By Salem Reporter
State hospital for weeks delayed Covid vaccine boosters for patients
A sign on a door into a screening area at Oregon State Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Douglas Styles, 49, has diabetes and high blood pressure. Both place him at risk for a more serious case…
Man dies after crashing into tree in southeast Salem Sunday morning, police say
A man died early Sunday morning after police say he crashed into a tree in southeast Salem. Salem Police Department patrol officers responded to a single-car crash around 6 a.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of Gaffin Road southeast, according…
Brown returns from international climate summit energized to push Oregon’s plans ahead
Gov. Kate Brown (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown wants Oregonians to quit wasting food to help reduce greenhouse gases. The initiative to do so took Brown halfway around the world to the United Nations l Climate Change Conference in…
Small businesses featured at Equity in Action bazaar Saturday
A flyer for the Equity in Action Small Business Bazaar on Dec. 4 in Salem. A bouncy castle, hair braiding and more will be featured during a Saturday small business event put on by Salem nonprofit Equity Splash. The Small…
Police say no foul play in death after finding body in suitcase at northeast Salem apartment complex
Salem police responded to the Claxter Court Apartments Dec. 2 for a death investigation (Courtesy photo) Salem police arrested a man who they say hid a body in a suitcase, but don’t suspect foul play in the death. Officers responded…
Comedy trio brings standup, parenting stories to Salem’s Elsinore Saturday
Meredith Masony (top), Tiffany Jenkins (left) and Dena Blizzard (right). (Courtesy/Jeffrey Vincent Photography) Tiffany Jenkins will probably never let her kids attend her comedy shows. She said her daughter gets the most sad whenever she goes on the road, so…
Salem man dies after Thursday crash
A Salem man died after a crash on Highway 22 west Thursday night. Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded around 5:56 p.m. to a two-car, head-on crash on Highway 22 west near milepost 17, according to a Friday news…
Deepwood hosts free Holiday Open House Saturday
The children’s room decorated for the Holiday Open House at Deepwood Museum & Gardens (Courtesy/Deepwood) A holiday tradition since 1974, Christmas is back at Deepwood Museum & Gardens Saturday. The historic home at 1116 Mission St. S.E. will open to…
New Marshallese nonprofit aims to bolster community health through Covid vaccine clinics
Mark Babson, second from left, and Lowell Alit, right, co-founders of the Marshallese American Network for Interacting Together, pose with Oregon Health Authority’s vaccination team at a Nov. 13 clinic in La Grande (Courtesy/MANIT) The President of the Marshall Islands…
Oregon health officials work on voluntary digital vaccine card
Oregon is testing a digital vaccine card that will be voluntary. (Getty Images) The Oregon Health Authority plans to offer a digital vaccine card to Oregonians next spring. It is not a passport: The technology is designed as a convenience…