We'd like to send you into the weekend with a look at last night's eclipse, courtesy of south Salem resident Sophia Wood.
A so-called "blood moon" eclipse visible over Salem around midnight on Friday, March 14. (Sophia Wood)
Rain is ahead this weekend, but as Oregonians, that doesn't mean we have to stay inside. On Saturday, free events include the Cherry Blossom Festival and a fermentation celebration at Lifesource. See more in our event guide below.
Here's some of today's news. Catch all of our reports anytime on our website.
Salem’s Community Police Academy was canceled for the year due to a city cost-cutting request. The request led to cuts in the department’s nonessential overtime work, including police attendance at…
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Andrea Castañeda is among the school district leaders who say an ambitious state education accountability effort needs significant changes to work as intended.
Events in Salem this week include the unveiling of a new unicorn at Riverfront Carousel, a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol and a scavenger huntu0026hellip;
About 500 people joined a veterans protest in Salem, one of many nationwide Friday against President Donald Trump's planned cuts to the federal workforce and VA.
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