A nearly five-hour-long Salem City Council meeting saw the approval of the city's Fiscal Year 2026 budget and also touched on downtown safety and the city's contracts with Avelo Airlines. New Ward 6 ...

Mayor Julie Hoy joined a statewide business advocacy group and a Portland lawyer in an effort to repeal a 2021 Oregon law on homelessness.

Salem leaders are exploring tactics like reviving the disbanded downtown police bike team, expanding the team that responds to encampments and creating a non-police response to homelessness to improve ...

Salem City Council voted to accept a $180,000 donation to fund two police officers for the city's Homeless Services Team for ...

Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at ...

The Salem City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and swore in new Ward 6 Councilor Mai Vang. A work session will be held July 21 to discuss downtown safety concerns. Residents urged the ...