As we're writing this, Santa is somewhere over West Africa, dropping presents between Benin and Niger as he continues his round-the-world journey.
You can track his journey to Oregon and places beyond on the NORAD Santa tracker website. The Department of Defense's Santa tracking tradition dates back to a child's accidental 1955 call to an air defense command center in Colorado.
Our team will be off for Christmas Day tomorrow, but look for the latest local news in your inbox Thursday.
Here's some of our latest news. Catch all of our reports anytime on our website.
The main sanctuary at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church remains under construction after an August 2023 arson. Since the fire, the congregation has turned up for mass in the gymnasium and…
Salem police responded to a report of a man lying injured in a West Salem roadway Monday night. The case is being investigated as a possible hit-and-run.
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