Salem news — 2025-12
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El Torito Supermarket to Open Downtown Salem Grocery Store in Former Rite Aid Building
The long-empty former Rite Aid building at 435 Liberty St. NE has a new tenant lined up: El Torito Supermarket. Owners Lily Perez and Alfredo Mendez say they got the...
MWVCAA opens overnight warming centers in Marion and Polk counties Dec. 29–30
The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency will open overnight warming centers Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29–30, offering a temporary place to get out of the cold for people at risk...
Salem City Council reappoints convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist to police review board as backlash grows
SALEM, Ore. — The Salem City Council voted 5–4 on Dec. 8 to reappoint Kyle Hedquist to the city’s Community Police Review Board, a volunteer panel that reviews complaints about...
PAC Community Center to Reopen Under NPJ Sports Complex Management
The PAC Community Center, a longtime indoor sports facility in Salem, will reopen under the management of NPJ Sports Complex beginning Jan. 1, marking a new operational chapter aimed at...
Maravilla’s Bakery & Coffee marks 17 years as a Salem gathering place
For many Salem families, a stop at Maravilla’s Bakery & Coffee is part of both routine and celebration: pan dulce after Sunday mass, rosca de reyes in January, sweet bread...
Oregon petition campaign submits nearly 200,000 signatures to challenge transportation tax hikes
A Republican-led campaign seeking to roll back parts of Oregon’s new transportation funding law turned in 194,000 voter signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections Division on Friday, a...
Willamette University and Pacific University will be merging, creating Oregon’s largest private university
Pacific and Willamette Universities are taking formal steps toward a merger that would create Oregon’s largest private university. The institutions have signed a letter of intent to pursue due diligence...
Salem Eats: Is This the Freshest Sushi in the Willamette Valley? Ocean Sushi & Teriyaki in Keizer
Okay, we’re just going to say it: Ocean Sushi & Teriyaki in Keizer might be the freshest sushi we’ve found in the mid-Willamette Valley so far, and we’re still thinking...
The Story of Carmen: a glance into Salem’s homeless problem
On Halloween night in West Salem, account executive and outreach volunteer Jennifer Benavidez joined a small group outside a Dollar General to talk with people living outside. One of the...
Church at the Park spends 91% of budget on services amid salary scrutiny
An independent fiscal review of Church at the Park, one of Salem’s main shelter providers, says the nonprofit directs about 91% of its funding to program services, challenging social media...