Few historical events fascinate modern audiences as much as the Salem witch trials of 1692, which saw more than 200 people ...

Discover the fascinating and tragic story of Tituba, the enslaved woman at the center of the Salem Witch Trials hysteria. This historical deep dive explores how her testimony, cultural background, and ...

The collective moral outrage that drives such negativity spirals has parallels with people brandishing their pitchforks during the 1690s Salem witch trials. Sharing similar beliefs helps us feel ...

Machielsen noted the contrast with the Salem Witch Trials, where survivors had their names cleared in the immediate aftermath and in 1711 received financial compensation from the Province of ...

its study of hysteria and herd behaviour – filtering the paranoia of mid-20th century McCarthyism through the Salem Witch Trials in theocratic 1690s Massachusetts – cursing it to endless ...

A five-year local option levy to fund the Salem Public Library, parks and Center 50+ appears to be passing, according to initial ballot returns. Additional returns posted May 22 showed even more ...

As postseason play ramps up for the high school spring sports season, athletes throughout the Salem-Keizer area have continued to deliver stellar performances. Blanchet Catholic senior Drew ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Keizer woman was arrested and accused of shooting a man in Salem Thursday morning, authorities said. Emily Smith, 27, faces attempted murder and other charges after the ...

After years of neglect to one of the most important sites of the Salem Witch Trials that still stands today, a judge has appointed a receiver to renovate Ingersoll’s Tavern on Hobart Street in ...

Author Margaret Atwood famously said that the Salem witch trials are an event that replays itself through history – when cultures come under stress. Does Venditozzi agree? "Definitely – when ...