Salem city councilors unanimously voted to authorize the city manager’s office to poll likely voters. The plan also calls for a performance audit to find ways to save money on…

After investigating, federal inspectors found Oregon’s state-run psychiatric hospital could have done more to prevent two patient deaths.

The rail line through Salem was closed for about three hours Monday evening with a train stopped on the tracks as police investigated a man’s death.

T.J. H. Bennett, 44, is serving a sentence at Santiam Correctional Institution and was part of a city work crew when he walked away Monday afternoon.