Monday's unofficial count put Chelsea Alionar 20 votes ahead of Maralee Fletchall for Keizer City Council Position 4. Republican Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Colm Willis slightly widened their leads over Democrats Sara Duncan and Maria Hinojos Pressey, with about 21,800 accepted ballots left to count.

Salem councilors scheduled a Dec. 14 hearing on 2027-28 utility rates. The task force plan would add about $5.61 a month to a typical residential bill in 2027 and $6.48 more in 2028, Public Works Director Brian Martin said.

After hours of testimony Monday, the Salem City Council voted 7-0 to close its hearing on Resolution 2026-46, which would bar AI and hyperscale data centers under existing code, and deliberate at a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission takes public comment by Zoom and phone at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, on PGE's request to raise rates 4.8% overall, about $8.33 a month for an average home, starting July 2027. Here is what's proposed, what critics say and how to comment.

A federal judge on Nov. 4 declined to block the Army Corps of Engineers from lowering Detroit Reservoir to 1,425 feet this fall, finding Salem, Marion County and other water users had not shown irreparable harm was likely. Salem and Marion County say they are appealing to the Ninth Circuit.

City Attorney Dan Atchison recommends the Salem City Council adopt Resolution 2026-46, finding AI and hyperscale data centers fit no use in the city code, and says it would apply to Verrus's pending Oakline at Mill Creek application. The hearing is 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

Friday's unofficial count trimmed Kevin Cameron's lead over Sara Duncan to 764 votes and Colm Willis's lead over Maria Hinojos Pressey to 518. About 43,800 accepted ballots remain uncounted, with more updates planned Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday's unofficial update put Republican Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Colm Willis ahead by 1,009 and 765 votes. About 5,800 more ballots were counted. A Keizer council race flipped again. The next scheduled update is Nov. 11.

Wednesday's updated count flipped both Marion County commission races back to the Republican incumbents, by 422 and 181 votes, with about 53,000 accepted ballots still to be tallied. A Keizer council race also flipped. The next update is due by 5 p.m. Thursday.

Court records identify Spokane County deputies Parker Perry and Mason Acheson as the officers shot near Spangle, The Spokesman-Review reported. One has died and the other is not expected to survive. The medical examiner also identified civilian victims Suzanne and Rebecca Larsen.

Democratic challengers Sara Duncan and Maria Hinojos Pressey hold narrow leads over Republican incumbents Kevin Cameron and Colm Willis, with tens of thousands of Marion County ballots still to count. Here are the Salem-area results so far.

Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek won reelection over Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday. Early returns showed Kotek ahead 51.8% to 45.5%; Drazan conceded Wednesday morning, KGW reported, and ballots are still being counted.

As of Tuesday morning, Marion County had received 45% of its ballots and Polk County 49%, state data shows. Here's where to drop yours in Salem and Keizer before 8 p.m., what to do if you still need a ballot, and when results will post.

Portland Public Schools says pension costs drive a $65 million gap and up to 450 job cuts. New PERS rates also rise for Salem-Keizer, Albany and Corvallis schools.

Dean Edward Butcher, 56, of Salem died after his bicycle collided with a car turning right from 25th Street onto State Street on Halloween afternoon, Salem police said. It is the city's seventh traffic death of 2026 and the second on State Street in less than a week.

A Yakima County resident who caught bird flu at a dairy with infected cattle has died, the Yakima Health District said Sunday. A third human case was also confirmed. Officials say the public risk remains low, and Oregon has not found the virus in its dairy herds.

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for Salem, Keizer and much of western Oregon from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday, with visibility of a quarter mile or less.

A Marion County Sheriff's Office forest patrol deputy spotted footprints in the snow near Breitenbush Lake on the Pacific Crest Trail, noticed one looked barefoot and followed them nearly 5 miles to a man who had been lost for four days. He was treated for frostbite and hypothermia.

A 79-year-old Gresham man lost $40,000 in bitcoin after a caller claiming to be a Multnomah County sheriff's lieutenant said he had missed jury duty. Here is how the scam works, the warning signs and who to call.

Smoked brisket, Monster Nachos and EV chargers out front: a look at The Wilds Taphouse & BBQ at Wilder Corner in Newport's South Beach.