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The Salem City Council heard a presentation on the Salem Climate Action Plan Task Force’s efforts to make Salem greener in the future. To meet its ambitious goals, aggressive action would be needed in the next 30 years.

About 1% of fully vaccinated Marion and Polk county residents have contracted Covid to date. State data shows the number of people diagnosed with Covid after vaccination has climbed as the overall number of cases soared in July and August, but unvaccinated Oregonians remain far more likely to get sick.

Medicare questions or issues? Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He's available to answer your questions at no charge.

The new policy was approved by Marion County commissioners earlier this month, but the union representing employees says a doctor’s note should suffice, instead of requiring a letter from an increasingly taxed health department.

Oregon’s oldest public university now has a presence in the state capital, with a downtown campus offering evening and weekend courses aimed at working professionals.

The Oregon Medical Board revoked Steven Arthur LaTulippe's license in early September and fined him $10,000, board records show.

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Local volunteers are fundraising to help the city of Salem and Church at the Park build temporary, transitional houses for homeless people.

The Salem High School Class of 1944 met this week with six members. They joked together and recalled an era when most Salem kids came from farming families and classmates were drafted into military service just days after graduating.

Bonaventure of Keizer is currently dealing with an active Covid outbreak that's left 27 people infected and one dead. Interviews with a resident's family member and a staff member describe a situation worse than what the company has reported.

The warmest summer in Salem's recorded history capped off months with lower precipitation than average. Oregon climatologists say increased heat and more severe droughts will continue to become more common.

Black Sheep Cafe and Catering announced it would require patrons dining indoors be vaccinated against Covid in an effort to protect immunocompromised people and avoid a shutdown if staff had to quarantine. The announcement drew a mix of positive and negative feedback for the business.

Teachers reported more kindergarteners than typical struggled with motor skills like holding a pencil or using scissors, likely because fewer attended preschool during the pandemic. After falling sharply last year, kindergarten enrollment in the Salem-Keizer School District is up by about 100 students, but still below pre-pandemic levels.

Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his "Some Fascinating Things About Birds" column.

The former JCPenney Building, which went dark last year when the store closed after more than a century in business, will now become 5,000- to 10,000-square-foot retailers with more windows.

The state’s Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program was created to illuminate pharmaceutical pricing practices, but pharmaceutical companies have shielded information they say infringes on trade secrets.

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The findings of a statewide survey released Tuesday found that two-thirds of Oregonians were pessimistic about solving the climate crisis before it’s too late. However, local climate activists say there are reasons to be hopeful.

The Salem-Keizer community on Sept. 4 lost Chuck Lee, 72, a veteran educator who founded Blanchet Catholic School and the Career Technical Education Center. He helped raise millions of dollars for local education by keeping his focus squarely on students and their needs.