Salem News

"Give the World a Gift." That's the motto behind the Alternative Christmas Market taking place today and Sunday at the First United Methodist Church, 600 State Street.

Steve Weems fought fires when he was in the service, so when the South Salem resident first encountered flames near the dryer in his home Saturday afternoon, he knew it was trouble.

Peter Vanderwall's original screenplay, 'A Year in Mooring,' is coming to life as an independent feature film in Traverse City, Mich.

It takes six shifts of officers to serve and protect the citizens of Salem covering every hour of the day, every day of the week and every week of the year.

Federal and state officials officials arrested a 46-year-old man in Keizer on Thursday who was wanted on several felony warrants.

I am sad to hear of the closing of Salem Repertory Theatre. I believe that a successful and vibrant city depends upon the arts in part for creating an activated citizenship, advancing its democracy and cultivating community.

The Oregon Financial Institutions Security Task Force is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robbery wanted by the FBI for a series of bank robberies in Salem and Sherwood.

A man shot near an intersection just north of Salem, Ore., late Tuesday night has died in a Salem hospital.

The West Salem Redevelopment Advisory Board will meet today. The group will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the West Salem Public Library, 395 Glen Creek Road NW.

A Marion County sheriff's spokeswoman says a 22-year-old Salem woman was able to talk her way out of a violent abduction by a suicidal ex-boyfriend. Leuitenant Sheila Lorance said the man shot himself to death when confronted by a sheriff's deputy after the woman escaped.

The South Salem Lions club has announced events for December. The group has regular meetings at noon Wednesdays at Great Wall Buffet, 2875 Commercial St.

NORTH SALEM - A $19.7 million bond for building system and energy efficiency improvements to the district's schools was defeated Tuesday with 65 percent of voters saying "no." The vote was 324 in favor and 609 against.

Brightly lighted Christmas lawn ornaments were purloined from a South Salem home this weekend - and it was all caught on camera.

One person died in a crash on an Oregon highway during this year's Thanksgiving period, making it the safest on record, according to Oregon State Police.

Salem Repertory Theatre recently announced its closing to patrons by stating 'in large part, SRT has been a six-year labor of love.' While it is true much of the theatre's success was due to a group of devoted company members, a theatre needs more than love to succeed.

Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged kidnapping that ended in a suicide in northeast Salem tonight.

SALEM, Ore.: Bill Sizemore, Oregon's high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges.

When members of Trinity Covenant Church in South Salem asked their neighbors what services they need, the answer was clear: medical care.

Four bands will bring their talents to the Salem Public Library's 2009 Battle of the Bands on Friday.

In a print shop filled with so much paper and intimidating, furniture-sized printers, tiny bits of Salem music sprout everywhere.