By Salem Reporter
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Empty hotels could become shelters or housing
The Oregon State Capitol. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Oregon House on Wednesday considered a bill that concerns hotels, motels, emergency shelters and the state’s land-use laws. THE ISSUE: Oregon needs affordable housing and shelter space for people fleeing wildfires. THE…
Friday car parade aims to raise awareness of child abuse in Marion County
Blue ribbons hang from the branches of a tree outside of the Oregon State Capitol, representing victims of child abuse or neglect in Oregon on Thursday, April 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion County is kicking off Child Abuse Prevention…
Police arrest three teens after MacLaren escape
MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. (Oregon Youth Authority photo) Oregon State Police on Wednesday arrested three teens who escaped from the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn over the weekend. Detectives spotted the trio in a vehicle near Lebanon…
Help available to finanacially distressed Pacific Power customers in Marion County
On a rainy, and windy day, Feb. 15, a lineman for Salem Electric works to repair power lines damaged by a weekend ice storm. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Pacific Power will begin offering financial assistance programs to customers struggling because of…
Oregon lawmakers consider bills aimed at helping Marion County rebuild from last year’s wildfires
The Oregon State Fairgrounds in September 2020 as hundreds of families gathered after wildfire evacuations in the Santiam Canyon area. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Santiam Canyon residents will have an easier time rebuilding from last fall’s historic wildfires under legislation moving…
Marion County opens Covid vaccinations to all frontline workers, adults with health conditions
Agnes Tsai draws up a dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) After a long wait, Salem’s grocery store workers can finally get a Covid…
Finish Women’s History Month Wednesday with a panel of Salem women
Four Salem women will speak about their work Wednesday at a Salem-Keizer NAACP panel celebrating Women’s History Month. The event, called “Ignite, Illuminate and Bring the Heat,” will be moderated by chapter secretary Tori Algee. Speakers are: -Sylvia McDaniel, director…
Salem’s unemployment rate didn’t budge in February
Customers wait in line at Adam’s Rib Smoke House on Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The unemployment rate for the Salem area stayed flat. In February, the unemployment area for the Salem area was 5.9%, the same as…
Marion County Sheriff’s Office seeks tips following shots fired in east Salem
Marion County Sheriff’s Office. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help to identify people in a four-door Honda that was around Northeast Brown Road near Northeast Indiana Avenue following reports of shots fired around…
Salem has large pockets of residents behind on utilities. New programs offer relief
Patience and social distancing are two requirements for cashing in bottles and cans at Salem’s BottleDrop centers. Customers cash in at the center on Northeast Commercial Street on Friday, May 1. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Central and northeast Salem has more…