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The history of the rocking chair dates back to 1996.

The $27.5 million dollar project is slated to be completed by September 2023 with the softball fields being used by February of 2024.

Since Oregon residents voted in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs and dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars to treatment, few people have requested the services and the state has been slow to channel the funds.

The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a structure fire at 423 9th Street Sunday morning at approximately 3:35 a.m. Four people were inside the building at the time, and all were able to escape without injury.

The River Ridge District still goes through Salem, and the Spartans were on the march tonight.

On a patient’s worst day, nurses like Helena Tilley are right by their side.

A man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing the tourist favorite “Bewitched” statue in Salem, Massachusetts.

A man will be sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to vandalizing the “Bewitched” statue by dousing the Salem, Massachusetts tourist attraction with red paint over the summer. The 32-year-old resident was originally sentenced to a year in jail, but a Salem district court judge suspended the sentence on conditions the man repay the cost of repairing the damage inflicted on the bronze statue, The Salem News reported Tuesday. The statue depicts actor Elizabeth Montgomery — as lead character Samantha Stephens in the 1960s sitcom — sitting on a broomstick in front of a crescent moon.

Salem was victorious over the Northside Vikings 55-14.

Following the end of the first set, the teams had raised over $500 to be donated to Morgan’s Message.

High school athletes are coming together to raise awareness to the mental health struggles of student athletes.

Blacksburg was the top finishing team on the boys side.

The Eagles lost to Salem by a single point last week. Tonight, the Spartans - home sweet home and it showed.

A family favorite is back this weekend – the 42nd Annual Olde Salem Days Festival returns on Saturday.

Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger.

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Forget the dishes and focus on spending quality time with your family during the hustle and bustle of back-to-school season by checking out 10 News’ Dining for Charities program.

Four hard-fought quarters later, Salem took the W after a tight match with Franklin County.

With the regular season now behind us, Liberty Christian Academy is our unanimous No. 1 for the fourth-straight week.

The Southwest Virginia Diverse Chamber of Commerce says Black Business Month is all about exploring new, Black-owned businesses.

As Salem High students prepare to head back to the halls, they can also prepare to see some exciting new changes to their school.

After taking a couple of years off due to the pandemic, the Green Hill Highland Games are returning to Salem on Saturday, Aug. 27.

Aug. 19—SALEM — A former Haverhill woman who has worked as a teacher on the North Shore and Merrimack Valley pleaded not guilty to charges of child rape on Friday. Denali Murphy, 29, was indicted at the end of June on eight counts of child rape aggravated by an age difference of 10 or more years. The boy was 14 when the incidents began in 2019, according to the indictments, which cover the ...

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The Virginia Department of Transportation is looking to hire contractors for the winter months.

Stitch by stitch, Munsey spent the past year crocheting about 100 baby blankets and hats for LewisGale Medical Center’s new NICU, which is set to open in 2023.

Organizers are gearing up for a strength test in the Greenhill Highland Games.

The Spartans return with added motivation from a state semifinals loss in 2021.

The Salem Stampede Championship Rodeo is mourning the loss of a great cowboy.

Andrew Wilson made his first ever trek to Salem on Monday night.

A local group is addressing the critical need for wheelchairs at the Salem VA Medical Center.

Oregon's chief justice fired all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission on Monday, frustrated that hundreds of defendants charged with crimes and who cannot afford an attorney have been unable to obtain public defenders to represent them. The unprecedented action comes as Oregon's unique public defender system has come under such strain that it is at the breaking point. Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation due to a shortage of public defenders filed a lawsuit in May that alleges the state is violating their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial.

Two of the top ten prospects in the Boston Red Sox organization get called up to the High-A affiliate Greenville.

A man was badly burned at a Salem Park Sunday afternoon. Witnesses say his body was covered in fire.

The event will go on throughout Tax-Free weekend at four Walmart's across the Roanoke Valley.

Headed by women, the group continues to change lives around the world through free full knee replacement surgeries.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines in Southwest Virginia.

The Woodpeckers exploded for five runs in the 7th inning on their way to a series opening win.

Getting ready for the first day of school could be expensive this year with inflation hitting supplies, clothes, food, and more.

The Last Inning returned to Salem on Saturday to give nearly 50 seniors a chance to play baseball with their friends one more time. The event featured two games with four teams, and is a favorite for all from seniors to parents.

Superhero and comic book lovers are invited to the Salem Civic Center this weekend for The Virginia Vintage Comic Book Show.

Dick's Sporting Goods gifted $1,000 to Inner City Athletics track team.

