Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news

An audit by the Oregon Secretary of State identified health risks across the Oregon Department of Corrections’ facilities, particularly in the century-old Oregon State Penitentiary.

In affidavits, they describe businesses brazenly advertising sex for sale, available in the heart of Keizer in suites whose windows and doors are masked by images of legitimate-looking massages.

The draft agreement between the city of Salem and the Oregon Department of Transportation shows that city crews will be able to clear trash and enforce trespassing notices on state…

Chemeketa Community College is one of four core academic partners in a statewide initiative that could see $160 million in federal funding over the next decade

After a month-long inverstigation, a Keizer city committee is recommending that Mayor Cathy Clark be sanctioned for violating council rules. The committee provided no details on its investigation during a…

The Oregon Legislature banned truancy citations. But Oregon’s poorest county brought them back and now posts the state’s best attendance numbers, offering lessons for the coming school year.