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The Pentacle Theatre is hosting open auditions this weekend for "The Glass Menagerie," a play that follows the memories of 37-year-old Tom Wingfield, an aspiring poet in 1937 St. Louis.

Roles are open for four adult parts, two male and two female. Auditions run Saturday, March 1, from 1-5 p.m. at the theater's downtown rehearsal space, 197 Liberty St. S.E.

More information about the audition and roles is available on the theater's website.

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The ARCHES Family First resource center, which opened on Feb. 17, gives homeless families in Salem a dedicated space to relax, get supplies and connect with health care and shelter.

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The Oregon State Police have provided few details about a police shooting at a U.S. Army aviation facility on Southeast Turner Road that left a person dead. The agency said…

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A sewer blockage Wednesday night led to almost 900 gallons of raw sewage spilling into Glenn Creek in West Salem. This is Salem's third sewage spill in less than three…

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Kerry McQuisten, former Republican candidate for governor from Baker City, is calling on Greg Smith to resign from the Legislature over controversies involving his conduct.

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Work on the ground floor and basement levels of the Oregon Capitol is set to finish in September after a years-long $595 million renovation.

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Three Democrats joined most Republicans in voting to recommend Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

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