Ulali Quenelle, 6, of Grand Ronde, dances during a performance for Indigenous Peoples Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration was such a stunningly visual event, from the costumes to the dances and musicians. It was really fun to photograph[Read More…]
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OHSU’s Covid hotline helps to save lives
Dr. Anthony Cheng set up Oregon Health & Science University’s Covid-19 hotline in March 2020. (OHSU) Seven days a week, nurses are ready with answers on a special hotline established to help Oregonians deal with Covid. Hundreds of calls come through every day on the free Covid hotline created in[Read More…]
Willamette researchers find 350-year-old white oak among ice storm casualties
Willamette University students process oak tree core samples (Courtesy/Karen Arabas) The Oregon white oaks on the steep hill next to the playground at Bush’s Pasture Park aren’t especially large. But a sample from one of four on the hill that fell during Salem’s February 2021 ice storm yielded a surprise[Read More…]
State hospital gets outside help for admitting mentally ill people under judges’ orders
The Oregon State Hospital on Friday, May 28, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon State Hospital is getting help from an out-of-state expert to meet a weeks-passed deadline to start admitting people with mental illnesses for court-ordered treatment on time. The assistance comes as part of a settlement that the state,[Read More…]
OSU horticulturist helps Oregonians fortify lawns, landscapes for climate change
Oregon State University Horticulturist Weston Miller in his Portland garden. Miller stands next to a pineapple guava, a fruiting shrub from South America that can survive in Oregon’s now longer, warmer months. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Weston Miller is helping Oregonians plant for a future of more heavy rains, winds,[Read More…]
Biologist spots river otter enjoying large fish in Salem Civic Center pond
A river otter swims in the Salem Civic Center pond on De. 26, 2021 (David Craig video still) David Craig has occasionally spotted river otters in Mill Creek. But the Salem biologist had a first on Sunday when he and his wife saw the native mammal munching away on a[Read More…]
Health officials investigate first-ever Oregon outbreak of fungal infection at Salem Hospital
Salem Hospital (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This article was updated at 6:40 p.m. with additional information from Salem Health. Health authorities are investigating an outbreak of a serious fungal infection that’s sickened three patients at Salem Hospital this month. The cases of Candida auris, a type of yeast that can be[Read More…]
Man injured in northeast Salem shooting Monday, police say
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem detectives are investigating a shooting Monday night in northeast Salem that left one person injured. The Salem Police Department received a call at 9:45 p.m. Monday from a witness reporting they heard reporting they heard gunshots, said Lt. Debbie Aguilar, Salem police spokeswoman. Aguilar said officers[Read More…]
County’s waste reduction coordinator offers training in what to do with your stuff
(Courtesy/Dakota Tangredi) For Dakota Tangredi, a day at work as a waste reduction coordinator for Marion County often means showing up at apartment buildings with a safety vest, clipboard and gloves to examine their garbage. Starting with the recycling bins, Tangredi makes a rough estimate of what percentage of the[Read More…]
UPDATED: Body found inside Salem man’s car was 16-year-old, sheriff’s office says
Update 12/29 9 a.m.: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a Tuesday news release that the body of a dead pedestrian found in the car was a 16-year-old. The announcement came as Armando Rodarte Jr. was arraigned on charges of first-degree manslaughter, failure to perform duties of a driver[Read More…]
