Within hours Tuesday after Gov. Ted Kulongoski named Ted Wheeler as state treasurer, a couple of others — including Salem's Jim Hill, who held the job for eight years — jumped into the race as filing closed for the May 18 primary.

The memories of Enid Fisher are fading, like those of so many Women Airforce Service Pilots, better known as the WASP.

At age 89, World War II veteran Herb Gedney of Salem knows what it's like to live in the shadow of war.

Here is a list of Democratic and Republican candidates for selected offices for the May 18 primary, barring withdrawals. Only candidates for Mid-Valley congressional and legislative seats are included.

There were no big-name, last-minute entrants Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican nominations for governor in the May 18 primary.

Salem's elected power structure will see some significant changes in 2011, with a new mayor and at least two new councilors.

With two seats up and one incumbent hanging it up, the Polk County Commission is on course to contended races this year.

For more than a decade, public school girls basketball teams from Salem and Keizer tried to get to the state basketball tournament without success.

One of the longest ongoing land-use clashes in Polk County will have another airing tonight.

The annual Best of the Mid-Valley online poll nomination period ended today.

Claggett Creek Middle School was recognized Monday for its efforts in closing the achievement gap among minority and low-income students.

Federal documents released last week identify a Medford man as the person who fired several shots that killed a Keizer man in a December drug deal gone bad.

One day after the death of State Treasurer Ben Westlund, state Sen. Rick Metsger of Welches jumped into the election to succeed him — one day before the filing deadline for the May 18 primary.

LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.

Transferring medical records from one doctor's office to another is a routine occurrence, but a dispute between two Salem cardiology practices is leaving some doctors and patients frustrated about fees.

Art enthusiasts had the City Council's ear Monday when they argued their case in support of more public art in Salem.

Salem-Keizer School Board members will hear about an audit of the school district's processes and procedures during their meeting today.

No one was hurt Monday evening when a stove fire caused extensive smoke damage in a Salem apartment.

Dallas School District and its architect, DLR Group, invite local contractors to a meeting scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the District Board Room, 111 S.W. Ash St.

Local players honored