Why was Salem (and not, say, Portland) chosen as the state capital? Was Salem the largest (or otherwise most important) city in Oregon at the time? How do they choose state capitals in the first ...

Two Salem Police officers help direct traffic at Winter and Center streets during the "No Kings" protest at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on June 14.

Twelve people were injured in a mass stabbing at the Union Gospel Mission in Salem late Sunday, in what police describe as a sudden, unprovoked attack by a shelter resident.

A man was in custody Monday after allegedly stabbing 12 people, including staffers and bystanders who intervened, at an Oregon homeless services provider, police said.

A stabbing attack at an Oregon men’s shelter on Sunday night left 11 people hospitalized. The incident occurred at Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m. Executive Director Craig Smith ...

One male suspect is in custody following a mass stabbing Sunday night at the Union Gospel Mission of Salem shelter in Oregon, which left 11 people injured.

Eleven people were stabbed in a church-run homeless shelter in Oregon that is directly across from the local police HQ, according to authorities. At least one member of staff at the Union Gospel Mi… ...

Eleven people were rushed to hospital after a mass stabbing occurred at a men's homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday.

Police in Salem, Oregon, say 11 people were stabbed Sunday evening at a mission that aids homeless people and a male suspect was in custody.

Multiple people were injured Sunday night in a stabbing in downtown Salem, Oregon, local police said. "The suspect is in custody," the Salem Police Department said in a short update posted to ...