Salem

A 22-year-old man shot and killed by an Oregon State Police trooper at an Army training center in Salem had left a threatening note at the guard station, investigators said.

Salem city councilors are considering placing a property tax levy on the May ballot to help close a $14 million budget deficit.

Millions of grandparents across the country are being pushed into parenthood again. A new peer support group in Salem helps them through it.

The Meadowlark Day Program in the Salem-Keizer school district provides intensive out patient mental health treatment for kids in need, along with educational support.

Wells Fargo will soon lay off hundreds of employees in Hillsboro and Salem. Though headquartered in San Francisco, its global operations business has offices in Hillsboro, Portland and Salem, all expected to shut down by the end of 2025.

Oregon has an affordable housing problem. And building more homes is a big part of the solution. The governor wants the state to build 36,000 houses a year, but a surprising equipment snag could hurt the effort.

Skyler Brown-Evans sees herself represented on the top of this year's ticket, that also means she has had to deal with strangers engaging her in a topic people are often told to avoid: politics. Despite having to deal with heightened racism this election cycle, she's excited to vote.

Salem-Keizer will have weapon detection systems operating in all six comprehensive high schools this school year, with a likely expansion to middle schools next year.

Volunteers, including Gov. Tina Kotek, participated in a phone bank and postcard-writing campaign to recognize families whose kids have come to school more often this year.

Administrators at the private, liberal arts university are reviewing public comment on new free speech policy proposals. The school recently unveiled the guidelines on how to hold demonstrations and on how to post banners and flyers.