By Salem Reporter
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider donation for treatment-based transitional housing
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider a donation to buy a building for a new transitional housing programs for fathers with substance use disorders, as well as allowing county employees to arrange to work remotely during…
Push to pay overtime to Oregon’s farmworkers up against strong industry opposition
(Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) A fight is brewing in the Oregon Legislature over a proposal to give farmworkers overtime pay after 40 hours a week. Democratic supporters say the change is long overdue and that extending overtime pay to a group…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Feb. 7, 2022
Sgt. Shane Brubaker, of the Oregon National Guard, remakes a bed in a patient room in the emergency department at Salem Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Covid hospitalizations remain high due to the omicron variant,…
Anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore seeks GOP nod for Oregon governor
Anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore entered the race for Oregon governor on Monday, marking his third attempt at Oregon’s top job. Sizemore, 70, was the Republican Party nominee for governor in 1998 and announced a campaign in 2009 before he was…
California man arrested in Marion County after police find nearly 10 pounds of meth in car
(Courtesy/Oregon State Police) A California man was arrested in Marion County Sunday on federal drug and weapons charges after a state trooper found nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop, according to a Monday news…
Oregon will lift mask requirements in schools, indoor public places by March 31
Students in a kindergarten and first grade class at Richmond Elementary on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon students won’t be required to wear masks in schools starting in April, the Oregon Health Authority announced Monday. The state…
AGENDA: School board considers apartment tax exemptions
The Salem-Keizer School Board will consider exempting two planned downtown Salem apartment developments from property taxes at a meeting Tuesday night. The board will also meet in executive session ahead of the meeting to evaluate the performance of Superintendent Christy…
PHOTOS: An icy swim raises funds for Special Olympics
Emma Friesen, third from left, Taylor Ehrens, center, and Roman Castronova, right, of the South Salem High School Unified Program team, jump into the pool during the 2022 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Oregon at Illahe Hills Country Club on…
UPDATE: Shooting details remain slim as police identify man who died, four officers on leave
Salem police cars scattered across Northgate Park, which was closed off with police tape after the Monday morning shooting. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Salem police and the Oregon State Police issued statements Monday saying a man died from injuries suffered in…
UPDATE: Owens Street reopened after seven-car crash
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: All roads on Owens Street are reopened as Salem police continue investigating a seven-car crash Monday morning that left a Salem man dead. The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. on south Owens Street, just west of…