By Salem Reporter
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Bill taking aim at anti-competitive pharmaceutical pricing passes Oregon Senate
Oregon Senate (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Aug. 10, 2020 The Oregon Senate passed a bill on Thursday intended to stop an anti-competitive practice used by pharmaceutical companies. THE ISSUE: Prescription drugs are increasingly unaffordable. THE BILL: Senate Bill 764 WHAT IT…
Indoor dining could shut down by end of April in Salem as Covid hospitalizations rise
Oregon’s Covid hospitalizations have climbed in April after falling from a late fall peak. (Screenshot from Oregon Health Authority website on April 23, 2021) Gov. Kate Brown said Oregon counties with higher rates of Covid spread could see new restrictions…
Cherriots to get two new faces on its board of directors
Cherriots buses. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The board overseeing Cherriots is on its way to becoming younger and more diverse. Earlier this month, Gov. Kate Brown announced three appointments to the seven-member board that oversees the Salem Area Mass Transit District.…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Oregon Senate passes bill targeting ‘pink tax’
Oregon Senator Deb Patterson worked on her computer Jan. 22 following a brief session of the Oregon Senate (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) On Wednesday, the Oregon Senate passed a bill intended to address a gender-based inequity in drug pricing. THE…
Health authorities investigating death of Oregon woman who developed blood clot after receiving J&J vaccine
This article was updated following an Oregon Health Authority news conference. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Oregon Health Authority are investigating the death of an Oregon woman in her 50s who developed a severe blood clot within…
Salem Elks celebrate 125th anniversary
The Salem Elks downtown lodge from March 19, 1928 (Courtesy/Salem Elks) Salem Elks Lodge #336 is marking its 125th anniversary this month with members getting the word out that the organization is more than just a social group. “Since its…
Willamette University becomes latest to require Covid vaccine for students, employees
Two people walk through Willamette University on May 15. 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Students and employees of Willamette University will have to show proof of full vaccination against Covid before returning to campus in the fall. The university announced the…
Firefighters find person dead inside burning car in rural Marion County
Firefighters found a person dead inside a Kia SUV that was on fire in rural Marion County on Wednesday night, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. An off-duty firefighter reported a car fire around 10:41 p.m.…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Oregon Senate passes ‘Domicile Unknown’ bill to track homeless deaths
A houseless person sets up a tarp along a downtown street. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A bill passed Wednesday by the Oregon Senate seeks to give policymakers a better understanding of the challenges of homeless individuals by making a small change…
Salem police looking for driver in fatal hit and run
Salem police are looking for the driver in a fatal hit and run that occurred in south Salem Friday. Salem firefighters and police found 61-year-old Galina Dvorskaya, of Salem, in the middle of the 4500 block of Commercial Street near…