Salem firefighters were recognized virtually for saving a man’s life during the American Red Cross’ Celebration of Heroes, and on Tuesday, those firefighters were recognized in person.

A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended by three local residents and tied to a tree until police arrived, a sheriff said Tuesday. Federal, state and county authorities responded to a radio call Monday from a U.S. Bureau of Land Management employee who reported a man was walking along a gravel road and setting fires, in the forest some 25 miles northwest of Grants Pass. Ground crews, assisted by local residents, and three helicopters quickly got the two fires under control, Curry County Sheriff John Ward said.

Virginia State Police is warning residents of phone scams targeting sex offenders in the area.

On Monday, the Roanoke County Public Schools announced that this year’s Load the Bus event is in full swing and will be held until August 7, the last day of Virginia’s Tax-Free Weekend.

Salem's three runs in the first 2 innings good enough for the Saturday night win.

The Hillcats put up five runs in the second on their way to a 9-6 win.

The program teaches youth about sports, but ultimately, it’s supposed to be a fun time

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The program is specific to Roanoke City residents and businesses needing a little help.

Parkway Brewing Co. has always been big on giving back to the community and through their Pints with a Purpose events on Wednesdays, the brewing company donates a dollar of every pint they sell that day to a local non-profit.

The CIAA head coaches held a free clinic for youth ahead of the league's media day.

Salem requested two grants from the state to support upcoming championships, and got them both.

A 53-year-old Colorado man recently became the fastest person to push a peanut up the 14,115-foot mountain with his nose. You read that right.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in

Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name three centuries after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials.

Lawmakers agreed to reconsider her case after a curious eighth-grade civics class took up her cause.

Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a task force created by the Legislature met for the first time to figure out how to combat cannabis-related problems, some of which threaten Oregon's legal, regulated recreational marijuana industry. The Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production is also responsible for recommending funding and command structure to enable law enforcement to combat illegal cannabis production, changes to state laws to address labor trafficking and water theft by the cartel-financed pot farms and regulations on genetic engineering of cannabis, among other issues.

A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who once staged his own shooting has been found guilty of forgery and other charges for trying to swindle millions of dollars from his dead son's estate. John Donovan Sr., 80, of Hamilton, was convicted Tuesday by a Salem Superior Court jury after a monthlong trial and four hours of deliberations, according to a statement from the office of Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett. Donovan forged 25 documents, including will codicils, deeds, land transfers, mortgages and releases of judgments against him at the county registry of deeds in December 2016, prosecutors said.

Rare books and papers detailing the exploration of the New World and the founding of the United States, from the collection of noted book dealer William Reese, will be auctioned beginning next month at Christie's in New York City.

The body of a young boy who may have died within the last week was found by a mushroom hunter in a wooded area in southern Indiana, and state police on Sunday asked for the public’s help in identifying the child. Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said that the body of the boy, believed to be between 5 and 8 years old, was found Saturday night in the heavily wooded area of Washington County not far from a roadway. Huls said the agency does not know the name of the boy, who he described as a Black boy who is 4 feet tall, with a slim build and short hair.

Enrique Rodriguez Jr., 24, had roughly double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when he allegedly plowed into a homeless encampment in Salem, Ore., early Sunday morning.

The alleged driver was arrested hours later and charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Authorities say they suspect alcohol may have played a role.

A driver crashed their car into a homeless encampment in Salem in the middle of the night, killing four people and injuring three more, including the driver, the Salem Police Department said Sunday. Nathan Rose tells the Salem Statesman Journal that he and his girlfriend were in their tent when they heard two loud thuds. The car just missed their tent, Rose said.

A Democratic state senator from southern Oregon said his region, awash in illegal marijuana farms that are protected by gunmen, is starting to look more like a failed state. After hearing him and others testify this week, the Oregon Legislature dedicated $25 million to help police, sheriff's offices and community organizations pay for the ballooning costs of cracking down on the thousands of industrial-scale, illegal pot farms. Seven years after Oregon voters passed a ballot measure legalizing the recreational use of marijuana and its regulated cultivation and sale, the state is grappling with an explosion of illegal marijuana farms that have brazenly cropped up, primarily in Josephine and Jackson counties in the south.

Pillow pundit Mike Lindell during his 96-hour "Thanks-a-Thon" livestream that he's pulling his ads from Christian radio network Salem.

