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The Salem-Keizer School Board will vote on criteria for recommending elementary school closures for 2027 at their meeting Tuesday, Sept.

8 at 6 p.m. in the boardroom (2575 Commercial St. S.E.), and residents can sign up to offer public comment.

Salem Health is finishing its merger with Santiam Hospital this week after a long review + public discussion about changing care.

The new system will work to offer better services to area patients.

Interns from the Snowden program spent 10 weeks this summer with Salem Reporter's team, learning community reporting skills (supported by local donors) before saying farewell.

To The Ceiling Entertainment is out from the Grand Theatre after unpaid artist claims and over $100,000 in back rent emerged after an Aug.

8 show. The Meduri family, which owns the building, is seeking a new operator as scheduled events may change+.

A state agency signed a $6.7 million contract in May 2025 to sell 32 acres at Mill Creek Corporate Center for a Silicon Valley firm planning a data center; Gov. Tina Kotek pulled the deal in July after learning the project would use state land.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ summer program helped first+second graders achieve reading gains in four weeks that typically take two and a half months, with 1,000 students benefiting from $1 million in state literacy funds.

Third and fourth graders improved at normal rates during the program.

Chemeketa Community College has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to expand STEM research courses over the next three years — the project aims to serve as a national model for course-based research.

Lawmakers in Oregon will face a record wildfire-fighting bill next week as proposals to fund climate cleanup measures lost out in committee despite strong public support.

Sen. Golden said powerful industry lobbying undermined his attempts to hold fossil fuel companies accountable, highlighting a growing climate financing challenge for the state.