Your Thursday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem!
The intensity and frequency of warnings about the weather conditions in western Oregon Friday into Saturday has been impressive. Utility companies are planning to put thousands in the dark on purpose to avoid a wildfire triggered by downed or damaged “hot” wires.
Here’s part of the red flag warning for critical fire weather conditions issued by the National Weather Service:
A strong area of low pressure along the Oregon and California coasts will bring an increased chance for moderate to strong east winds with critically dry conditions to northwest Oregon and southwest Washington through Saturday. These conditions will begin impacting the Oregon Cascades tonight and then spread to the rest of the area by Friday morning, persisting through Saturday evening.
Check out our website for full coverage and the latest news as our team has been talking with utilities, law enforcement, and local governments to report to you on all aspects of this situation.
Here’s our lead story on that topic plus a couple of other items of news from your team at Salem Reporter. Catch all the news anytime on our website.
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Power is out for thousands in rural Marion County as local utilities and agencies contend with a hot, dry forecast and high winds that have led to fire warnings across…
8 Sep 2022
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Power is out for thousands in rural Marion County as local utilities and agencies contend with a hot, dry forecast and high winds that have led to fire warnings across…
8 Sep 2022
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Police say Angel Rogers drove into an intersection in northeast Salem without obeying a stop sign when another vehicle struck hers, killing her passenger.
8 Sep 2022
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Police say Angel Rogers drove into an intersection in northeast Salem without obeying a stop sign when another vehicle struck hers, killing her passenger.
8 Sep 2022
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Free, walk-in vaccination sites in the Salem area will have updated boosters available this week.
8 Sep 2022
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Free, walk-in vaccination sites in the Salem area will have updated boosters available this week.
8 Sep 2022
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