Amanda Metzler, a licensed cannabis grower, has beefed up security around her property and no longer dares to go out after dark because she's afraid of armed cartel members who run illegal marijuana farms in her region — even directly across the street. Elin Miller, a vineyard owner, said the illegal sites have lured away so many field workers that grape growers and wineries are suffering labor shortages, particularly at harvest time. Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler says the crime rate, associated with the thousands of illegal marijuana farms that have sprung up this year in southern Oregon, has gone through the roof.

A school board in Oregon that recently tried to ban teachers from displaying gay pride and Black Lives Matter symbols has abruptly fired the school superintendent, deeply upsetting board members who opposed the move. The escalating disputes in the Newberg School Board come as schools nationwide have become battlegrounds, with arguments over vaccine and mask mandates, how racism is addressed in teaching, instruction related to sexuality and gender-neutral bathrooms. After Superintendent Joe Morelock was fired in a Zoom meeting late Tuesday night, board member Rebecca Piros — one of three who opposed his firing — told him she was sorry.

The AHS girls got their first regional title in 30 years last week, while the boys won their third consecutive title during the Class 2, Region C cross country

Sam Lyon set out to drive for Uber Eats 12 hours per day every day for one month to see how much money he could make. Here are the results.

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History has revealed the persecutions were all about money, land and power.

On the same day last week that a southern Oregon county declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about two tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants. The raid illustrates that the proliferation of industrial-scale marijuana farms has gotten so bad and so brazen that Jackson County Commissioners asked Gov. Kate Brown to send in the Oregon National Guard “to assist, as able, in the enforcement of laws related to the production of cannabis.” During last Wednesday's raid in Medford, Oregon, police found a vast outdoor growing operation, plus harvested plants hanging upside down on drying racks and 3,900 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of resinous buds stashed in huge bags and in stacks of plastic storage containers.

They divert precious water during the severe drought and abuse their workers, overwhelmed local officials say.

A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners said law enforcement officers and county and state regulators and code enforcers are overwhelmed and warned of an “imminent threat to the public health and safety of our citizens from the illegal production of cannabis in our county.” Illegal marijuana grows have been a persistent problem throughout the West, even in states like California that have legalized pot.

Oct. 12—A Salem woman who told state police she was raped early Monday was able to take a photograph and film a video of the suspect driving off in his black Chevrolet pickup truck, according to court records. Bryan M. Wallace, 31, also of Salem, was apprehended and arraigned on multiple criminal charges including burglary, illegal possession of a firearm, involuntary deviate sexual ...

SALEM — Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper B.J. Hobbs is investigating a fatal crash in Alleghany County that occurred yesterday, Aug. 9, at about 8:30 p.m. on

SALEM — The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Salem Field Office is investigating the fatal shooting death of an Alleghany County man in

The local school board candidate told members of the Midwest Youth Liberation Front that was a Proud Boy leader, according to reports.

Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. “With these new rules, Oregon has a chance to lead the country in ensuring workplaces are safe from high heat, especially for those doing the most demanding and dangerous jobs like farming and construction,” said Kate Suisman, an attorney with the Northwest Workers’ Justice Project. The emergency rule adopted by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, or Oregon OSHA, also mandates regular cooldown breaks and communication between employees and supervisors so workers can report concerns.

Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities. Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state's largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since the heat wave began Friday. British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said her office received reports of at least 486 “sudden and unexpected deaths” between Friday and 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region. British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said her office received reports of at least 486 “sudden and unexpected deaths” between Friday and Wednesday. “While it is too early to say with certainty how many of these deaths are heat related, it is believed likely that the significant increase in deaths reported is attributable to the extreme weather,” LaPointe said in a statement.

Record-breaking temperatures Saturday and Sunday. A risk of heat exhaustion. "We're going to have to get used to this," said one expert.

In May, Customs and Border Protection reported more than 180,000 migrants at the Southern border, the largest number in a month in more than 20 years.

In a new report, Pentagon officials claim they lack evidence that UFOs are from worlds other than Earth.

‘I understand why many people want to be Idahoans,’ governor Brad Little says, describing move as ‘within the realm of possibility’

"Idaho respects traditional morality and justice, and it doesn't get in the way of rural livelihoods," a group pushing the ballot measures says.

SALEM — Richard Allen McElwee, 59, of Salem, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. He was born April 9, 1961 in Hot Springs,

A man who gave his name only as Ace stands with other armed protesters during a rally at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Sunday. When Seiler spotted two men she suspected of being Trump supporters (“no masks, hands in their pockets”), she confronted them and they left the plaza. The crowd included Boogaloo Bois, COVID-19 lockdown opponents, pandemic skeptics and Trump supporters still angry over what they baselessly claim was election fraud. Brandon Jackson, 27, of Scottsdale, Ariz., came to the state capitol wearing a Hawaiian shirt and carrying a modified American flag, both signaling his membership in the right-wing Boogaloo Bois. A libertarian, Jackson said he joined the rally to support gun rights after protesting at the Arizona State Capitol on Jan. 6.

