Salem

On a March night, I exited Smith Auditorium and was greeted by fire. Rock music blared. Nearly two dozen students stood in Willamette University's quad cheering. One of their peers danced while spinning two chains connected to balls of fire. The ...

Oregon State Police said in a Thursday news release that a detective spotted Justin Carnes and William McGinnis in south Salem Thursday afternoon. Authorities established a perimeter and apprehended Carnes in the backyard of a residence with ...

The Salem Grade School Board has agreed upon a two-and-a-quarter million dollar renovation program for Hawthorn and Franklin Park Schools. Superintendent Leslie Foppe says the bulk of the work will be at Hawthorn School. "When this school was first ...

For more than a century, the Washington County Courthouse has presided over the city's downtown square in Salem. But preservationists worry that a stiff wind could topple the structure's distinctive and badly deteriorated clock tower. The condition of ...

An Oregon State Police detective spotted Justin Carnes and William McGinnis in south Salem at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The detective chased after them, but they escaped. Two hours later, Carnes was taken into custody in a back yard near Kuebler Boulevard ...

Oregon State Police said in a Thursday news release that a detective spotted Justin Carnes and William McGinnis in south Salem Thursday afternoon. Authorities established a perimeter and apprehended Carnes in the backyard of a residence with ...