By Salem Reporter
Lawmakers poised to spend $400 million on housing projects
The Oregon House in session (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people, could be helped to get off the streets under plans being worked on by the state Legislature. Democratic lawmakers, who have made homelessness a priority,…
Registration open for Salem’s 2022 adult softball and kickball leagues
Registrations are open for the 2022 adult softball and kickball leagues. (Courtesy/City of Salem) Registrations are open for Salem’s 2022 softball and kickball season. More than 100 teams will be participating in this year’s adult leagues. There are 10…
UPDATED: Oregon to lift indoor mask mandate March 19, including in schools
Used masks fill a garbage can at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This article was updated to reflect the lifting of the state executive branch employee vaccination mandate. Oregonians will no longer be required to…
Trucker convoy at State Capitol Thursday morning, possible traffic nearby
(Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem Police Department said Thursday morning that an event including a vehicle convoy will take place at the Oregon State Capitol starting at 10 a.m. Fliers and other posts circulating on social media say a convoy…
UPDATED: Father and son sentenced after pleading guilty to macing officers in 2020 Oregon Capitol riot
Demonstrators break the glass on a door to the Oregon State Capitol during a special legislative session in December 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Chandler Preston Alexander Pappas was sentenced Friday to a year and one month in prison after pleading…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 23, 2022
Health care workers work in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid hospitalizations in both Oregon and in Salem are falling from their peaks during the omicron surge, but remain high.…
Learn about online safety for students at district-sponsored panel
Child abuse prevention experts will join school district workers and local law enforcement agencies for a panel discussion about online safety Thursday evening. The event is put on by the Salem-Keizer School District and is the second in a series…
Salem man found guilty of manslaughter in 2019 fatal shootings
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A Marion County jury Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting two people in Salem in May 2019. Curtis Welch, 30, was indicted in May 2019 on two counts of first-degree murder…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 22, 2022
Covid hospitalizations in the region including Salem as of Feb. 22, 2022, on the Oregon Health Authority’s dashboard. Covid hospitalizations in both Oregon and in Salem are falling from their peaks during the omicron surge, but remain high. Here’s Salem…
City park reservations point to a more exciting summer in Salem
People gathered in Riverfront Park to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem residents and event organizers are booking reservations at city parks at the highest rates since the pandemic began. Those include both…