Salem Reporter

A 16-year-old from Salem has been arrested on firearm charges after the FBI on Thursday flagged a threat to carry out a shooting at West Salem High School.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, the FBI alerted the Salem Police Department that the teenager had been researching school shootings, accessing materials related to firearm manufacturing and was “displaying...

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June at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art will feature a new exhibition of ceramics, textiles and glass work spanning decades. Other gallery shows in Salem include miniature paintings and a celebration of Pacific Islander art and heritage.

Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, June 5, the Salem ...

A locally-owned supermarket chain moving into the old Rite Aid Building fills a gaping void in downtown Salem, which for years has added apartments and businesses without having an accessible grocery store.

El Torito Supermarket recently received $470,000 in city grants to put toward revitalizing the long-vacant Rite Aid building at 435 Liberty Street S.E.

Around 100,000 people in Marion and Polk counties will lose their health insurance by next year, when Providence plans to ax much of its insurance business.

Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system that provides insurance to over 421,000 Oregonians who use it to see the doctor, get their shots and pay for medications. The company