A 73-year-old Woodburn man was sentenced in Marion County Circuit Court to 25 years in prison on Sept. 3 for raping a child under the age of 12. Pablo Salazar-Ramirez pleaded guilty to three counts of ...

Central's Aidan Wendring is the Salem-Keizer area's top returning boys cross-country runner, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. Wendring was Central’s second top-20 finisher at the state ...

Cherriots board members are facing criticism over a proposed .7% payroll tax on businesses in Salem, Keizer, and unincorporated east Salem to fund improvements, The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce and ...

Oregon Route 18 reopened 5 miles east of Valley Junction at milepost 27 after a crash on the afternoon of Aug. 28, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT reported the crash just ...

Dayton's Johnathan Beas-Mendez is the Salem-Keizer area's top high school boys soccer player, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. Beas-Mendez was a focal point in Dayton’s run to a conference ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a bay clam harvest advisory for the Alsea Bay estuary near Waldport due to the potential for paralytic shellfish poisoning. ODFW recommends people ...

West Salem's Deacon Shinkle is the Salem-Keizer area high school football player expected to have the biggest impact this fall, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. Shinkle is a physically imposing ...

U.S. News and World Report released its ranking of the best regional hospitals in the U.S., and several from Oregon made the list. The best regional hospitals ranking has been conducted annually since ...

Two suburbs of Portland and Seattle were listed on a recent study that looked at the wealthiest suburbs in the United States' 50 largest metro areas. Census data showed one Seattle suburb in the top ...

The departure of Avelo Airlines, Salem's source of commercial flights, means the city's Airport Fund will receive $238,000 less revenue this fiscal year. Two long-term, high-ranking airport staff ...

The heat is on in Oregon, bringing sun-filled days and a feast of astronomical events at night for enthusiastic stargazers and casual observers alike. Eclipses, meteor showers and opportunities for ...

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