By Salem Reporter
Englewood Forest Festival canceled due to Covid
Englewood Park is located in northeast Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A community event in Englewood Park scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 14 has been canceled for the second year in a row due to climbing Covid cases. The Englewood Forest Festival…
AROUND OREGON: Portland police no-show as rival factions brawl, right-wing militant aims replica assault rifle
PORTLAND – A right-wing protester walked through downtown Portland with an airsoft gun Sunday night, at one point leveling the gun at a journalist during one of several clashes between right-wing activists and anti-fascist protesters over the weekend. Several journalists…
List of Marion, Polk cooling centers open during the heat wave starting Wednesday
A list of Salem-area cooling centers published by ARCHES. There’s an excessive heat warning in effect from noon Wednesday until 10 p.m. Saturday as temperatures are expected to climb into triple digits in the next few days. The National Weather…
Salem-Keizer cancels full-day summer programs through Aug. 13 due to heat wave
Salvador Luna, 13, scrapes batter off of a mixer as Stella Pedersen, 12, washes her hands while the two work on a cast-iron dessert during the Farm to Fork enrichment camp at McNary High School on Wednesday, July 14. (Amanda…
Following last month’s clash, another protest planned in front of Salem Planned Parenthood
The Salem Police Department released an advisory Tuesday ahead of a planned protest in front of the Planned Parenthood in northeast Salem that turned violent last month. The Church at Planned Parenthood has held regular Tuesday evening services outside the…
AROUND OREGON: More Klamath Basin wells go dry as groundwater decline persists
KLAMATH FALLS – In July, the number of dry wells registered in Klamath County was at 84. A month later, that number has climbed to 185 as wells from the California state line all the way to Crescent and La…
City of Salem now requiring masks inside municipal court
Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett puts on a face mask made by a neighbor on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Visitors and employees will be asked to wear masks inside city of Salem buildings as the number of new Covid…
Rabid bat found in Independence
A rabid bat was found in Independence and tested positive for rabies on Aug. 3. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) A rabid bat was found at Independence’s River Front Park. The Polk County Public Health Department and Oregon Health Authority said the…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer School Board will discuss public comment, return to school
The Salem-Keizer School Board will again discuss its public comment process at a meeting Tuesday evening, and consider a contract reappointing the district’s attorney for another year. AGENDA Board members will consider a contract reappointing the Salem firm Garrett Hemann…
UPDATED: Get ready for another scorcher, Salem
People cool off in the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park on Sunday, July 18. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This article was updated following the governor’s declaration of a state of emergency. Salem is expected to get another round of hot…