lawsuit by other Republican senators seeking re-election.
Republican senators, state attorneys seek Oregon Supreme Court review of anti-walkout law
Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, accrued more absences than allowed during the 2023 session under an anti-walkout law, but is not involved in a lawsuit by other Republican senators seeking re-election.
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CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: Friendly conversations about death, a payroll tax opponent and volunteers keeping…
LISTEN IN: This Salem bunch isn’t afraid to discuss death
CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: Friendly conversations about death, a payroll tax opponent and volunteers keeping…

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