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Girl Scout cookie booth sales kick off Friday around Salem, and your local troops have plans to be outside dozens of grocery stores and other locations around the city.

Oregon legislators and Capitol staffers got a preview Tuesday, when one enterprising Oregon Girl Scout sold about 450 boxes at the Capitol, reported Julia Shumway of the Oregon Capital Chronicle.

You’ll be able to find Girl Scouts plying their tasty treats inside the Kohl’s skybridge downtown and at the Salem Airport starting Friday, according to the Girl Scouts website. Find information about booths near you here.

Here’s some of today’s news. Catch our latest reports anytime on our website.

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Salem spent over $27 million responding to homelessness last year, an outside report found. The city is considering its next steps in managing its homeless response, at the crossroads of…

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Avelo will begin flights May 3 from Salem to the North Bay Area. It’s the budget carrier’s third route since launching Salem commercial flights in October.

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Peterson’s exit means a head-to-head matchup between Bynum and 2022 nominee McLeod-Skinner in one of the most competitive races in the U.S.

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Oregon lawmakers turned down a proposal that would have made addiction treatment mandatory when children don’t consent.

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