By Salem Reporter
Tested by one round, Oregon National Guard deploys for second tour in hospitals
Blaine Williams of 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment of the Oregon National Guard, helps health care technician Heather Smith change patient bedding at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg in August 2021. (Maj. W. Chris Clyne/Oregon National Guard) The Oregon National…
Seaside man sues state hospital, DHS, alleging sexual abuse by psychiatric aide in late 1990s
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of physical and sexual violence against children. A Seaside man is suing Oregon State Hospital, claiming he was sexually abused as a patient in the late 1990s by a psychiatric aide…
AGENDA: School board considers Howard Street charter renewal, parent proclamation
The Salem-Keizer School Board on Tuesday will consider renewing the charter agreement for Howard Street Charter School, a middle school in downtown Salem with about 200 students. AGENDA Howard Street opened in 1997 and is currently operating under a five-year…
Oregon’s first shrooms regulator sees promise for healing trauma through psilocybin
A mushroom in Bush’s Pasture Park on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Angie Allbee started her career serving refugees and domestic violence survivors at nonprofit organizations. Though she’s crafted policy in Oregon state government for years, it was…
Oregon reaches dire stage in pandemic as state issues guidelines for rationing care
A rising number of patients will need emergency and critical care in the days ahead, officials said Friday, Jan. 7. (Oregon Health & Science University) The Covid-19 pandemic in Oregon has reached a dire stage, with the Oregon Health Authority…
Oregon reaches dire stage in pandemic as state issues guidelines for rationing care
Health care workers work in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Covid-19 pandemic in Oregon has reached a dire stage, with the Oregon Health Authority advising hospitals how to ration…
Protest planned Saturday at state capitol, police say
(Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem police said Friday that a protest is planned on the state capitol grounds Saturday. In a news release, the Salem Police Department said they and Oregon State Police are aware of the planned protest, which is…
Kristof appeals residency decision to Oregon Supreme Court
Nick Kristof (Kristof campaign photo) Gubernatorial hopeful Nick Kristof on Friday asked the Oregon Supreme Court to force Secretary of State Shemia Fagan to return his name to the May ballot, just one day after Fagan’s office announced the former…
AGENDA: Salem City Council to appoint interim city manager, explore changing human rights code
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council meets Monday to appoint an interim city manager, add a housing status as a protected class under city law and explore a mobile crisis response pilot project. AGENDA The…
With Covid cases again climbing, Salem Hospital over 100% capacity every day so far this year
A health care worker wheels out a gurney in the emergency room at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A “perfect storm” of post-holiday illness, discharge delays and a steady stream of Covid patients have kept…