After 52 years, the RAM Restaurant & Brewery at 515 12th St. S.E. closed its doors Tuesday, but the restaurant’s owners said they are looking for a new location.

Summer weather is here and Salem has plenty to offer, with a performance by Tibetan monks, Make Music Day and junior roller derby playoffs over the next week.

Therapists with Family Building Blocks said they’re better able to help parents and children connect and process trauma after training paid for by a donation from Country Financial.

Contract negotiations between the Oregon Nurses Association and Providence Health & Services have stalled over issues of pay and affordable health insurance.