This year the Statesman Journal outdoors staff went diving into an underwater forest, skied during an extreme heat wave and ...

The days are going by quickly, but the end of the year is upon us. With 2024 drawing to a close, for better or for worse, ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness highlights the Statesman Journal's best outdoor stories of ...

A blockage in a sewer line caused overflow to contaminate Clark Creek Thursday morning, the city of Salem said in a news release. A sanitary sewer overflow was reported in the creek at about 9:45 a.m.

Cascade basketball's Kaiden Ford is the Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal ...

Park Rangers and volunteers will lead guided hikes across 30 Oregon state parks for First Day Hikes on New Year's Day. On Wednesday, participants can partake in free hiking tours at Oregon's state ...

Description: A portion of the former Costco building in Salem is set to open soon as a large entertainment center with a go-kart track, multilevel laser tag arena and arcade games. Electric Castle's ...

The man was arrested in September after Salem police responded to a call of a suspected kidnapping at about 4:30 a.m.

Officials with Oregon's Department of Human Services told lawmakers this month about their plan to address the overpayments.

New Year's Day is on Wednesday and is both a federal and state holiday. Here's what's open and closed in Oregon.

South Salem basketball player Emma Burlison is the winner of the Salem-area high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted ...

Racist letters mailed to people in Lincoln County advised residents to track and report information about people of color, ...