University of Tübingen researchers found carrion crows make visual decisions in 235 milliseconds on average, about twice as fast as humans and monkeys. Here's what that means for the crows you see around Salem.

A big-top circus at Riverfront Park, Lyle Lovett and Michael Franti at the Elsinore, family Halloween fun, a bird show, Bearcats football and more: verified Friday-Sunday picks around Salem.

New England (4-2) visits Chicago (4-2) at Soldier Field tonight. The current lines, three key factors, last week's graded Monday Night Line picks, and our leans for Thursday Night Football.

Salem police say they are investigating the Oct. 21 two-alarm fire at the Salem Public Market, Oregon's oldest farmers market, as suspicious. No one was hurt, damage is estimated at $167,000, and the market is closed with no reopening date.