WATCH: Oregon Leftists Attack ICE Officers with Bat While Disrupting Federal Operations
Leftists zeroed in on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers Saturday, boxing them into a parking lot in Salem, Oregon.
Oct 12, 2026Open source
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Salem, Oregon. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Marion, Polk. Associated ZIP codes: 97301, 97302, 97303, 97304, 97305, 97306, 97308, 97309, 97310, 97311, 97312, 97314, 97317.
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Unhinged lefties attack ICE agents in Oregon parking lot, smash vehicle with bat: video
Video shows anti-ICE protesters in Salem, Oregon, attacking a federal vehicle with a baseball bat before agents deployed tear gas.
Oct 11, 2026Open source
Democratic lawmakers propose three-year moratorium on new large data centers in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. – Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers, and two hopefuls, are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in the state in response to g...
Aug 8, 2026Open source
Data Center Reps Face the Guillotine, Flee Public Hearing
For towns and cities across the country looking for ways to tell data center developers that their projects aren’t welcome in their communities, the fine f...
Aug 8, 2026Open source
Oregon DOJ levies fresh allegations over local officials’s data center ‘scheme’ 8 MIN READ
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Justice has made new allegations against officials in Morrow County, who acquired one of Amazon’s key local vendors just...
Jul 29, 2026Open source
Woodland Elite 10U softball team clinches a trip to Western Nationals set for July 27
The Woodland Elite 10U girls fastpitch team is set to conclude an incredibly successful season with a trip to the Western Nationals in Salem, Oregon, set for...
Jul 28, 2026Open source
Oregon lawmakers say they’ll prioritize bipartisanship in 2027 transportation funding plan 5 MIN READ
At third meeting, Kotek’s transportation workgroup invited lawmakers to discuss their priorities and policy ideas they want to include in 2027 SALEM — Bi...
Jul 9, 2026Open source
Camas Lions Club helps deliver mobility trainer to Oregon child
CAMAS — The Camas Lions Club is proud to announce the successful delivery of a custom 3D-printed toddler mobility trainer to Amelia, a young girl from Sale...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Oregon AG Rayfield highlights new Medicaid fraud charges amid national fraud crackdown 3 MIN READ
SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced new criminal charges Tuesday against four people the state alleges stole taxpayer money and victimiz...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
The story behind the abrupt departure of one of Oregon’s highest-paid public employees
Longtime Salem insider Chip Terhune scored a great gig. Last month, without warning, he was gone.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
This nonaffiliated Oregonian is running for Congress. His campaign looks different than most 8 MIN READ
Nonaffiliated voters are Oregon’s largest voting bloc, but making the ballot without a party is an uphill battle Jason Faler spends most of his weekends co...
Jun 16, 2026Open source
ODOT Systems Are Down Due To A Statewide Network Outage
SALEM - A network outage is affecting many state government agencies, including the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). TripCheck, Commerce and Compl...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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Missing Utah teen Kylie Arellano found safe in Oregon after 500-day search
Missing Utah teen Kylie Arellano was found safe in Oregon after a 500-day search. The FBI and law enforcement recovered her with a 39-year-old man who was ta...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
The regular season wraps up with league titles and playoff spots up for grabs in Oregon & SW Washington.
The regular season wraps up with league titles and playoff spots up for grabs in Oregon & SW Washington.
Nov 1, 2026Open source
Oregon beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 with 3 TDs from Dylan Raiola
Raiola completed 22 of 31 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns to help Oregon rally to beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 on Saturday.
Nov 1, 2026Open source
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Salem is in Polk County, Oregon.
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97301, 97302, 97303, 97304, 97305, 97306, 97308, 97309, 97310, 97311, 97312, 97314, 97317
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Missing Utah teen Kylie Arellano found safe in Oregon after 500-day search
Missing Utah teen Kylie Arellano was found safe in Oregon after a 500-day search. The FBI and law enforcement recovered her with a 39-year-old man who was ta...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
The regular season wraps up with league titles and playoff spots up for grabs in Oregon & SW Washington.
The regular season wraps up with league titles and playoff spots up for grabs in Oregon & SW Washington.
Nov 1, 2026Open source
Oregon beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 with 3 TDs from Dylan Raiola
Raiola completed 22 of 31 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns to help Oregon rally to beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 on Saturday.
Nov 1, 2026Open source
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The Kalapuya called the area Chim-i-ki-ti, thought to mean "meeting or resting place." Trappers and food gatherers for the fur companies at Astoria came as early as 1812. The first permanent American settlement was Jason Lee's Methodist mission of 1840, at Wheatland to the north. When the mission moved to the site it was called Chemeketa, though better known as the Mill, for its place on Mill Creek. In 1842 the missionaries founded the Oregon Institute, forerunner of Willamette University, and the town is counted as founded that year. The mission was dissolved in 1844, and the trustees laid out a town on the institute's land.
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The origin of the name Salem is uncertain. William H. Willson, who filed the main town plans in 1850 and 1851, may have proposed an English form of the Hebrew shalom, "peace." The Rev. David Leslie, president of the trustees, may have suggested the last five letters of Jerusalem, or the town may be named for Salem, Massachusetts, where Leslie was educated. Some, like the newspaper editor Asahel Bush, wanted to change it back to Chemeketa. The city's Peace Plaza honors its names. Salem became the territorial capital in 1851, moved from Oregon City. The capital went briefly to Corvallis in 1855 and returned the same year. A new two-story state house burned in December 1855 after only two months in use. Salem was incorporated in 1857 and became the state capital with statehood in 1859, and a second capitol was finished on the same site in 1876. Sources Wikipedia: Salem, Oregon
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