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You still have a few more days to catch holiday singers at the Salem Center mall.

School choirs, mariachi, band and orchestra will perform starting at 11 a.m. daily through Thursday, Dec. 19. A schedule is here.

And don't forget our new events calendar if you're looking for something else to do in the days leading up to Christmas.

We'll send you off into the weekend with the latest in local news. Catch all of our reports anytime on our website.

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This spring, Salem for Refugees will open its first affordable apartment complex, aiming to give refugee families from around the world a place to settle in and build their careers…

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Hundreds of kids lined up at the Keizer Target Saturday, Dec. 14, to pick out gifts with help from local law enforcement officers.

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This week, lawmakers discussed proposals to limit rent increases for mobile home parks, build more condos and crack down on landlords pocketing deposits.

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A train struck and killed a 35-year-old man around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the railroad tracks near the intersection of Northeast 22nd Avenue and Northeast Claxter Road.

SEE LOCAL EVENTS: Our new events calendar lets you browse what's happening in Salem - completely free. Want to submit an upcoming event? You can do that here.

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