Organizers of the Marion County literacy campaign holiday book drive are hoping for one last hurrah today as volunteers line up to take books, drive-through style. One lane of traffic in front of Courthouse Square will be a designated drop-off area for the 12,000 Books in 12 Days campaign. Full Story »
Oregon's college students will get smaller financial aid checks this spring and next year unless the Legislature steps in with additional funding. Full Story »
A 14-year-old boy watched Thursday as his parents were sentenced to more than seven years in prison for the wounds they inflicted on him and his sisters. Full Story »
Three of five Salem mayoral candidates offered residents a menu of their skills during a forum Thursday at the Salem Conference Center. Full Story »
A Tualatin man employed with the City of Woodburn's Parks and Recreation Department was fired and arrested Wednesday on allegations that he sent a sexually explicit picture to a 14-year-old girl's cell phone. Full Story »
Salem Health, the parent company of Salem Hospital, is setting up a fund for Mid-Valley organizations that serve people without adequate insurance coverage. Full Story »
The Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross is operating an overnight warming center to shelter people from the cold weather. Full Story »
ATLANTA — Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday. Full Story »
OSLO — Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Obama offered a striking defense of war. Full Story »
Aumsville's Sixth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Santa Visit, organized by Aumsville Police Department, is set for Saturday. Full Story »
Cherriots riders seem to be adjusting to changes in the area's bus service. Full Story »
With the current blast of cold weather comes frozen pipe season, and for local plumbers that means hustling to a spiking number of service calls — and sometimes getting free pizza. Full Story »
Salem-Keizer School District failed to make progress in teaching English to non-native speakers during the 2008-09 school year, according to a report released today by the Oregon Department of Education. Full Story »
Amid a fragile economy, many families are eliminating entertainment from their budgets. Full Story »
A candlelight vigil is planned Saturday at the Woodburn bank where a bomb explosion killed two police officers a year ago. Full Story »
During an Urban Renewal Agency work session this week, Keizer City Manager Chris Eppley revealed that the Keizer Civic Center was over budget by $457,000. Full Story »
Materials kept too close to a baseboard heater are blamed for causing a house fire Tuesday evening, fire officials said. Full Story »
An electrical fire in an attic is blamed for a fire that damaged a West Salem home early Wednesday, officials said. Full Story »
Appointments are still available for the H1N1 vaccine for people in designated priority groups, Marion County health officials said Wednesday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — President Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise to expand the role of government in the nation's health care system, raising hopes inside the party that passage of overhaul legislation might be within reach after a struggle lasting decades. Full Story »
The former director of the Oregon agency responsible for training and certifying police officers resigned last month after a female employee accused him of sexually harassing her, according to investigative files released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Justice. Full Story »
TACOMA, Wash. — About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain officers who were remembered Tuesday as heroes and loving family members. Full Story »
Former Willamette Education Service District Superintendent Maureen Casey says she will sue the district over her firing in October. Full Story »
Cold weather wimps best not put away their hats, scarves, gloves and mittens or hang up their parkas this week — at least not yet. Full Story »
More than 40 local law enforcement officers attended the memorial Tuesday for the slain Lakewood, Wash., police officers. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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