Rachel Alexander

A former special education instructional assistant at West Salem High School is suing the school district, saying administrators failed to intervene when a student repeatedly assaulted her last year.

School employees found the gun during a routine bag search of a student Monday. The student did not make any threats, district officials said.

Police were called to McKay High School Friday morning and detained a 14-year-old who did not have a firearm.

With an enthusiastic coordinator helping lead events, more kids in Salem's schools are getting bike lessons, pedestrian safety education and lessons on riding Cherriots buses through the Safe Routes to Schools program.

At a Tuesday evening meeting, the Salem-Keizer School Board will vote to reaffirm its policy of not collecting or sharing information about students' immigration status, and consider a rewritten equity resolution.

Events in parks is the theme for the next week in Salem, with a free movie screening, multiple community festivals, and some indoor shows and cinema to round things out.

Since beginning in 2018, Salem-Keizer's Unified program has gone from a gym class at South Salem High School to a movement bringing together thousands of students with and without disabilities.

Salem wastewater entering the Willamette River overnight on July 31 may have had higher bacteria levels after a public works department effort to dispose of sodium bisulfite went awry.

The budget airline serving Salem said demand on its new route was low.

Capitol Auto Group has acquired Salem’s Nissan franchise and is opening a new dealership Thursday in a building off the Salem Parkway. The former Nissan lot on Northeast Market Street is up for sale after a fire destroyed the dealership in January.