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The Salem Wildcats fell at home to visiting Columbia 44-40 in double overtime last night at B.E. Gum. Columbia had a shot at the buzzer at the end of regulation but couldn't get the go ahead bucket. S...

The KC Blue Devils are 10-0 after their 98-68 win over Simmons College. Caleb Jenkins had 20, Will Vasser 19, Koby Wilmoth 12 and Isaiah Tolbert 10 for the Blue Devils. They will play at home on Wedne...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Having played for San Antonio under Gregg Popovich, Chicago Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan knows the Spurs should eventually be OK. But for now, the Spurs are suffering another histor...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Yegor Chinakhov scored twice in the third period, Jet Greaves stopped 41 shots for his first NHL victory, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 to snap a thr...

BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox acquired outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, bringing in a two-time Gold Glove winner to replace the departing Alex Verdugo. St. Louis received r...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Islanders acquired Robert Bortuzzo in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Friday that gives the Eastern Conference playoff contenders some much-needed size and depth on th...

Appellate Judge Michael McHaney held a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday evening for his Salem office. McHaney says there was never a question that he would select Salem to have his office and th...

A 23-year-old Salem man was arrested on outstanding Marion and Clinton County felony warrants by Centralia Police. The no bond Marion County warrant for Jonathan Altom of Oglesby Street was for posses...

Centralia City Firemen were called to the Heather Pierce home at 134 North Sycamore Street early Friday morning when a small electrical fire broke out where a dishwasher was formerly located. The fire...