A new measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per year for wildlife conservation by raising Oregon’s lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.75%. It received some Republican support for a provision to compensate ranchers whose livestock are killed by wolves.

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After successfully petitioning to move an excessive force lawsuit against a Salem police officer to federal court, the city of Salem is arguing that a responding officer used reasonable force to arrest a woman who was interfering as officers investigated a fight at her home. To comment on this story, use the form at the…

The resident eagles along Salem’s Willamette River are expecting nestlings to hatch around April. Bird expert Harry Fuller shares more about their lives and prey.

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Visitors will only be allowed four days per week at the Oregon State Penitentiary, down from the current seven, starting April 1.

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A recent $1 million grant from the Mountain West Center for Community Excellence will pay for hundreds of teachers to receive paid training in classroom management and other topics union leaders say are in high demand. The money will also reinstate a home visiting program and pay for books for classroom libraries. To comment on…

Oregon state senators on Thursday gutted this year’s legislation to bolster the rollout of a 2022 voter-approved gun control law currently being litigated, despite Democrats expending significant political capital to push a wide-ranging firearm safety bill through the House.

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A bill would set aside $2.1 million for the state to purchase 200 miles of the Abiqua Creek area, including the waterfall. The plan is championed by State Sen. Fred Girod, who represents the Santiam Canyon.

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The city of Salem split up its new one-time $200,000 social services fund between four local nonprofits and organizations in an effort to maximize the impact on vulnerable community members.

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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle moved to strengthen existing protections for immigrants without permanent legal status that the Oregon Legislature enacted last year.

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Three Salem seniors secured victory for their school in a statewide culinary competition Monday. The team from the Career Technical Education Center, a vocational high school, was one of the smallest to compete in the Oregon ProStart Championships at the Salem Convention Center Monday, March 2.  On the team were Cristian Portillo Larios, Lizzie Lopez…

Page programs that allow middle and high school students to see the legislative process up close, serving on the floor of the House or Senate for a single day.

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After months of virtual classes, seven representatives from Salem’s government, nonprofits and community will be taking a trip to Harvard to learn how to better collaborate to address public safety issues in Salem, starting with how to define the problem. The trip and program is fully funded by the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. To…

Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains how to think about storing food for disasters.

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Republican leaders of a successful petition to pause gas tax and transportation fee hikes until a citizen vote are suing the state, saying a new law moving the referendum to May violates Oregonians’ constitutional rights.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will hold Detroit Lake at a lower level for two weeks later this year, an action that could force the city of Salem to rely on backup drinking water sources.

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Keizer City Councilor Soraida Cross has conceded she illegally used her public position to try evading a criminal citation, but claimed she didn’t intend to violate state law.

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For 15 years, Nathan and Forrest Good have navigated changes in technology and the climate together through their architectural work at Nathan Good Architects. The younger Good, Forrest, has now taken on ownership of his dad’s award-winning firm.

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Events in Salem this week include the reopening of the Salem Saturday Market, a play about chemist and physicist Marie Curie at the Keizer Homegrown Theater, and singing performances for Women’s History Month .

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The Oregon Education Association Political Action Committee, which has historically backed Democratic candidates for governor, voted not to endorse anyone currently running including Gov. Tina Kotek.

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A young teenager was shot at McKay Park in February, and the Salem Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding two men suspected in the shooting.

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Once signed into law, Senate Bill 1599 would move the date Oregonians can vote on gas tax and transportation fee hikes. Five Democrats voted with Republicans against the move, including Rep. Lesly Muñoz of Woodburn.

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