By Salem Reporter
COLUMN: How a little research can help Medicare recipients save on prescription drugs
It was a costly problem with a straightforward explanation. The Medicare beneficiary had Medicare retiree insurance through Oregon’s Public Employee Retirement System, and one prescription drug was going to cost hundreds of dollars. The individual made an appointment with a…
Longer pandemic hospital stays, higher labor costs post financial challenges for Salem-area hospitals
A health care worker wheels out a gurney in the emergency room at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem Hospital lost millions in 2021 as the hospital cared for a surge of more seriously ill…
Federal authorities move to seize Silverton, Independence homes to break up sprawling illegal marijuana operation
Federal authorities say they found this large indoor marijuana operation in September 2021 in a home outside of Independence on Rickreall Road. (U.S. Attorney’s Office Portland) Federal authorities say a Texas man organized a sophisticated illegal trafficking operation that turned…
STATUS CHECK: Where key legislative bills are on week 3
The five-week session of the Oregon Legislature kicked off with lawmakers filing more than 200 bills. Those have been whittled down by House and Senate committees. Bills that didn’t pass out of committee by the end of the day on…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 18, 2022
Oregon Health Authority’s hospitalization data shows regional Covid hospitalizations falling as of Feb. 18, 2022. Covid hospitalizations in both Oregon and in Salem are falling from their peaks during the omicron surge, but remain high. Here’s Salem Reporter’s Covid report…
Former DHS worker indicted on federal charges of sexual misconduct, kidnapping disabled woman
The state Department of Human Services (Courtesy/State of Oregon) This story was updated to reflect that Zakary Glover no longer works for the Oregon Department of Human Services. A former state Department of Human Services worker was indicted Thursday on…
New gallery at Salem Convention Center will showcase regional artists
One of the pieces in the exhibit of west Salem artist Kristin Kuhns on the second floor of the Salem Convention Center. (Courtesy/Oregon Artists Series Foundation) New mixed-media art hangs on the walls on the second floor of the Salem…
Hospitalizations from omicron decline faster than expected, OHSU forecast says
A nurse cares for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Hospitalizations of patients with Covid-19 are declining faster than originally predicted, according to the latest forecast by…
Kristof’s exit leaves two-way race in Democratic primary for Oregon governor
Nick Kristof speaks Thursday, Feb. 17, at his campaign headquarters in downtown Portland. He said the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision is “the end of the road” for now for his run for governor. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) With Nick Kristof…
Grand jury rules Salem police justified in fatally shooting man at Northgate Park
A memorial for Richard Meyers at Northgate Park on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Marion County grand jury on Thursday unanimously found three Salem police officers were justified in shooting and killing Richard Allan Meyers on Feb.…