Salem is drastically cutting its public library hours starting Jan. 2. The main Salem Public Library branch downtown will see a 27% reduction in hours and will no longer be open on Sundays. The West ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Salem is facing a $13 million budget shortfall which may result in massive layoffs of library staff and other city services. According to the proposed fiscal year 2026 ...

Salem City Council unanimously voted to add a local measure to the May ballot that would fund the library, parks and Center 50+. If passed, the levy would cost the average household $229 a year.

A man was arrested Sunday in connection with a kidnapping that happened in southeast Salem, according to the Salem Police Department. A man was shot and killed by officers responding to a disturbance ...