Salem Statesman Journal

REDMOND Airport officials in Redmond hope they can land passenger flights to Los Angeles to make up for the loss of Allegiant Air service later this summer. More »Redmond airport eyes LA after losing airline

TROUTDALE Reynolds School District students will be back in the classroom on Tuesday after teachers and administrators reached a deal to end a week-long strike. The agreement is subject to approval by … More »Deal ends Reynolds School District teachers strike

EUGENE A man is hospitalized in Eugene with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a train. The Eugene Police Department says a Union Pacific train crew spotted the man sitting tracks Saturday … More »Train strikes man sitting on tracks in Eugene

It's not much of anything just 672 square feet of blacktop with a few landscaping elements next to chain-link fence. More »Proposed path past historic burial area in Salem raises questions

The private company SpaceX made history with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial se … More »Silverton man helps make history with docking in space

Seven local organizations that provide economic opportunities to clients have launched a collaboration in hopes of strengthening one another's work. More »Seven Mid-Valley groups unite in the name of prosperity

Commercial messages are giving way to art through Sunday on the digital LED billboard near 3165 Commercial St. SE. The display, visible to southbound drivers, is a gift to Salem from David Morrison, 36, … More »An unexpected place for an art display

EUGENE Eugene police say an assault suspect who collapsed and had trouble breathing after his arrest at a restaurant remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. More »Eugene assault suspect collapses in police custody

FAIRVIEW Negotiators for the Reynolds School District east of Portland and its striking teachers say theyre pleased with the progress theyre making at the bargaining table. More »Both sides report progress in Reynolds teacher strike talks

KENT, Wash. Police say a 45-year-old Kent, Wash., woman fatally stabbed a 42-year-old man as they drove through the south Seattle suburb. More »Woman fatally stabs man in car, Washington police say

Oregonian Chris Cameron summited Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, at 7 a.m. Friday morning, Nepal time, according to a blog post on the website of the climb's organizers, Peak Freak Expeditions. … More »Man who grew up in Dallas reaches summit of Everest

The Salem Police Department and FBI are working together in the investigation of a bank robbery that occurred Tuesday. More »Police, FBI investigate robbery at US Bank

Turner Fire Department responded to a house fire close to midnight Thursday at the 5500 block of Roush Court SE. More »No one hurt as fire severely damages Turner home

An inmate at a county jail is suspected of mailing a harmless powder he claimed was anthrax to the attorney prosecuting his case, one of a series of powder-filled letters sent around Portland in late April … More »County inmate suspected of mailing white powder

St. Joseph fourth-grade student Alice Cooney created the winning entry to the COUNTRY Kids Relays T-shirt design contest. More »St. Joseph student wins COUNTRY Kids Relay design contest

Police in Oregon say they've found the mother of three children who were abandoned in a Portland shed. More »Oregon police find mother of 3 abandoned kids

A grand jury has handed up a murder indictment against a man released from the Oregon state mental hospital and accused of killing a woman making a routine medicine delivery to his apartment. More »Suspect indicted in Oregon health worker killing

A woman found wandering last week near Albany without money or identification has been sent to a hospital on a mental commitment while authorities try to identify her. More »Woman found wandering near Albany still unidentified

The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever by a long shot. More »Presidential race is most costly ever

Salem Police officers are responding to a bank robbery at the U.S. Bank at 1317 State Street. More »Salem Police, FBI investigating Friday morning bank robbery

Police say they have arrested a woman at the picket line in a teacher strike in the Reynolds School District east of Portland. More »Salem woman arrested during picketing at Troutdale school

ThAn overflow of raw sewage erupted Thursday from sewer manholes in the 4500 block of Sesame Street NE, the city of Salem reported. The overflow resulted from a line blockage caused by residential grease. … More »Salem crews fix blocked sewer line on Sesame Street NE

Michael Roth, president and CEO of Roth’s Fresh Market, has announced in a letter that the Keizer... - 11:35 am More »Local Government Blog: Update on downtown Salem repaving project