By Salem Reporter
Get your questions on kids and Covid answered Wednesday
Open windows at Liberty Elementary School on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) With the school year in full swing, Oregon health and education officials will be live on Facebook Wednesday to answer questions about kids, Covid and school…
COLUMN: Sometimes, where you live can impact cost of health care plans
The question came as an afterthought. The Medicare beneficiary was wrapping up a session with a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) counselor when the question occurred to her. “By the way,” she said, “in a year or so I…
Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 20, 2021
Salem Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for Monday, Sept. 20. Monday case and death totals also include numbers reported Saturday and Sunday…
WOU welcomes first students to new Salem campus
Western Oregon University President Rex Fuller cuts the ribbon at the WOU Salem campus while Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett looks on on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Western Oregon University’s new campus is open for business in Salem.…
AROUND OREGON: Oregon Medical Board revokes license of Dallas doctor who bucked Covid guidelines, spread misinformation
The Oregon Medical Board revoked the license of a Dallas doctor earlier this month after he refused to follow COVID-19 guidelines in his office, spread misinformation about masks and over-prescribed opioids to his patients, according to medical board documents. The…
UPDATED: Fire under Center Street Bridge extinguished, road reopened
Charred items under the Center Street Bridge after crews extinguished a fire. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) The Center Street Bridge’s eastbound offramp onto Front Street in Salem is now open after being closed briefly due to a fire under the bridge.…
Oregon landlords can raise rent by up to 9.9% for 2022
Oregon landlords in 2022 can raise rent up to 9.9%, the state Department of Administrative Services wrote in a Monday news release. After legislators passed SB 608 in 2019, Oregon became the first state with a statewide rent control. The…
AGENDA: Salem City Council holds work session on Climate Action Plan Monday
Englewood Park on a foggy morning. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council is having a work session on the city’s Climate Action Plan as it nears completion. On Monday at 6 p.m., councilors will hear a presentation on the…
City, Church at the Park seek sponsors for temporary shelter housing
A partially-completed pallet shelter on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem and Church at the Park want community members to help pay for so-called Pallet structures that are intended to help people transition out of…
UPDATED: Interstate 5 reopens after police take suicidal person into custody
A traffic camera shows traffic backed up in southbound I-5 lanes Friday afternoon about two miles north of the highway closure. UPDATE: The Salem Police Department reported at 6:15 p.m. that Interstate 5 was open again after being closed through…