Following a mass stabbing at the Union Gospel Mission of Salem, Mayor Julie Hoy called for increased police presence downtown. Business owners and investors expressed concerns about safety and ...

Salem Fire was responding to a fire on the railroad tracks on the morning of June 16 next to the South Block Apartments south ...

The Family Dollar and Dollar Tree store in downtown Salem is closing less than two years after it opened. Store employees confirmed the closure April 28. Most of the store is 50% off, and many of ...

Nat Borchers, owner of Back Line Real Estate and former Portland Timbers soccer player, has big plans for the former downtown ...

Fire crews knocked down a large blaze near Commercial Street SE. No structures beyond the trestle were damaged. Investigators ...

Salem Mayor Julie Hoy called for more police in downtown following the stabbing that injured 12 at the Union Gospel Mission of Salem on June 1. Two of the victims were staff members at the men's ...

Salem-Keizer Public Schools and Marion County. Cars drive along Liberty Street SE. Downtown Salem is home to dozens of shops and restaurants and has seen a boom in new apartments in recent years.

The first half of 2025 brought a spate of retail and restaurant closures to Salem. Here's why the trend doesn't spell doom for the retail market.

Downtown Salem challenges and possibilities. The 97301 zip code that includes downtown has the highest neighborhood vacancy rate in Salem at 5.8%.. The empty JCPenney building, closed Rite Aid and ...