Category Community
PHOTOS: Night to Shine prom draws a crowd
Prom came early for young Salem residents with disabilities, who attended the annual Night to Shine dance held at the Salem Alliance Church.
Salem families affected by dementia get help to make memories together
Grants from the Alzheimer's Network of Oregon will allow families and caregivers to take trips and spend quality time together.
PHOTOS: Salem Puppy Bowl raises money for pet rescues
Adoptable puppies met potential new owners during a Puppy Bowl fundraiser at southeast Salem's Ratchet Brewery.
COLUMN: Black History Month in Salem and beyond
Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem's historic preservation officer, lays out the history of Black History Month and one of Oregon's first Black pioneers, who was brought to the Salem area as a slave.
Grassroots effort helps unsheltered dogs stay warm
Salem business owner Krystal Kraig Labate has helped animals her whole life. For the past decade, she’s organized dog-coat donations to help unsheltered people in Salem care for their dogs in cold weather.
State courts wipe over 8,000 past evictions in Marion, Polk counties
A state law passed in 2023 required courts to seal past evictions annually in some circumstances, removing a key barrier to finding new housing that heightens renters’ risk of homelessness.
Willamette Art Center seeks new home
With their Oregon State Fairgrounds lease ending, the Willamette Art Center has until June 30 to find a new place to host its accessible art classes and large-scale kilns.
Event highlights from Feb. 6-12: Puppy Bowl, art walk, needle felting class
Events in Salem this week include a Puppy Bowl to support a local foster rescue, a night of dentistry-themed comedy and a Valentine’s Day event with dinner and a screening of “Wicked.”
PacifiCorp was grossly negligent in Oregon’s 2020 wildfires. Now it’s asking lawmakers for protection.
PacifiCorp has waged a campaign, in the courts and now in the halls of the state Capitol, to reduce its financial obligation to wildfire survivors.