SALEM — Ellis Darwin King, 90, of Salem, and formerly of Highland County, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020 at Virginia Veterans Care Center. He was born March 29, 1930, a son of the late Martin Ellis King and Grace Emile Page King. Following his graduation from Monterey High School, Mr. King enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Mansfield during the Korean conflict. And, within days of his discharge from service, he married Patsy Jean White on April 11, 1953, in La...

John Williams, left, and his dad Terry, right, both of Salem, carry a large Christmas Tree out of the field together at Tucker Tree Farm in Salem, Oregon, November 29, 2020. Alisha Jucevic | ReutersTree retailers are having a spirited season this year, as Americans staying closer to home due to the coronavirus pandemic are turning the holiday spirit up a notch. Christmas trees are helping paint a bit more optimistic narrative. "People are staying at home and getting a really big tree," Evercore analyst Ed Hyman said in a note. Indeed, each year Americans will buy between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas trees along with another 10 million to 20 million artificial ones, according to Statista.

SALEM — Richard Allen McElwee, 59, of Salem, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1961 in Hot Springs, the son of Rachel Marie Howdyshell McElwee and the late Button Guinnett “BG” McElwee Jr.Mr. McElwee was the athletic director at Glenvar High School. He was a loving son and father. He enjoyed all sports, playing on the football, basketball and baseball teams in high school; he was nominated to the Bath County High School Hall of Fame.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll spoke on Wednesday about new restrictions on Halloween activities as the state faces a rise in COVID-19 cases. Salem typically attracts half a million visitors during October, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city is asking visitors without plans to not visit. The new restrictions in the city include early business closures, road closures and parking restrictions. CBSN BostonParades, balls, and all large city events for Halloween were canceled back in August. Governor Baker spoke about Halloween, saying outdoor trick-or-treating, if done in small groups with face coverings and limited interactions, is "a lot safer" than hosting a house party.

FILE PHOTO: Oregon Governor Kate Brown speaks at the state capital building in Salem, Oregon, February 20, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola(Reuters) - Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a 60-day state of emergency on Sunday as coronavirus cases in the state doubled to 14. We will do everything in our power to keep Oregonians safe, Brown said at a news conference.

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign town hall event at Salem High School in Salem, New Hampshire, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg(Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg narrowly beat rival Bernie Sanders in Iowa in the race for delegates, according to projected national delegate allocations released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday. Updated results from last weeks caucuses in the state showed Buttigieg with 14 delegates and Sanders with 12. Elizabeth Warren won eight delegates, Joe Biden won six and Amy Klobuchar got one.

BACOVA Robert Leon Buddy Persinger, 74, of 72 Longview Drive, Bacova, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem. He was born July 28, 1945 in Clifton Forge to the late Earnest Massie Mac Persinger and Laura Evelyn Curtis Persinger. He served in the United States Army during two tours in the Vietnam War. He was a skilled laborer and jack of all trades throughout his life. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of ...

Boston The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, said President Trump needs to "learn some history" after he claimed those accused in the city's infamous witch trials received more due process than he has while facing impeachment. The trials in 1692 included "powerless, innocent victims" who were "hanged or pressed to death" on scant evidence, Democratic Mayor Kim Driscoll said Tuesday on Twitter. The allegations against Mr. Trump, in contrast, are against a powerful world leader and come with "ample evidence" and "admissions of wrongdoing," Driscoll said. In this Dec. 16, 2011 photo, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll speaks in her office at City Hall in Salem. Mr. Trump maintains it was appropriate for him to ask Ukraine to look into allegations of corruption and denies withholding the aid.

Salem, Oregon Republican state senators in Oregon haven't shown up for work since last Thursday when they went into hiding to block Democrats from voting on a climate bill. State Democrats even made a wanted poster, evoking the days of the wild west. "I'm not going to be a political prisoner in the state of Oregon," he said. She said she had no choice but to send the state police to find the state senators who are in hiding. With just five days left in the legislative session, the Senate president said there won't be enough votes to pass the climate bill and urged Republicans to return.

A self-proclaimed "priestess witch" in Salem, Massachusetts, has won a protective order against self-proclaimed warlock Christian Day. She says he has been harassing her for several years. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Julia Dahl joins CBSN to explain the case.