Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, which says cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside, won’t cause any immediate changes in Salem. But advocates say the ruling will likely increase pressure…

The U.S. Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision on Friday, June 28, 2024, that the enforcement of local laws that regulate camping on public property, including by people without…

Inna Kovtun fled war in her native Ukraine with a collection of folk songs she’s carefully preserved. She’s among the center stage performers at this year’s World Beat Festival, June…

Kotek has since abandoned her plans to give first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson a larger policy role in the governor’s office.

Buddhist monks from Gaden Shartse Monastic University presented a “Ceremony of Light” Thursday at Unity of Salem.