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A first-of-its-kind restaurant recently opened its doors in northeast Salem. Housed inside El Toro Taqueria & Seafood on the northeast corner of Lancaster and Sunnyview Road, Gursha Eats held its soft ...

The volunteer group has established an endowment, developed an online burial database, and secured National Register of Historic Places status.

The 2025 Oregon high school football season is less than a month away. The Statesman Journal is taking a close look at the impact players in the Salem-Keizer area from each position and letting you ...

Known as the 'American Alps,' North Cascades National Park showcases spectacular alpine trails and lakes in Washington. Here's how to visit.

Excluding the pandemic period, July's unemployment rate was the highest it has been since the beginning of 2016.

The July 2025 fire in south Marion County burned two structures and a large hay barn and 15 acres off Turner Road SE and Gath Road SE.