By Salem Reporter
Reported attack on sleeping homeless man in Salem under police investigation
A group attacked a homeless man sleeping outside a service provider in Salem on Oct. 18, leaving the man with serious injuries. Lt. Treven Upkes, spokesperson for the Salem Police Department, said the man was sleeping at night in front…
Union representing homecare workers inks deal for raise, hazard pay with state
The state Department of Human Services (Courtesy/State of Oregon) Thousands of homecare and personal support workers in Marion and Polk counties are getting a sizable bump in pay. Service Employees International Union Local 503 reached a new contract with the…
Warming shelter opens as rain continues to pour
As the rain continue to pour, a flood advisory remains in effect in northwest Oregon until 4 p.m. Friday. Salem got more than an inch of rain on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The agency has issued a flood…
Masks still needed in schools, OHA health advisors say
First grade student Leah Arreguin colors a worksheet during the first day of school at Liberty Elementary School on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon students should continue to wear masks in classrooms, the state’s top public health…
Kaiser Permanente strike to begin Monday, expected to impact four facilities in Salem area
A Kaiser Permanente clinic in west Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) On Monday, Nov. 15, 3,400 Kaiser Permanente workers in Oregon and southwest Washington will join a total of 35,000 workers across five states in beginning an indefinite strike. The strike…
Woman rescued after getting caught in Santiam River current
(Courtesy of Marion County Sheriff’s Office) First responders in Marion and Linn counties rescued a woman stuck in a Santiam River current Thursday afternoon. Workers at a Knife River facility called 911 at 1:30 p.m. after they heard a woman…
Grants in Oregon to tackle smoke threat to grapes, wild carrots invading fields, and more
A project by Oregon State University aims to protect wine grapes from “smoke taint.” (Lasseter Winery/Unsplash) Oregon’s wine industry, which has been hard hit by recent wildfires, might not have to worry so much about smoke spoiling grapes in the…
Philanthropist’s gift will boost field trips, clubs at McKay
The band plays during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at McKay High School on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Lester Green spent years involved at the high school that bears his father-in-law’s name. The Salem philanthropist moved to the area…
PHOTOS: Oregon veterans recognized at Capitol
Gold Star widow Valerie Morey, of Milwaukie, Ore. stands at attention while holding a U.S. flag during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Morey’s husband, Steve, served in the U.S.…
Two arrested, marijuana and cash seized from grow operation in Marion County
(Courtesy of Oregon State Police) State police on Tuesday arrested two people and seized over 2,000 plants, 196 pounds of packaged marijuana and cash from what police described as an illegal marijuana grow operation near Jefferson. Oregon State Police’s NW…