Rachel Alexander

Salem apartment developer Kevin Harrison has bought the historic Cooke’s Stationary building and is renovating the vacant upstairs into four apartments. The State Street retail front is available for lease.

Salem Reporter will have reporters at local election offices, campaign parties and monitoring state and national news. We'll keep our focus on local races while including national context as we report on election night.

During a six-week pilot of weapon detectors at South Salem High School, no firearms were seized and tardies increased slightly, but the school reported fewer behavioral issues, improved attendance and more students and educators saying they felt safe with detectors in place.

Thousands of middle and high school students across the Salem-Keizer School District participated in a mock election organized by the League of Women Voters, which wraps up this week. Results will be shared Nov. 1.

The city of Salem is considering an 4.5% increase in water and sewage bills for both 2025 and 2026. City councilors will vote following a public hearing on Nov. 12.

Schools across the U.S. are getting more serious about banning cellphones during the school day. McKay and Sprague high schools, and Houck, Stephens, Straub and Whiteaker middle schools will start using lockable pouches over the next few months.

Gov. Tina Kotek and state schools chief Charlene Williams joined a phone bank Tuesday evening at Waldo Middle School to check in with parents who have improved their students’ attendance this year.

Salem police arrested a 12 and 13-year-old girl on Tuesday night who are now facing burglary charges in juvenile court over a weekend break-in at Englewood Elementary School.

Extensive damage to Englewood Elementary School following a weekend break-in prompted a late start Monday morning.

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.