City Councilman Ron Salem attributed the drop to investments the city made to expand shelter bed capacity and create outreach ...

Jacksonville's homeless population has plummeted by nearly half, with city leaders attributing the dramatic decrease to a ...

Jacksonville City Council Finance Chair Ron Salem says the population has been cut in half.

Thomas Patrick Healy was arrested in November 2022, months after the fatal shooting at Geer Park in north Salem.

The decrease is one of the most dramatic year-over-year improvements in the region's history, according to city officials.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon House of Representatives unanimously ... "My son was trying to do a nice thing for a woman that we thought was homeless," said Jennifer Chamberlain.

A Salem man was sentenced April 14 to 15 years ... as I’ve been alive," prosecutor Katharine Semple said. Healy became homeless and befriended Tanner and Clark who were also homeless in the ...

The couple moved to eastern Oregon so John could lead his own church. He was an associate pastor in Salem. She worked in public affairs ... But in April 2024, their son allowed a homeless woman to ...