Fifty years after Cuckoo’s Nest fluttered into American theaters, Salem still carries the echo.

Oh, Salem, Oregon—you sweet, soggy corner of the Pacific Northwest, where the rain falls like a perpetual apology and the libraries, bless their underfunded hearts, have been gasping for air like a goldfish flipped out of its bowl. I remember my own library days, back when I was a kid dodging the fluorescent-lit aisles of some forgotten Midwestern branch, pilfering paperbacks that smelled like mildew and other people’s regrets. Libraries were my escape hatch, my free therapy

Good day, friends—or good evening, depending on when you’re reading this. In the quiet corners of America, where the weight of personal trials meets the strength of human spirit, stories emerge that remind us what courage really looks like. Today, in Salem, Oregon, one such story is unfolding, not with fanfare, but with quiet determination. It’s the tale of Desiree Guerra, a woman who turned her own escape from the shadows of domestic violence and human trafficking into a bea

In the predawn haze of September 23, Marion County, Oregon, became the stage for a reckless ballet of speed and folly, starring...

In the haze of a September night, Brian Del Werner, a 32-year-old drifter from Kalispell, Montana, carved a jagged scar through Salem’s...

Imagine strolling down the street of Salem when suddenly your calm evening is interrupted by the arrival of the bomb squad—no, not some dram

I’ve been roaming CES floors for a decade now, and CES 2026 (January 6–9, 2026 in Las Vegas) already feels like the next chapter in tech...

South Salem, OR—At 4:15 AM, when the world is supposed to be still, the kind of still where you can hear your own heartbeat if you listen...

In a move that’s got every parent, teacher, and teenager’s group chat buzzing, Governor Tina Kotek has issued Executive Order 25-09...

Just when you thought your summer commute couldn’t get any more exciting, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that nearly...

Salem could owe $1.2 million if it breaks its contra

Let’s get one thing straight—if you’re in Portland and still lining up at that other doughnut place with the pink boxes and cereal...

So, Portland’s JinJu Patisserie just won Outstanding Bakery in America at the 2025 James Beard Awards, and honestly? My jeans are already ti

I woke up this morning thinking, well, that’s it— Israel is bombing Iran. No gentle father-of-two incursion, but a full‑blown “Rising...

Oh bless their green little hearts. Powin LLC, Oregon’s very own clean energy darling, just pulled a full financial faceplant and filed...

SEO Summary: IKEA has opened a new Plan & Order Point in Beaverton, Oregon, located in Progress Ridge Town Square. Unlike traditional wareho

Terry Calderwood, 55, a part-time welding instructor at Chemeketa Community College, died in a single-vehicle crash on Southeast Lancaster D

One of them, a worker, lies in a hospital now. His breathing comes with the rhythm of machines. The doctors say he might wake up. They do not say when. The mission didn’t close. The doors stayed open. They served dinner. They kept the chapel lit. They prayed in the same rooms that had held the wounded. That is what they do. They gathered on a Thursday, those who knew pain and those who had only read of it. There were pastors. There were mayors

Picture this: sun-dappled Oregon pastures, contented cows chewing the good grass, and a cheese so divine it scooped the World Cheese...

It’s a picturesque little lake, isn’t it? Lake Oswego—shimmering like a sterling salad bowl and, for decades, hoarded by a small band of...