Category Archives: Local News

Salem Police are investigating a burglary to the BCMW Project Bread location in the Orchard Shopping Center. Police report an employee coming to work early Tuesday morning discovered the back door had...

A 22-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic battery. Salem Police took Oslo White of East Saddler into custody after responding to...

CHICAGO (AP) - Civil rights groups and communities of color are watching warily for any moves to expand law enforcement power as federal officials grapple with how to confront the security threat pose...

CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old girl has become the fifth person to die from a series of shootings last month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police shootout. The C...

ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Investigators say two men whose bodies were found in a fire-damaged southern Illinois home were victims of a double-homicide and the fire was not an accident. Firefighters found the...

A 33-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to three years in prison after his probation was revoked on an unlawful possession of stolen vehicle charge. Sean Beasley of South 20th admitted to fail...

The Salem Firefighter of the Year is Jarrod Burner. Burner was surprised with the recognition at an awards program held at the Salem Fire Station Tuesday night. “About 3-3.5 years ago with no in...

A Burkes Outlet Store is coming to Centralia. Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow says the store will move into the building last occupied by Gordman’s before they shutdown when their parent comp...

Salem City Manager Rex Barbee says work is 99-percent complete on mold removal at the Salem Animal Control Facility on the Cartter Road. He provided an update after Monday night’s city council m...

The Salem City Council returns to an in-person meeting for the first time since last year as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed. Photo by Bruce Kropp. The Salem City Council has decided to plan for ent...